Seeds, sets and trees

[Gadget]

I have now loads of different seeds and stuff for the garden, lots more questions :-\

1. can I grow runner beans and sweet peas together to run up the same poles?

2. should I grow my runner beans, broad beans, courgettes and leeks in those jiffy bags planters to give them a head start?

3. How far should I cut my raspberry canes down?

4. How far should I plant my 2 damsen trees, I'm told they should be quite near? what would you recommend?

5. Should I get my onion sets out now?

Sorry lots of questions. :)

[Gadget]

[Trevor_D]

1 - Yes. White Lady & sweet peas look good together, but they're wasted on Painted Lady.

2 - Yes. I grow everything in modules to get a head start.

3 - Pass. Don't grow them; I go for loganberries instead and they get cut back to ground level.

4 - Assuming they are on dwarf rooting stock, mine have just gone in about 10 feet apart.

5 - Yes.

And I bet that you get lots of answers - all different!!

[Lizann]

I even start my onion sets off in modules in greenhouse and they do well. 

[Robert_Brenchley]

What sort of raspberries are they? The autumn ones are cut down to a few inches every winter. Summer ones are more complicated; they fruit on the old canes, so you cut out the ones that have fruited, and leave last season's new canes to fruit this year.

[rugbypost]

Just a question you don,t want to grow your brassicas near sweetpeas they attract the white butter flys even with a good net  over my brassicas I would be very carefull

[Gadget]

Thank you all, these have been very helpful answers.

Not sure what type of raspberry it is Robert as it has taken me a month to find out what it was in the first place :-\,   there is about 10 very long canes and was told to cut them down to about 8 inches,  so I may do and see what happens.  :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

If it's an autumn one you'll get a crop this year, in which case you just cut it back again after fruiting. If you don't get anything, it's a summer one, in which case you leave it till next year, cut out the stems which have fruited, and leave the new ones for the year after.

[Gadget]

I have been very busy this weekend, I have cut back my canes so will report on what is happening on them.

I have planted my dwaft Merry weathers with bonemeal and pot ash as directed, they look very happy and my herb garden is looking less like a sandpit ...My onions and garlic are in and now potted up my runners, broad beans and sweet peas..

a quick one on strawberries - planted 6 plants do I need to cover them already?   :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

Not till the fruit start to develop.

[manicscousers]

Not till the fruit start to develop.

or if you want to force them  ;D