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I've planted a mixture of pumpkin (from a packet) and various squash (salvaged from fruit in our veg box). A pumpkin ended up in a raised bed and has taken over 1 metre by 2 metre. Wondering a) how brutal should we be in cutting it back (it only appears to have one pumpkin on it, though lots of flow...

Have ended up with more tomato plants than anticipated.

Pondering just planting them around the garden (as opposed to in grow bags or raised beds). Should I have any reservations about this?

Yes. Just realised my second post didn't make much sense. I actually meant "using grow bags vertically as opposed to horizontally"?

Thanks Crowashes.

And any thoughts on growing in bags horizontally (as is usual) to growing in the bags vertically - think I saw this being done by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, maybe someone else ... and it seemed to make sense?

Partly because of space, I'm pondering growing some veg in grow bags. Would this work for various squash, pumpkin and courgettes? Or would it seem an extravagance?

Mizuma and rocket survived; New Zealand spinach didn't ...

Marigolds and geraniums: leave them in the ground over winter, put in the garage and protect them or chuck them on the compost?

So ... what should I be doing today?

thanks both.

they're in a pot. just forget about it until next year? put it in the garage? trim back dead leaves?

Strawberry plants ... compost or keep?

I've some tomato plants on the garage window ledge that look small but healthy but don't realistically look like they might fruit any time soon ... should I just consign them to the compost or is it worth bringing them inside? Ditto chilli plants? What would be good to grow in a hanging basket at th...

I've got some squash plants which seem healthy and have been flowering but then the flowers seem to disappear completely ... I suspect slugs but any other potential culprits (and any remedies?) ... By what time do they need to have developed any fruit (in the UK) before they're a waste of time or ca...

Our beetroot, radishes and turnips all seem to go woody ... any ideas?

Recommend any organic plant foods/fertilizers for raised beds with vegetables in them?

And anything good for wiping out cabbage white caterpillars?

There was an article in The Guardian this week, which advised against "vigilante" action.