I dunno what the world is coming to?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68402362

Never throw a leek stump away! If the base is intact, with roots, cut off the bottom inch or so and replant. 
No base, no roots - no worry!! Shop bought leeks are often trimmed - as are the ones I get FREE! Trim off the bottom inch or so and put it in a little water, not too much or the leek will rot. Here are some I prepared earlier - about 3 days ago!

    In their little pots.
    The green bit in the middle shows it wants to grow!
   
   

I'll give them a few more days in their pots to let the roots grow more, then plant them in my permanent leek bed - where all rejuvenated leeks live. They usually produce side leeks.  Some I cut off and use, leaving the stumps in situ, the rest are left to flower and self seed.

I've intended to grow Soapwort for a while, even have some seeds ready for sowing. 
I'm sticking this link here https://www.wildfibres.co.uk/html/soapwort.html to remind what to do once I have some soapwort plants, not just a packet of seeds!

I've been thinking about growing Flax for the edible seeds and today, at the Seed Swap I acquired some Flax Seeds. Interestingly, there is a local project to grow Flax to make Linen and the seeds that I have are from this project. I didn't know there was such a project but I'm intrigued now. If I can grow it, harvest the seeds and donate the plants for processing I will. There's no hope of me doing the processing! But I'll be keeping watch on how the Project gets on. 
More info on their Blog at https://welshlinen.com/home/

All you need to know about growing your own Lentils. https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/news/gr...wn-lentils
Check out the link to the 2019 trials at the end of the article. 
The conclusion seems to be that harvesting the little blighters is the problem. 
Has anyone tried growing lentils? 
I may try some in a pot, rather than in the ground, so that they're easier to harvest.

New thread as requested by JJB

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gl...e-68341208

Interesting article about a commercial salad leaf "farm". Puts my 3 light gadget into the shade, literally.

I've been wondering whether I can start seeds (in pots) inside the Hotbin, using it like a heated propagator - or a Hot bed.

Today, I've sown 6 mangetout peas in 4 identical pots, filled with the same compost mix (mostly coir). 
Pot 1 is inside a sealed plastic bag, inside the Hot Bin  which is in GH 1
Pot 2 is under a clear plastic supermarket tray in GH1
Pot 3 is uncovered, alongside Pot 2, in GH1
Pot 4 is in my bedroom!

Which one will germinate first?

I've never been troubled with vine weevils in all my years of gardening, some 50  of them. I've heard of them, of course,  and felt a slight air of schadenfreude. That'll teach me!
I've a box of strawberry plants on the patio holding 7 - 9 plants and as I was tidying them up yesterday noticed many plants and runners had no roots. I put it down to  woodlice but research yielded that chookypigs don't necessarily eat roots.  Anyway replacing the eaten plants with new ones, digging a hole I find curly white grubs with brown heads in varying sizes. Vine weevils!

Any advice? Do the biological drenches work?  I'm off to Google.

   

Saw this today on FB and immediately thought of SC.