Richard's Patch wrote:
What is the climate like at your place? England isn't a huge place
but

there is still quite a bit of difference between coastal Cornwall and
some
northern upland moor. How about joining the local garden club and
asking
the them what grows where you are.

David

I live just near derby, not very exposed. Seem to be ok weather for
england!

Richard, a couple of things to help.

I am a very long way from Derby and so would be many others who come here
and they probably don't know the place, I don't. I don't know what "OK
weather for England" is, local rumour has it that the weather in Old Blighty
is often bloody terrible!

The kinds of edibles that you can grow depends on climate: the length of the
growing season, annual temperature range, degree of frost or freezing and in
some cases humidity. Another major factor to consider is the nature of your
soil and how much trouble you are prepared to take to amend it. I suggest
you need to do some research to find these things out or at least some of
them if you want have a chance of getting good results and to have an
international newsgroup be able to help you.

If you ask the local garden club they will already know this and much more
and can short circuit the whole enquiry by telling you directly what will
and will not grow easily. In this part of the world such folk are mainly
friendly and helpful, I would guess they are in yours too. If you are a
beginner I suggest avoiding things that would be marginal, just because it
is possible to grow some exotics where you are doesn't make it a good place
to start.

You newsreader does not seem to mark quoted text, if it can do this it will
make reading threads from multiple contributors much easier.

David