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So far as I'm aware, you earth up the whole bulb, up to the topgrowth - it makes the bulb more tender and keeps it nice and white. That's what they do on the allotment where I live anyway, I've never …

You need to check the recycling symbol on the bottles - that should look like a sort of triangle with a number in the middle. If the number is 1, 3, 6 or 7, you should not grow food plants in them, se …

Shouldn't be a problem - iron oxide isn't water soluble, so is unavailable to plant roots, meaning they won't take it up. This link https://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-rust-planter-harm-herbs-97056.html …

It depends what you're going to grow whether you add manure at this time or not - root crops such as carrots will not appreciate it. Manure for those should be carried out one year before. Different c …

It could be a pollination/fertilisation issue, as Evil Elf comments, but if each flower is dropping off at the knuckle (that is, where the short stem joins the rest, breaking and leaving the short bit …

Yes drainage will be poor No plant likes its roots to be hitting concrete Whether you'll have any success rather depends on what vegetables you want to grow. … This would enable proper drainage, but again, you're restricted as to what vegetables you can grow with such a small amount of root depth. …

In general, most other vegetables prefer a sunny position, and where you are, they may do fine in half sun half shade, but you haven't said what else you're considering growing. …

Can't put any more comments, thread's too long. I think this plant is Elephant Garlic, or Allium ampeloprasum. The thing on the top is going to be a flower, usually pink - the part most people are int …

It seems to be a pollination/fertilization issue, because you've said all your plants flower, but only the tomatoes go on to produce fruit. That would indicate there's nothing wrong with the soil ph n …

Radishes like full sun and an enriched (with manure preferably) soil, and they are ready to harvest very quickly, sometimes within three weeks. They're also a cool season crop, so don't do well if you …

Not really. Goat manure can be used fresh - the pellets are easy to till into the soil, but the problem is the urine that comes with it. Goat manure from goats kept in pens is inevitably full of urin …

There are quite a number of online videos regarding companion planting, as well as many books available on the subject, but general information regarding the basic principles is here https://en.m.wiki …

The soil in the pot looks quite dry - if by 'pepper' you mean sweet bell pepper, it should have been potted into a 9 inch pot, not sure of the size of pot you're using. However, given where you are, i …

You should not move them straight outside when they are small seedlings - the sun will kill them,and they won't like the fluctuating temperatures (even during the day) so those conditions will check …

Some vegetables like alkaline soils (mustard greens, cabbage,cauliflower), or at least a ph value between 7.0 and 8.0, but other vegetables do not. …