Edible Gardening

Perhaps somebody can help you with the answers Craig. It's the first and last time I grow the peppers, they didn't ripen and just rotted on the plants even though they grew to a good size. I think they need a warmer, less damp atmosphere than here on the island.

Wilkos Bletchley hadn't got their seed spuds in when I looked on Friday, but they had empty shelves with labels ready for them and the varieties were Desiree, Maris Piper, Arran Pilot, King Edward, Rooster, Rocket, Maris Peer and Javelin. So once again I'll have to go elsewhere for my...

If you have room in the house then you might find lights better in the house / somewhere warmer (an insulated box in garage will do). Reason I say that is light without warmth won't give you any growth, so extra lights in the greenhouse, if it is still cold (remember Spring of 2013 Brrrr!)...

I hope there's interest from others for another competition this (2014) year, but suggest that there's a requirement (as with other online comps) for a pic in progress + one on the scales.

It didn;t get in the way for me, your supposed to plant seeds of corn, then wait a whle, plant bean seeds, wait a while then plant squash seeds.I planted out greenhouse raised corn plants, then bean seeds then greenhouse raised squash plants, so the corn had a good head start and where...

They were beautifully sweet Jenny, far nicer than shop bought. I picked most of the bigger ones during the first week in November in the polytunnel and the small cherry type a couple of weeks earlier from my outdoor bed. We started with with 4 trays of green/orange ones as well as a few bunches...

Although we don't grow sprouts any more we never used to get any problems - and we do get a lot of strong wind across the open field during the winter.I think that well composted soil retains good structure even when firmed down. We used to put a lot of compost down each year and, when...

Evening After doing some more reading and research I think I have Alpinia nutans (Cinnamon Ginger)rather than Elettaria cardamomum (Cardamon). This significantly increases the odds of it making through to next summer. See for more information Nigel

It was the end of 2013's tomatoes couple of days ago. Two 3L slow cooker loads were turned into pasta sauce, leaving these for composting (after some have been picked out for the hens).

Gonzo the muppet parsnip!

I've only ever grown them by the old fashioned methods used here. There are other ways used on the continent but I've never understood or tried them.Mostly it involves a lot of pinching out during the summer, even some pruning of new growth, new current years growth does not bleed if pruned...

There are so many, and as far as I'm concerned it's how you grow them that makes the difference in taste. Grow them in the same way the commercial growers do and they will taste the sames as they do in the supermarkets.

Sprouts are GREEEEENand Tomatoes are redBut if you close your eyes, then its all in your head.

If you're thinking of blackberry or raspberry you might want to check out tayberry too - utterly delicious and worth considering if one of the other plots has a lot of blackberries already

The last part of the text in the above message is linked..and I don't like the look of it..please DONT click it. Steve...

Not according to the Diabetes forum, looses nutrient in the process and has a lot of added sugar.Straight forward pickles would count though.

I have a rhubarb plant which I rescued as a splindly wreck when I moved here 7 years ago. It produces loads od rhubarb every year. Each year around October (depending on weather) I pull all the remaining stalks, composting the thin ones, and cover the root with a mixture of horse manure and home...

Oooooh that's a whole three each!

Just as a matter of interest ... does anybody know the name of the TV show (probably in the 70's) which promoted the idea of wee plots. I think Keith Fordyce was in it.I remember an elderly neighbour of ours wanted me to dig a small patch in her back garden, so she could grow vegetables. The...