Edible Gardening

Thank you for that important information Scrungee. I feel this year's weather will only make things worse unfortunately, Jenny

Hi Greecko, they're a summer variety called Glen Moy

Hi I have just moved my Olive tree. It is also about 7 ft tall. Was moved about three weeks ago and it seems to have some brown leaves appearing. Not sure if this is because of the move or the change in weather. We have builders clay soil as a new build 7 years ago so was possible going to...

Inside on the wall of the walled garden . They are now growing ever so quick.

Doesn't sound right to me. Comfrey is relatively high in Potash, so best suited to fruiting crops like Tomatoes. Not sure it will do much good on roots (like Carrots / Parsnips), but I reckon it would be useless on leafy greens - compared to something that would provide plenty of Nitrogen,...

Good find! I might give these a go next year for pickling.

That crossed my mind but the soil is fairly moisture retentive.

I guess the key is taking plenty of root with them

This thread reminds me of somebody who sowed 'sweet pea' seeds bought from Poundland and had vetch plants grow!

You can get garlic ones as well - they are a bit taller and have white flowers - a mild garlic/onion flavour. I grew some years ago but over the years they have not survived as well (have only 1 "floppy" pot) - think they are also known as Chinese Chives. Hmmm - might get some seeds and have...

People get carried away ... they go to the garden centre and buy seeds of this and seeds of that ... which is why I said to stick to things that you like. We do get messages on here "I have problem X with plant Y ... and I don't even like it" - I kid you not! There are loads of varieties,...

I haven't planted any peas yet. I'm confident there is still plenty of time. As an aside, here's some (possibly) interesting but maybe useless trivia. * Runner beans were brought to the UK as an ornamental, because they have gorgeous flowers. It was sometime after that that people realised the...

Hi trogre. I agree with Dave. The only thing I would add is that unless you are growing a bush variety, the side-shoots need to be pinched out, assuming they are actually side-shoots and not leaves. A pic would help

It's a mixture of potting soil and store bought compost. I water it maybe 1 once a week, it stays moist pretty well, theyre in a half wine barrel.

Far from it my friend, I was a little distracted. It was lovely to meet you and Mrs Sal

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I prick out seedlings into 3.5" square pots and then onto 6" pots before planting out. I think that if you have been misting during very sunny days in the blow-away that's most likely what caused the scorch. I sowed my squash on 29 April and planted out on 31st May but they still have some...

I've bought some new pots, but in the end didn't need them. Took the blueberry out of its current pot, and found the compost laden with vine weevil!! Didn't think they went for things like this. Anyway, I knocked them all off, and changed all the compost, bush is back to the root ball which it...

Anyone :( It's rather brown/red and brittle

Marketmore is the outdoor variety I've been growing for many years. They will stand lower temps than stupidly priced F1 cucumber varieties that keel over below 10degC, but I haven't planted mine out yet as I'm still getting 7degC in my garden, meaning about 5degC at my plot - still too cold. ...