Edible Gardening

thankyou for repkies, leave to the end of season then harvest,hopefully not much slug/pest damage,i have plans for that space, many thanks

They certainly make a stunning statement in the border

Yup There are some nice Open Pollinated heritage varieties ... but ... they are long-season varieties, so if you don't get a good summer, or live Op'North, you may not get any fruit at all. Whereas there are F1 varieties that are bred to crop more quickly, that will give you fruit. However, I...

As I mentioned in an other thread I use the progress of my spring bulbs as a guide, and this year they are three to four weeks later than the last few years.Don't know what to expect from now on, as they are buried under a foot of snow and there is no sign of a thaw.As for the weather; Last...

Lovely, thanks for the heads up, I'll give them a drop of water asap!

Looks like some sort of climbing plant, did you sow the seed yourself ? And do you have anymore of the seeds left, maybe if you do have any left you could post a pic o the seed and one of the more advanced guys and put a name to it!

Well I certainly don't want to stop you there are definitely some upsides too.

Benefit of grafted Tomatoes is generally that as a Greenhouse crop they are more disease tolerant, and as such you don't have to change the soil in the greenhouse. If that isn't an issue for you (growing in containers, or not growing in greenhouse soil) then I think the Hype about increased...

You won't get a meal off a single Raspberry cane, you need several (and if you get any fruit in the first year its a bonus)

If I made u guys some jam you'd love it its not hot it's like eating jalapeños... Well a little hotter

I ended up putting them in a jar with wet tissue, 4 inches away from my computer fan.

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I once had a lettuce and salad cream sarny. I was just about to bite into it when I say two beady eyes appear on stalks, and a tiny slug popped out to say hello.

Thanks very much Marley

Bet they're glad they're not outside. I am!

Super thanks Kirsten !

I grow rainbow coloured radishes and hot chillies, purple sprouts and kale BUT I will not grow purple carrots. I saw them once on sainsbury's shelf, dis-coloured, wrinkled and limp, they looked like something that I won't touch without gloves on!! Sorry if any resulting image may ruin your...

Yeah, and I do do that. As a "beginner" thread I thought best to keep it straightforward though. Definitely an option, albeit I suspect many would regard it as controversial

I have an interest in growing strawberries and wish to add more varieties to my collection. Does anyone know a supplier of many varieties where I can purchase a couple of each? I have looked without success.

Thank you for all your advice, I will keep you updated.