Edible Gardening

Only having one bean plant last year I didn't actually get to eat any Thought i'd be better off just increasing the seed and waiting for a better year.

I don't have a blog - perhaps it was Kristen's?

Nice one Kaz

I'd say if the school says they want you to be CRB checked, then I'd tell them fine, as long as they pay for it. Or, at the very least, I'd want to see a solid contract promising employment to a certain minimum value subject to a good CRB check result. Otherwise you could end up paying the fee...

i am loving the interest that this thread has gotten and i for one have learnt so much from it ... or should i say i have been made to think more about the how why and whats of it all Nature is truly amazing and i will def be trying to grow from these seeds thank you all for so much info and the...

Just in case somebody was thinking of buying from T&M, it's free P&P until midnight Sunday and the 'triple up' of clubcard points is still on http://www.tesco.com/clubcard/deals/search.aspx?Ntt=thompson and morgan&VSI=17&Ntk=primary&Nty=1&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nr=NOT(P_Product_TypeID:5) But I...

Yes I agree, from T&M's point of view all they have spent is £168 and they got themselves on the BBC and on here, that is a very cheap way of advertising.

Julie, if you don't want them, but don't want to take part in the seed swap, I'm sure lots of people might be grateful if you offered them up for P&P. I never join in the seed swap, just because I'm so forgetful the parcel would stop at me and stay for ages, and then everybody would be...

Plenty of kale and parsnips but that's about it. Had a stir fry the other day and my beloved said 'Where did that green stuff come from?' I asked if she'd seen the large amount of green things in the veg plot

Yes, yes & yes.

Thanks for all your comments folks I reckon it's Tesco then. At £1.00/kilo they are a far more economical buy than Marshalls @ £3.60/kilo and Suttons @ £4.50/kilo.

ok i'll try that next time

Chillis, truly some ingredient I do need to explore more.

Are back instore, 40 large sets for £1. I've just weighed my bags of Sturon & Red Baron and they were 364g and 312g respectively (including packaging) so large sets like last year's and the same price. From 16/1/12: The Sturon are about the same price as Wilkos, but the Red Baron are half...

I don't blanch them as in my opinion you are freezing sprouts saturated with water so the freezing process expands the water and in turn ruptures the leaves, which gives a soft texture when eaten.Think of it this way; when you pick them in winter they are often frozen ( but not blanched) so...

Oh, I should have pointed out, the above offer is open to all, not just Vince

Yield from containers is poor, IME, only reason I do them is to get super-early Spuds, for which I grow about 4 containers. Watering is a lot more tricky (in the last few weeks before harvest) too. For anyone with no soil to grow them in Containers is the only route of course

He was started off in a hot bed in February.

Let us know what the ingredients are and what proportions (if it tells you).

Hi K - thanks for your response - indeed these were 'eaters', but I grow only a few in pots, so if any problems occur the soil is not contaminated. I've done this for years with potatoes that take my fancy, just for fun you understand. If I detect any evident problems with my 'experiments' they...