Edible Gardening

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...

You not believing us? or enjoying the taste of the last of your harvest?

Well, they might come up, Ziggy,.............on the lift.

My efforts of scaffolding bean sticks have to be seen to be believed how they stay up in the high winds is amazing I don't have room for a row so I group them, then tie a couple of xsticks, finding the beans is a challenge, my new husbands delight when he has found a handful is wonderous,

Thanks Jenny, Yes, we love it! I've got many cousins down here and made many friends - now, I will have many questions for Gardenener's Corner, I have no doubt - that is if the rain ever stops!

your more than welcome Russ just hope they come good last year was a little hit and miss with the extreme weather we experience lol

Thanks Sheal (:

Tomatoes Aha my favorite fruit, lost a large promising crop with blight a couple of years ago have not bothered any more, one day they were there the next just a heap of drooping grey plants was well upset vowed no more. I find imported Italian Tomatoes the best for salads don't know how they...

You got all your babies from just two plants!!!??? Thank you! Yes, I saw your strawberry roof I'm now thinking that if the parents produce so many babies ... I have two sheds which may well be adorned with milk jugs this time next year

hello all sorry only just seen the posts on this just recovering from an uber busy end of season :D The best advice i had on this came from a website called fatalii.net he has a bonchi growing guide on there. One of the things he advises trying is forcing the plant to grow extremely leggy and...

I think the only problem is if it is fresh manure? And even then the problem is one of the roots forking, so more of a nuisance (i.e. peeling etc) than a disaster crop-wise. My beds are really well fed, with manure and compost, but I don't put any manure on the bed for Parsnips / Carrots the...

Mine are all in pots as the old bed had to be lifted and the compost bins placed there. They are happy little plants sat outside in pots on the raised bed awaiting the new season and warmth to grow away in their new bed. No heat needed as they are tough little beggers. As you want to put them up...

Our son gave mum and dad a Juneberry bare rooted plant for a Christmas present. I've done a bit of Googling and have so far gleaned a fair bit of information and it seems I could grow one as a tree or bush, depending on how I prune it. What I'd like to do is to try it for a year or two as a...

Just re-read this thread. Best to dig them up as you have more chance of clearing them all out from that plant. They are terrible for re-growing from the tinyest bit left in the ground and tend to spread. Best keep them neat and tidy above and below ground level. Cheers, Tony.

No worries, can't find any info that suggests it would make them bad to eat, just don't replant them & move to a different patch for spuds next year incase its the viral version. I see another cause could be calcium deficiency, difficult to balance out as too much encourages potato scab

Brilliant, I never thought of Nickeys as I've not used before. The ones from the states worked out far to expensive if they would even posted them. Thanks again

Ah Thank you! I do plan on getting a few raised beds for raspberries and blackberries, im setting out veg and fruit that I actually like, too much temptation to try all when really I will just bother with what i really like ha! Its all a little daunting with planting out fruiting plants, I...

My grandfather used to spend hours pickling shallots that he'd grown. He used the large sweet jars that were around when I was knee high.

Definitely a bad year for us, now they have started to go mushy and droop.

Depending on how much the pigeons have left, re-net and they could well recover.