Edible Gardening

Hmm, not from personal experience but these popped up in google -

Nice haul; I'm loving shopping in my garden Thanks for the information on raspberries, too. I bought one from the 99p shop but planted it in a "veg bag" planter last Spring. Yesterday, when I was watering the garden, I noticed it actually had half a dozen fruit!! Now, having read how I...

Clueless - thanks for the info about the soil condition, as I remain convinced that I might be able to grow something useful in the shady border (despite being shady, the whole garden seems to get a lot of light). Steve & Kristen, some excellent ideas - thank you both I have seen a pony and...

Japanese onions, Turnips(for the green tops), PSB

Hi Tony not pulling your leg but you can pull different fruits from one tree.

I got it off Ebay late last year. Planted it in a shadey border and it sulked and really did not put on any growth . This year I dug it up as I thought it wasn't going to start , but I put it in a pot and it did start very late , well into May. So really its in its first year a bit spindly , but...

Hi Mum, Sorry I didn't get back sooner. The peppers are F1 Gypsy and the chilies are Anaheim. Might give one of the chillies a blast today. Rusty

I see, yes it appears to be so.. holds no worth for me.. Ill just plant it out in the wild. It is native afterall (apparently)

Harvest them at ANYtime! bite size or whoppas? They all taste delicious once cooked or pickled.

All I have done so far is take the tips out of some of the long side shoots and I'm currently harvesting between 2 and 4 cucumbers every few days and there's LOADS more coming Two more ready to be picked;

Sounds like they were not fertilized - and thus won't develop now. Quite a common occurrence (pollen stops being produced before the cob has grown to max size during fertilization period, I think) Peel back a bit further, press a fingernail into a corn and if the liquid comes out milky its ripe.

Well at that size they are easier to spot and launch over the next fence :-) Jack McH

From that, Vince, it seems I've put the wrong mix together Not that I'm too concerned; I think I'm a little star for growing more than an unwelcome, unplanted weed But, I do appreciate your advice, thank you *jotting down in my gardeners journal*

This is a wonderful scheme for crops divided by the months of the year and whether there are other crops

Brilliant news, and great to hear this is happening in the US, which as I understand it, generally serve up far worse food to their schools than we do....

Champion! Thanks John - I'll look out for those. As you will appreciate, I need them to be as easy as possible, as I'm a first-timer

Planting ours through the black weed supressant membrane seems to help a lot. The membrane helps get the soil warmer.

That was my OH's first comment......"I'm not eating them - they're BLUE!!!! "

Good idea to visit local PYO (or supermarket if they label the fruit with the specific variety .... which seems improbable though) to taste-test before investing in varieties for home-grown

We had our first couple of runners lightly cooked in some fried rice the other day. The flavour was so much more intense than anything shop bought, and absolutely lovely. I have two more big pods in the fridge, and several more smaller ones still growing outside. I also have some onions ready...