Edible Gardening

Not a season goes by when I don't grow Courgettes that look just like that :(

Hi Blacksmith, I probably need to clarify my cooking terms. As I'm an ex chef, blanching to me means cooking until the "Al Dente" stage, this simply means cooked, but "firm to the tooth"..offering some resistance when it is bitten. In the case of my frozen chips (approx 10-12mm thick) or...

So do as Dave W says, water the bag. If the tray fills up with water then stop. Also feel the compost in the rings, does it feel dry? If so I'd pour a couple of pints into the ring. As a guide, growbags need watering at least once a day in this current hot weather spell. Each plant needs...

Hi, my swedes have been growing well all year and have now started to rot in the centres. They give off a pungent smell and leak a nasty slime at the base of a leaf stem, some leaves drop off and smell as well. They have been under attack from catterpillars which have stripped a lot of leaf...

Hi I woudnt worry, its the poor summer we have had plus my tomato's have only gone red in the past two weeks, and chillies/peppers always follow at least two weeks later. Are you growing in a greenhouse ?? Spruce

I think that's a job for the bumblebees. Our weather has cheered up a bit lately so the bees are out in force making up for lost time, but I understand from the news that other parts of the country are still getting wet. Could that be the problem?

Could it be Didymella lycopersici ??

Dunno. But for the Kiwi greenhouse crop in Guernsey they froze pollen from one year to the next (in case the flowering of the, separate variety, males did not coincide with the females, and then used a sort of reverse-vacuum-cleaner to "apply" it! So I think its worth a punt. But I prefer...

Just noted the hops are forming from about the 8 th of august . When they form is there anything I can do with them ? Not beer making ! But I heard they are aromatic

As I've said Hex, all I have are 3 in each of two window boxes and a patio pot with 3 in. Just enough for my OH and me, Jenny

I love blueberries I have two in pots with eracaceous compost as mention, I didn't fleece the blue crop last winter, that's the one that has gorgeous autumn colours before dropping all its leaves. But the other one I have is semi evergreen and I did fleece that one, I think though it is...

Like this..? Lifted the first of our King Eddies today also, but had to stop early due to heavy rain. Back out there tomorrow for a few more. I was very surprised at just how little damage we had on ours, they look incredibly clean...given that out Kestrel was a magnet for just about every...

The original plant would produce less and less fruit as it ages. The new off shoots should be planted up as Miraflores says to eventually replace the old plant.

Potatoes don't always flower, have you tried digging up a root toghestiy?

Thank you so much for replying so quickly. I shall take your advice. Kind regards. Andrew

They are perfect for lumpy mashed potatoes !

Leave them on the plant untill paper dry. It may be benificial if you can arrange something to hold the peas (I was thinking something like a paper bag but then it may rain) should the pod open up while your not there and the peas get lost on the ground. This is how they would normally...

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Only an idea 'cos I've managed to blag some 6" diameter plastic tubing from local construction workers. Never fear, I'm still going for my tomato and onion record.