Edible Gardening

Thanks for the advice. Thinking about it maybe there is another possible explanation...where the ends are white and not hollow, I think that it just where a flower has fallen off. And where there stem is hollow, that might have been where the slugs got hold of the plant before I started...

If you really really hurry, you still have time to get another crop of spuds on the go, but of course not in the same spot as you've just dug spuds from.

Sal, Doh, I was hoping it would be the air potatoes/Dioscorea. I will pot up, and if it grows, great, if not, too bad. I had to come up with an excuse at work why I needed to go back to that client. Well I popped in there, but I really wanted to go to the shop next door

Pepinex are full size cucs and should make up to 12" to 14" when mature. You should be able to judge when they are ready as they'll be quite firm and smooth. As has already been said keep the plant moist (but not wet or you risk basal stem rot) and feed regularly. If you pick the mature fruit as...

Likewise the potatoes grown from seed may have too much Solanine in them. You don't want to be finding out the hard way. Bottom fallen out of your world? Feel the world fall out of your bottom with Solanine.

Well blight is normally black, but it probably has the same effect. The plant dies if untreated and seriously affects the crop.

Nonetheless, I'm laying down a challenge for myself. Going to try and grow the biggest (weight) parsnip and carrot I've ever achieved using my trusted varieties, namely Gladiator (parsnip) and Autumn King2 (carrot). I've managed to get my hands on some 8" diameter industrial plastic pipe and...

Nice, and enjoy your risotto

I pulled 60ish off 3 plants green a few weeks ago got double the number of chillis on there now....

No need to repeat yourself Ziggy, I think he heard you first time.... apologies Liamish,

Its all good practice for next season, just sow a few of each variety around february time indoors and they`ll be big enough to take loads of cuttings when everyone else is busy sowing seeds. Cuttings grow a lot quicker than seeds and they have identical traits to the parent plant so choose the...

I feel it may be as i dreaded a soil/infection/like fusarium wilt I will have to (fumigste/disenfect/and re-soil) I just started to think I might get achanceto 'sit in the sun' this weekend As-if that were a possibility being a granddad/fostercarer/and everything to all men kind of guy.

Cheers Shiney I will follow that advice

Thanks John. They're not doing bad, although there is some leaf damage due to this 'orrible weather. I'll take some pictures at the weekend.

I usually wait to after they've flowered and then foliage starts to wilt, but this year I dug mine early because they wet weather was threatening to kill them. The tiny spuds you saw will have grown bigger if you'd left them, but its too late now. Incidentally, don't waste the tiny ones (unless...

Steve I dont think that its a daft question as I was about to ask the same question myself! We have had one success - see below. John

Yes! We (that isnt the royal We) just my wife and I feed them tomato food (by the way it can be bought from one og the 'cheapie' ships for half the price.

Sam you have mentioned how well watered the peppers are . I have only grown Chillies but I always keep them on the dry side . In fact you can leave them without water until they wilt a little , water them and they are back within the hour . This will give you some idea of how dry the soil can be.

It's the tiny little black slugs that cause this, they are very shy and only come out at night. You might see them first thing in the morning if you tip toe into the greenhouse, honest

Si certamente . Hi Rusty , actually do not follow the instruction in Italian as the temperature over there is different , treat them as you would in UK , bit late for the pepper , but you should be ok for the salad . Check if in the salad you have Radicchio , as it actually hardy salad and the...