Edible Gardening

I hope not - as it might be too late! I have read online some people advising not to do it, but I've also read that it's ok too! My friend's mum who is a much more experienced veg grower than me advised an onion haircut last year when my onions got a bit leggy before I planted them out and they...

Loooook!! Spooooky !! They are up already ! I shall pot them up individually and give them light and indoor warmth until this cold snap has moved off. Result = happy,

worth remembering - thanks

I'm sceptical that Courgettes will pollinate yet - needs to warm up more. No harm in trying though, but if they turn yellow and drop off just be patient

It is a little cold for tomatoes, tonight there is a frost forecast for my area, so I'll go and cover mine in the greenhouse with fleece.

First things first - I'd suggest your pots are far too small. They need to be in something at least 18" in diameter, this may seem a bit big for what are currently your 'baby' trees but their eventual height depends whether they're true dwarf trees or just minature ones and that in turn depends...

Its a our first year of spud growing , weve got them in 3 pots (2x king edwards 1x Pentland (forgoton the next bit lol) - weve planted them at the bottom in 3 inchs of compost them as theyve come up covered them again Sorry to sound thick but how do we know when there ready ?

Move! I don't think so Fidgetsmum, I'm presently living in house number eight and don't want to move again just yet.

I'm going with the Lemon theory, rather than a lime. Limes sold here do tend to be seedless, whereas lemons are usually full of pips. Looking at the plant, I'd say a good dose of epsom salts would green the leaves up. It could be quite a few years before it flowers, I've never had a seed...

not been below +5 but has been very windy ... will they recover ?

I've grown some mustard from one of those (many) free seeds my mum gives me from her magazines. (bless her, '79 so she doesn't do much gardening now : ) ) They are like lettuce leaves, (not like when I used to grow 'mustard and cress' as a kid on tissue paper) Anyway, I've ate a couple of...

Thank you both. Answer is clear - take note of the warning!

Ah OK thanks. I don't know why but I didn't think they would eat the actual vegetable. Beer traps it is then.

Had the first blight alert txt today. All that rain followed by sun making it humid I suppose. For anyone who hasn't signed up, this is a good way of keeping spraying to a minimum as you only do it when nesessary.

I'm at a total loss what to do.All I want is to grow my own food. Don't know whether to put the membrane down and go for it or whether it's just not worth the risk.Jules

Well, this isn't going to make much sense without photos, which I now realise I completely forgot to take ... I grew two varieties of Parsnip, chitted on damp kitchen paper and then "sown" in newspaper pots 4" - 5" tall. This is my normal method. This year I decided to plant out early. I...

On Saturday I went to but some more fleece to cover the broccoli but instead found some 'micro mesh' which is really flexible and seems perfect for covering my broccoli seedlings. To be hinest, they look ridiculous in the three large containers that I have got, but I am determined that I will...

Ive got loads of rotten looking leaves on my potato plants since last week or two's cold spells. Im sincerely hoping they will recover as the shoots seem to be still growing but the leaves are black and withered looking. I'm sure its frostbite, had loads of bad leaves last year due to bad...

Foots getting better, so got out to try to catch up with the weeding today. things do get away from you at this time of year. Willow earthed up the Tiddies for me. Salads & Carrots have come on well. I'm sure there were more Strawberries than that when I asked Willow to...

Hi guys, about this time last year i seen a few grapevines for sale in the local garden centre. I did`nt take any pictures though so will have to try and describe them lol They were basicly grapevines but they looked like they had been pruned or something so that they all had one central...