Edible Gardening

Hi All,In our back garden there's a south facing section approx. 4 fence panels long, I want to use it for a "Vertical gardening" project so was thinking:1) Use green metal "box profile" roofing sheets to clad the whole lot to start (screw to existing concrete fence panels. Can get these in...

From the Gardener's World site: " Use secateurs to cut out all infected growth. Infected branches show dark staining of the creamy coloured wood inside, so prune back to healthy wood that shows no sign of staining. Carefully slice away cankers on large branches and trunks using a sharp knife....

Hallo John i am very keen to try the older gardeners delight seeds (if you still have some) please could you tell how to go about it Many thanks Charlie

From memory, the only time my spuds were bothered by slugs was when I grew maincrop. Probably 3 or 4 varieties, all were affected.

Everyone there is winding down with their Chilies but on boxing day, I will be starting over again. Got my containers for soil blocks all ready for my seeds and they will get their start the same day as the Kelsae's. This year I have an arsenal ready for any invaders so that I can have a great...

I think I grew strawberry guava a long time ago in pots, I seem to remember the fruit being a bit mealy. Looks like we are in for some real cold weather in the near future, not good.Diospyros interesting fact, its the ebony family.

Tamar organics are selling them for £3.95 for 1.5 kg

You describe it as 3m square. In that sized plot you can police it intensively. Suggest you clear all hiding places within ,say 5m, on all sides. Remove grass if its a path. Replace with woodchip/bark. Consider putting 'slug pubs' outside the plot.Grow plants and plant out when they are 75-100mm...

I hope I'm not the only one who likes to do some rather unorthodox experiments with plants- please share your adventures French beans sown in September are finally giving crops. Not perhaps enough to feed the family but at least the aphids are happy. And to be honest, for half a 10p bag of...

Thanks for all the advice guys , have a new pair of loppers so will get to work on it when the rain stops blowing sideways lol its a bit of an exposed site but I am determined to get fruit trees in first to bring some structure before planting anything else more delicate , glad I asked my...

What kind of soil do you have? It is always worthwhile providing details of (approx) location and soil type. While 18" may be ideal, they will make the best of what there is. Plenty of organic matter/bonemeal will help. Mine do alright without that depth of viable soil, having marine clay /silt...

I found a bit of blight on a couple of outdoor plants yesterday and more rain is forecast, so I decided to bin the lot. A pity because many plants were still churning out fruit. Ripening Central is back up and running and I have loads cooked down and frozen. Still have Santorini going in the...

Clue to diseased pear tree ???? Below are photos of the diseased leaves mentioned above. Any clue as to what it is ???

I have fiesta apple tree 3 yeats planted gave me one apple this year but has brow spot /patches on leaves which looks to be apple scab ,what is the most effective synthetic our natural spray to stop it coming back /kill it ? Also thinking of buying a ballyvaughan seedling apple tree is a irish...

My apples have actually turned out wonderfully. They are sweet and juicy if a little small, but next year I will thin them out a bit after the spring drop. I have a grease band ready to apply later in the season and I will do a bit of winter spraying with a Neem oil solution. It was only the...

I'm still picking runners but they are getting close to finishing.Any of them that get blackfly I just get rid of them by hosing them with the setting on jet. Works for me.

Feed, water and mulch now. You should have new canes/suckers to divide next spring.

I've grown Egyptian tree onions, and mine did, so maybe you got sold something else?I'm thinking back years now to when Medwyn Williams used to write in Garden News magazine, and I think he used to sell these from his prize winners.

Or, you could graft a bit of the old tree onto the sucker, once it's growing away well, in a couple of years, you could get rid of the old tree.

Water or spray the plants with a solution of table salt and water, 10grams (2 teaspoons) per litre. Treat again after 2 days. Only works on contact with caterpillars on brassicas, which are salt tolerant at this concentration. ( L H HILLS -Organic Gardening) ISBN 10: 0140462465ISBN 13:...