Edible Gardening

B.S. 792 ? No persons carrying chickens will be granted entry into the House of Lords ?

this is a handy web site i use how to make pickled onions - easy mine are done and staying sealed till xmas:party::party:

Seems that many people have had similar problems this year. Could be lack of feed as well as the more obvious lack of sunshine. I've had mixed results but far less good than last year.

Not had any mould problems this year myself on onions.I did not realise downy mildew affected the storing potential, I assumed it was a mould of the growing plant and if thoroughly dried might not be a problem. But I'm probably wrong.I always make sure the necks of the bulbs are totally dry...

Greetings tatty, I take it from your monicker you are nuts about spuds. Can't help specifically with your question, but you might get like to also post it in in the Edible Gardening section. Cheers.

Hi all, just joined and looking for a bit of advice. I've read numerous books and articles about pruning espaliers but I'm finding it really difficult to get a consensus of opion, particularly when to prune. I'm planning to prune main stem side shoots above the third leaf beyond the basal...

May is late to plant if barerooted when they went in , most probably that was the problem Spruce

Many thanks guys, this is the first year I have grown onions; I'll just enjoy them as they are :thumb:

I think we need to know the variety, some apples store better than others, in fact, I believe some should actually be stored before eating, the so called late varieties.I've picked a few cookers, (Arthur Turner), this morning bearing in mind the windy weather forecast, I'd have preferred to...

Organic Beetroot & Goats Cheese Salad with Walnuts | Organic Recipes Made this several times and everyone who's tried it says it's a winner. Run out of beetroot now:(.

OK, your on

Sorry to disappoint you but in North Italy temperature can yes reach -18 in winter , but in summer we got +40 , North Italy is really famous for the rice plantation , still didn`t manage to grow any rice over here. ps really raccomand Rome and Naples in May or September , as i`m from the Amalfi...

I was away for a few days when I saw this post, but waited until my return for a better response. Garlic (which supposedly evolved in poor soils) will grow OK in average soil, but you won't get great garlic - large bulbs. I add well rotted horse manure to beds at least one month prior to...

Thanks for all your replies ..looks like it will be chips or roasts from now on .. Dave

I sowed some Rhubarb 'early red' seed back in June and they all germinated within a week and are now decent sized plants in 3lt pots, I've sold a few to bolster the garden fund and plan on adding to the other Rhubarb plants I put in my own patch earlier this year with the others :thumb:As...

Hi tahsocks I know you didn't mean that , I was only joking . You are right the sun/light levels have been very poor this year. But only 4 months to next year ,2012 must be a good one

Hiya Mick.From what I saw, the ones you have should be ok for this purpose. I would suggest though that it's quite late to be sowing. BTW, the one's you have wouldn't be wasted, save them for next year:WINK1: You could maybe try getting hold of some sets? The one's suggested by golfer look...

I cut them back almost to ground level - there wasnt much left alive & no sign of any regrowth so far so Im pretty sure its going to be a total loss ; I will probably dig them all out at the weekend if theres no sign of life.Ah well - alteast the beans are cropping well, despite the wind.

Hi I normaly give a hair cut and get rid of all the old leaves , years ago if you had straw round them peole used to burn that and it cleared all the bugs out as well but we have to be carful now with pollution !!!. I would give the top of the soil a tickle around and check for slugs at the...