Edible Gardening

I checked the local Dobbies which is the only garden centre nearby that does potatoes but they dont stock this late apparently. I bought some on ebay. Don't need lots just a few to get us over winter and xmas.I'm gutted the *cough* summer is over here and there's not much I like that I can...

If adding a second bush has not increased the yield , I think I will stick with the single bush . Thanks for the info dave. I am sure I will find something else to psend my £10 on !

I have never heard of alpine strawberries that climb. Climbing strawberries are usually more shiny in appearance but they don't have a lot of taste. They prefer colder climates. I cannot recommend you a variety but I think that they have to be trained up the rail since they have little or no...

I'm only a year out of date with pruning this tree which was planted in 2009. I think I need to improve the supports as well as spread the shoots a little bit more evenly.Unfortunately, the weight of an apple and some strong wind has broken the second shoot from the left. Do anyone have any...

I dunno, some folks are never satisfied :D

Now , this morning I have spread like 80% of the seeds that I have in my seed box in the garden, based on a suggestion that I read recently on a thread (but I cannot find it) according to which if the right conditions are met they will grow. So if it all works out I should have a mix of...

They are 2nd earlies for Xmas cropping got them earthed up now thanks for all the replies Mick

Cut the stem well away from the pumpkin, somewhere beneath where that 'bend' is. I've seen too many people cut too close and have infection get into the pumpkin via that route. And others leave it so long it gets knocked off and causes the same problem. It's a long time 'till Halloween. My...

Weed the plants well so its just soil under them, remove eggs daily, check for caterpillars daily and dispose. Then grasp the stem of the sprouts and give 'em a damn good shake, you'll see them fall off and can easily spot and deal with fallen caterpillars on the weed free soil...even then you...

Thanks Marley , you were nearly one member less there !I think I will stick to freezing them. As a bloke any recipe with more than 2 lines is far to complicated :D Hope this post is read by any other would be Chilli picklers

Okay Shiney, thanks! I don't need the space so I will do as you suggest

Some sloe bushes don't have many thorns, so what convinced me most was the size (1cm/10mm) as the damsons I'm picking now are approx. 25mm diameter. The taste test is the clincher. Some damsons can be a bit sour, but an overwhelming desire to spit it out is a sure sign it's a sloe.

Stack it grass to grass and soil to soil and leave it for a year or two...it'll rot down into decent loam which you can use in your garden/greenhouse. Steve...

My 'claim to fame' in the tomato growing challenge is that yesterday I picked a fully ripe tomato which, when put on the digital scales, was so small it didn't even register a weight!

If you really are worried about preserving them then yes, dust them with sulpher powder - it may help.

Definitely the growing conditions. If they don't get enough / constant supply of water (ie they go dry at times) then they'll go mushy on cooking.

Invasive? I'll say. I planted one about 3 years ago, only too late was I advised that they 'take over' so, after one flowering, I carefully removed them and had a completely physalis-free garden - this year, somehow, they've popped up again .... 40' from where the original was planted

Hello. This is my first post on this forum so be gentle lol :WINK1: I noticed you said you had damage to your tomato plants. I have been growing tomatos for a long time and over the past 2 years I have been experiencing treibble trouble with the tomato moth catapillar. At first I thought it...

We`ve been cropping them here for the last 4 to 5 weeks.

I have just looked down in the centre leaves and guess what I have one heart the size of a golf ball. Hopefully it will grove a bit and its a good omen for the others. Patience is a virtue so they say. Thanks Jean