Edible Gardening

Sounds a bit large for scotch bonnet at this time of year but I can't think of anything else it could be. A photo would be really helpful. There will be a number of chilli festivals coming up later in the summer so there may be one near you. They're a nice half day out

I've been given some seeds for a Crimson Sweet Water Melon, are they worth the effort in the UK or would they need to be under glass to stand any chance of success. I know its too late to sow this year either way but just planning ahead for next year, thanks all :thumb:

I know you don't like them (is that putting it too mildly?) Ziggy, but they only disagree with me. However, I have grown a burpless variety and, do you know what? It does what it says on the pot. We had salad tonight, tomatoes, mixed leaves , watercress and the aforementioned, burpless...

Hi Pam.A couple of years ago I bought 2 bulbs of Solent Wight from The Garlic Farm, which is on the Isle Of Wight. I was very pleased with the results, as each clove produced some rather large bulbs. The flavour was full, but not too strong, if you get my meaning. As it happens, quite a few...

It's rather difficult to envisage just whaqt you are aiming for Steve. The walkways - are you having them in the cage or do they run beside it? For a row of currant bushes I'd suggest that you need a minimum width of at least 5 feet to allow access to both sides of the bushes. I don't see any...

Don't think I better comment on them thar cucumbers......

Rather than start a new subject thought i might revive this as its the same. Just noticed some small rust type markings appearing on the tips of the leaves, and wondered if at this point i should be spraying, or as daitheplant suggested leave them to natures way.. Weather conditions; No...

did you read that in the Garden Weekly LOL

Well done Val , had some of mine yesterday too

I emptied one of my compost bins to mulch the garden back in March and I've had tomato seedlings popping up ever since :D

Some varieties of extra large tomatoes only achieve that size because they have extra large fused blooms and fused fruits which look something like that (but the really big ones can look reallyknobly underneath).These are some fused blooms on my Phil's Fantastic tomatoes:That is...

I may have to do what my mother did with her youngest, and leave her in the home and move elsewhere! I'm assuming 2 is too young to leave home

Hmm I've tried replying loads of times to this hopefully this one gets through!! I hope they aren't saw fly lol heres some pics:About a week agoToday

Thanks for the support guys, it helps that I'm not the only one suffering, those prats on "Gardeners World" found them fascinating? They obviously have "minnions" tending the gardens between garden shoots? and a big fat salary to buy their veggies elsewhere?Yes, I'm a cynic!

Sounds like a great idea; I've seen it done with ornamentals on a few programmes on tv; I'm no expert on building things so wouldn't know the correct way to go about reinforcing a roof, but surely a few extra beams and perhaps vertical supports in the shed should suffice for some...

It must be something in the water!! I'm not feeding them at all!!

Lack of water can do it but it could also be the variety you are growing. There is a new variety called Lettony that I think should be out for next season. It seems to be, currently, only on sale in America. We are trialling at the moment and it is quite sweet and grows very well.

They are wonderful plants - I grew some late last year but didn't get them potted up until late. This year I have got them in a big pot with canes in our conservatory. They are just starting curve around and climb.

Sounds like an adult vine weevil, which is bad news, the adult does little damage but it’s larvae will be chomping on the cucumber’s roots causing the damage you describe. The only treatment for an edible crop is nematodes – such as a product like this: Vine weevil, Nemasys nematode pest...

Well I never harvest my horseradish until the frost has killed the leaves off as you want to use a dormant root not a green growing one as they do not have the flavour of the dormant ones.. Dig them up in small clumps or individually, scrub them off & replant at least one new small root from...