Edible Gardening

No worries, If you have a look in the local nurseries, you'll probably find plants with berries on already. The kids (and dad) would have some instant interest then Plant them this year and you'll get a decent crop next year.

Thanks peeps... It was my daughter who loves cauliflower cheese who wanted to grow these, so that's tomorrows dinner sorted she'll be happy I did put a leaf over the head as someone told my mum I'd need to protect it from the sun, maybe I was a bit too late in doing so, not sure.I've...

Only one fruit has dropped off in two weeks (and that was the first flower and female so could'nt polinate), the plants have been going crazy with flowers, there's prob near 15 fruit on each plant, but very small still other than three that have started to pile on the weight.Peeps coming down...

That happens with me with almost everything nowadays as I am so slow.

If she can manage it, the spider mite doesn't like high humidity? If she can create an environment with high humidity that MAY help the situation.

Tomatoes don't like high humidity so if possible don't wet the leaves. I agree with Rockmoc, start feeding with Tomorite once the first truss has set. Feeding twice a week with half strength is good. Follow the guidelines on the tomorite doseage

The carrot fly would have a go at your crop but not to the point of clearing the plot! they are much nicer and leave to some mush where your carrots were lol

ive done mine aswell x thanks x

Can't help you with what the problem/cause is, but it sounds like the same thing that happened to a couple of mine last year. I reduced the amount of pumpkins on my plant down to 3 and when they were all about the same size as decent melons 2 went soft and eventually starting collapsing so I...

When it comes down to it Rob, they are the perfect pest.

Hello Skinner. As I see your courgette problems - The male flowers always come first, but don't worry, the girls will be along. If the fruits form but then just start to rot it's because the flowers haven't been fertilised. That's usually just down to bad weather and the bees can't do their...

Doh!!!Thanks

Thanks I transplated a few today with a wooden lolly stick lets hope they still grow and i also planted some autumn king carrot seeds in rows this time only 2-3 seeds to each hole hopefully this is better

Moopants, sounds like you need a week or two of decent weather.

Moopants, when did you plant the cloves? Also, if there is no flower head forming, then the plants HAVEN`T bolted.

That's what I have always done - except that I don't even wash them. There's no need for that if you're going to remove the skins anyway. When you want to use them you take them straight from the freezer and drop them into a bowl of hot water. Lift them out after a minute and you can quite...

Thanks, Aesculus, I do like radish I must confess lol, most were eaten whole, tho I've started thin slicing them in the kenwood when I'm making coleslaw, they are a bit more colour, the baby thinnings go in whole, tho I'm not sure the tyre was the answer to my radish production, it produced a...

So everyone will tell you, growing Potatoes breaks up the ground but I think its the act of growing Potatoes that breaks up the ground...not the Potatoes themselves, consider this... You dig the ground over to get the seed Potatoes in the ground in the first place, you earth up a couple of...

Pulled some .. used first today, should the red appear throughout the onion ... only outer layer had red ?

My cucumbers are exactly the same Rob. By process of elimination I've put it down to warm days and chilly nights. They don't like the cold. Apart from that mine are doing okay and have plenty of cucumbers growing.