Edible Gardening

Blimey, ever tried smoking a bucket of fish in the dark ? The wheel barrow was the chosen instrument of implementation. worked reasonably well as a cold smoker. Have open frozen the fillets & have put the smoked off cuts in the fridge to be made into smoked fishy paté tomorow. I now smell like...

Will try and get a picture up, thanks

My cat is no different from any other, thus I always leave a small area (roughly 2' square) of bare, nicely dug, soft, friable earth which she has as 'her garden'! I 'scoop' it regularly and we're both happy. The one thing you can't stop them doing (unless you fence it off and put netting all...

:D I was hoping my neighbour didn't spot me taking photos up the garden with my tape measure earlier, I turned the flash off so I wasn't so obvious, if I don't post again you'll know she has reported me ...

It's way too early to plant outside (assuming you are in the UK). It looks like cold damage. Put them back in their pots and bring them indoors for a couple of weeks at least. Tonight is forecast a frost so you will lose them if they are left outside. I don't plant mine outside until late...

Thanks Sheal, I'm sure the BBC don't patrol here regularly enough to take offence, and they did get credit for the work

I reckon you are looking at last year's potato (i.e. has the roots and stem attached) and I would not try eating that - it will not be nice. For 'new' potatoes growing outside from volunteers they will be about the size of marbles if you are lucky at this time of year. Have a good look amongst...

Can't wait to get them planted at the end if the month!!

Thanks for that John. Josie

Good point, when I transferred the plant from the small pot to the bigger pot, some water may had gone on the leaves by accident... Great, so there is no need to worry then! Thank you all for the replies and tips! I'll keep you updated about my first home grown tomato! ;-]Cheers, Olive

Cheers Guys, lettuce for lunch then.

Likewise, going to pick off the kale buds tomorow & then take the plants out, they've been there for 2 years now & are just swamping the onion beds. Have some half cocked plan to boil em all up for stock veg, but will have to see how the day goes tomorow:DOH:

That is very unusual Scrungee - is it one carrot?

Thank you all so much for the advice. I think I'll plant out on Friday but start some extras for back up.Liz

Well, it wasn't from the BBC because I found that (AK?) pkt a while ago.I wondered whether the yellow ones survived better because of a higher sugar content acting as anti-freeze, but I checked the sugar content of juice from the failed reds against the yellow survivors using a refractometer...

Lovely tree; planted one in my old garden in Cheshire about 10 years ago, it's still there and looks stunning...

as a quick guide when would I expect to pick my spuds ( Red Duke Of York, Sharp Express and Kestrel )They are flying up and the ones in the bin have reached the top all ready. I seem too have buried the ticket so no idea which variety they are Is it a case of just having a root...

It's unlikely to be magnesium deficiency yet, but as Kristen say it won't hurt to try. I would say your seed compost may have run out of nutrients. I would pot them on or give them a half dose of tomato feed.

Martin, once the seedlings are recognisable then you can start weeding, Don`t worry about it just yet.

I've always been happy with Suttons seeds. This year I am growing cucumbers for the first time (also Suttons) they all germinated and at present look very healthy. Good luck!