Edible Gardening

HiyaI always do a couple of pots of Dwarf Bean safari - they are just like the Kenyan fine beans you get in the supermarket. Just top & tail them. They are soooooooo easy to grow & I always start them off in the greenhouse so they are always my earliest beans. Never have any left to freeze...

I'm sooo excited!!!!! (and I think I need to get out more!!!!!) Having ditched the enormous trampoline the little darlings had (they are now both oik-y teenagers) I have spent today preparing the area for a veg plot. T'other 'arf will be putting making the raised eges on Saturday for me, and...

I "earthed up" with wood chippings from a joinery workshop last year. No weeding and it insulated the spuds from the extreme cold. Dug them after the snow had gone & they were fine.

Thanks for all the advice - much appreciated .... I have found some second earlies vivaldi at plantsbypost.com for £1.99 for 12 .... for March delivery ...But I am going to have a go myself as well then I can compare them .... I forget which ones I grew last year as it was my first effort...

We've got half a dozen old Apple trees and most of their production goes to waste (we could no doubt be more organised to harvest and store them, but picking from trees is harder than from Espaliers or the like).I fancy growing some Family trees - with several varieties grafted on, so that...

The potatoes should grow fine David , a few nibbles won't matter. Some people cut their seed potatoes into bits before planting (don't recommend it). That's good taste your mice have They sure picked the best ones. And those potatoes you put on the compost heap will most likely grow :DOH:

That was a very good article on Nasturtiums Dave I would like to add that the name comes from ancient Icelandic and means Nose twisting:WINK1:

I have a feeling that our Jack Russell thinks he isby producing those lovely mounds on the turf. :th_scifD36:

Spotted this awhile back shiney, thanks for confirming that they are still in date, I wasnt sure if it would be a good buy or not.Are there any duplicate packs? Would prefer a range of 100 different seeds, but thinking this isnt likely.

Spits wine all over keyboard:D

I know I'm slightly late on this but the big blue Ikea bags work ok for potatoes. Plus, they drain and have handles. Liz

I was rather hoping you wouldn't ask ...Attached is a picture of my Autumn 2009 seed Potatoes - its taken in Feb 2010 and they were still chitting, on a centrally-heated windowsill, unplanted :(But in Autumn 2010 I did plant some in a bag, but then abandoned them - they did not get...

Fame at last!I grow potatoes, in a bag, to have New Potatoes at Christmas, but I do ask myself "Why do I do this?" I mean ... its not natural to have New Potatoes at Christmas, what you should have is Roast Potatoes ... I do it because the kids prefer New Potatoes and as parents we like them...

Thank you very much for that timely advice I heard of that before about taking off the bottom flowers but had forgotten so I am really glad you gave me that advice

Thanks Steve R,I've taken the advice on board. And if I'd known you were there I would have waved back, cloudy or not!

Coriander seeds go well in curries or fried rice. They give a burst of super freshness when you encounter them in your dinner.Mustard seeds are responsible for giving the vindaloo most of its heat.In both cases they need a short spell in a hot dry frying pan to cause their hard shells to...

That's what I do - water-pipe for hoops and scaffolders debris netting (which is cheap to buy, very durable, and small enough mesh to keepo the Butterflies out).Picture of a 9-year-old hard at work on my blog ...

Yes it will be available, probably this time next year as I'm still developing the database structure..ie improving and adding to it.Digital photo's are great record keepers as they are dated and timestamped, providing the camera you use has that facility, which nowadays is pracically all of...

Cheers ziggy...sown a few yesterday to give them a go... a warm-up crop :D

Brilliant Zig...!!!!!