Edible Gardening

It will be worth the wait folks. The few Gardener's Delight I've picked off my outddoor plants are packed with flavour compared to my greenhouse plants.

I feed mine with blood, fish and bone in Spring, but don't bother with the tap water malarkey and it doesn't seem to do them any harm. They've finished now and are putting on new growth.

Many thanx I'll do that. John

You're spared from that Axie-Alie. It only works for male urine And probably only the old boys :flag:

We got clumps all over the place many of which are self seeded. Our biggest clumps are at least 5 years old.

As Alice suggests most probably BER. Though I wouldn't rule out Pete's suggestion regarding scorch since I can see water on the GH windows and if you get splashes on the fruit followed by hot sun the water drops on the fruit act like a magnifying glass.Peppers seem to require a different...

Been there ,done it ,and bought the tee shirt :( no big deal ) music .

Hi Magrat. If they're in full sun then I think the flowers are just frying. As you say, put them in the shade for a few days and I think you'll get fruit set. They're pretty good at pollinating themselves but give them a wee shake to help them. Let's know how you get on.

Curious, Ask your seedsman what type of tomato it is (early or late). They should know.

Thanks everyone for the replies, I will pass the thread on to my friend and let him decide what action to take to prevent this happening. Maybe I will try the seed option rather than using sets next year & see how they do.... Cheers Dave.

Maybe it's lack of pollination that are rotting a few of my small fruits then, I thought it was close proximity to the ground, previous years I had more courgettes than I knew what to do with when I was growing the green varieties, but this year I'm growing a yellow one called 'taxi' there is...

Never thought about ebay thanks Daisees, Shows how much I have to learn coming from a concrete jungle

:gnthb: You're on Sven, we shall have to have a meet up, but I think I might be a bit late for the first pepper..!! :gnthb: You are a real star.. :gnthb: I am out in October now & we can talk loads of plant stuff then.. We must arrange a meet up..!! :wink:

:thumb: She has it right Dai... All this food produced by thousands of Americans goes to the food & soup kitchens they have all over the USA.. A very worthy project & dear to me also.. :thumb: :wink:

Indoors they do well, a window sill for example. Out doors is hit and miss. If out doors they need lots of sun but also need shelter from cold winds. Indoors they do well but pollination is an issue and they can attract gnats and blackfly.

Oh right, well if that's the case, I would have to say they very well might be pollinated as they are growing fast! I hope so anyway. Otherwise I will definately try that one you mention. Thank you!

Spring onions, beetroots... kohl rabi you can still plant now...

The usual reason for direct sown seeds failing to germinate is sowing too deep.:thumb:

Hi Susanna, I worked on a mushroom farm for a year. To get a regular crop it was all very well controled in heated tunnels where the humidity was kept at 98 %. However, the crop was over commercially after 3 to 4 pickings, I used to dig the spent compost into my veg plot & I would have...

Hi Green-fingers, & welcome, croyeso, bienvenue to Gardeners Corner. This is an old article but has a few ideas. Might try it meself this year.