Edible Gardening

Thank you Loopy Lou

P'raps he only had 5 to start with!

I used to have a mini greenhouse and I used a capilary type propogater in it, and everything I sowed germinated in it. I thought a glass greenhouse would be better. too good perhaps Ay. Liz

I know, the last time I grew them was 35 years ago *LOL*This time I have the chance of studying them and the opportunity of learning a lot more about them !Tim

Don't know a blind thing about strawbrary weevils

You suggest, as I suspected, removal. I don't see the need for them either so, thank you for that.

looks like its not really spread all that much and some spiders have moved in to clean up a great deal of them, for the mo it looks like theyre under control so i'll post again if it all goes wrong, thanks a lot!yaco

Strawberries are almost finished, but I managed to pick a small bowl full this morning..

Or a turnip ?

My peanuts were in pots in the conservatory for quite a while. As I said they grew well but the flowering was pathetic. I thought it might have been too hot and dry for them so I put them out in the cold frame and they've done nothing since. They're only getting that space til I need it for...

you are very welcome ! let me know what you think of it loopy

I ate mine in a risotto, they were delicious!

In a village a few miles from here they have already harvested the wheat in one field. It was the very short variety. I don't know whether that variety is bred short to just withstand the heavy downpours (that we haven't had) or whether it ripens earlier.

Oh, and japanese onions from seed in mid august

And spread at least three foot! I need to find somewhere for another, preferably near a path so I can smell it constantly. Oh I know, front garden!

By removing the lower branches in particular, it will airate the plants helping to prevent disease and providing more nutrients for the fruit instead of leaf growth.

Helen, I hope your toms, recover but next time it might be better to use Tomorite or one of the other liquid feeds. They have a measuring cap that gives the quantity necessary and quite detailed instructions on how often and how much to feed.:wink: As regards the advice about Epsom Salts. I...

Thanks Alice, didn't know about the 15 degrees overnight, thats very usefull.

What's the general consensus on watering potatoes? I've read on various blogs that people hardly water them at all - only when it's been really dry.I've got my earlies and main crop in patio planters so tend to water them at least every other day.

If there's plenty of bees getting into the greenhouse you don't have to do anything to anything. The bees will do it all for you. Unfortunately they are likely to be sacrificial bees as they are not very good at finding their way back out. Shame. As Pamsdish says, there is really no need to have...