Edible Gardening

No, as they were planted late in the season, leave them be. Make sure you keep the soil moist and let the crowns establish themselves.:gnthb:

I just tap the flowers now and then when its warm and dry.

Thanks everyone. I didn't know anything!

Similar yes. I had somethng eating the leaves on my chilis and tomatoes, mainly the chilis. The bitten leaves were obvious and easy to spot although I couldnt quite spot what was doing it. So Ive been spraying daily for a week and cant see any more bitten leaves.

Hi Butterfield. To freeze Basil, or any other herb, just chop it, spread it out on a tray, put it in the freezer until frozen then scrape it all into a freezer box and return to the freezer. To use it - just take the amount you want from the feezer box and use from frozen - don't defrost it. It...

Pinching the tops out will make them grow new climbing tendrils from the base, in which case you could extend the cropping season, so could be a smart move. If you got two stories, you could pick out of the bedroom window.

Yeah will have to watch that ; like you ziggy if im'e not gardening or golfing im'e fishin. I blame dave and his marvelous fish box idea , listening to us eulegising about our other passtimes is a small price to pay for such a great idea

Fair enough Dai, would you remove most flowers to start with though?

They are not usually ready until around August time.:thumb:

Fidgetsmum – thank you so much!!! Great idea.

Cant say that I have ever tried but I have a suspicion that its not that difficult.Cut off a couple of shoots two or three inches long and put them in a jar of water, I'd be surprised if they dont root.

ThanksI'll get some netting this weekend and cross fingers...:lollol:

Thats what I thought. So I have given them a good feed now as well.

I planted some onion seeds in April. If I'd like some to be small pickled onion-sized onions rather than big ones, when do I harvest them please?

The easiest way is to use canes/sticks, but melons can be quite heavy so I made a permanent frame out of wood battens. I tie string to the top of horizontal batten and then wrap the plants around the string as they grow, cucs tend to climb up the strings with little fuss.

Don't fret Piggywiggy, you can't go far wrong with them. It should be fun not stressful, you won't learn without making a few mistakes :thumb:

i had a rudementary dig yesterday but they're a long way down and couldnt find them! will have another go.

:thumb: Fingers crossed then.. :thumb:

Thank you so much Marley and Peter.That all makes sense, and I think it would make sense to look for an alternative for my spuds. I did put manure in the bed before I planted them, and sprinkled some growmore in the trenches and raked it in as they got bigger. Maybe that will be enough for...