Edible Gardening

Too right! We make Qince marmalade and it is wonderful. By the way Marmalade was originally made with Quince, it was the Victorian English who changed it to oranges. One ripening fruit on the window ledge is a far healthier air freshener and scent producer than any of these commercial ones (and...

I find Mooli a very useful catch-crop after potatoes. We use them raw, can be grated and mixed with carrot if too strong on their own Also good in stir fries - give a balance to sweet veg. Great in curries

"As for All the year round, some one recommended it on some TV gardening programme so I tried it. They grew fine but tasted like some you get from the shops, of "rusty nails" so after two seasons I would not plant them again."I had been so chuffed to have gown them at all that I hadn't...

Here's the thread about my Crop Planning Spreadsheet.Please send me a PM with your email address if you would like a copy.

HI Kristen im'e C/colville village and my water butts have been empty for 6 weeks apart from one overnight storm which did not produce a great deal. We have even been told up t the golf we can not draw any more water off our bore hole this year

I have never grown SE but i have heard of some cracking results for flavour.

"I'm not sure what they are Kristen, do they wash off?"Nope :("for a few millisecs I thought it was sun spots"They do look a bit like that don't they?

It means they have done their job. You have to keep picking the pods to encourage them to produce more, but eventually they will die off around this time of year naturally.

"Next year I will get some better netting with no gaps."I found one in my debris netting a few days ago, first one this season, no idea how it got in, but my best guess (and I've been expecting it all season) is the "gaps" in debris netting to allow it to have scaffolding poles [I assume]...

Last year I lost ALL my outdoor crop to blight so this year I've been spraying regularly since I noticed that potato blight had been identified on a farm in this area. No sign of blight here so far - touch wood!

thanks strawman and watersf apparently they are italian plum tomatoes just taken another one off vine, so i have about 12 still growing.

For sure, thats the best bunch of wonky carrots I have ever seen.:gnthb:

I've had a Brown Turkey fig tree for about 3/4 years now and am still waiting for my first delicious fig! The first year it barely did anything but this year has been more promising with many fruits which appear to ripen (they swell and change colour) but when I cut them open they are dry...

I've just got back from the allotment and i've been digging some of my main crop potatoes, although i'm very happy with them i was wondering what i could grow next year. We like jacket potatoes (big ones) is there a special veriaty i can grow?

Hi TeressaI've not grown Corrado myself but if it's planted in the spring, it'll probably be fine. Don't worry if the bulbs are a bit small - I find the smaller onions are easier to use in the kitchen. You don't get bits left over that you then forget about in the fridge!The key for...

Thanks Guys, I wasnt sure. I sure will try another one next year as this has been the best crop out of everything else I tried this year!:thumb:

I think Blight, untreated (Bug Killer won't do, you'd need to use a specific Blight treatment) would have finished off your plants and all their fruit turned to mush in under a month. So personally I doubt it is blight (a photo would be a big help in diagnosing the problem though)I reckon from...

The white spots could be powdery mildew, this is usually caused by hot dry conditions. However, it could also be red spider mite, again caused by dryness. In both cases good ventilation and upping the humidity helps. The red spider mite in very tiny and you will need a magnifying glass to see...

The best "wild" toms I've seen growing are round the edge of a Sewage Plant.:wink: Not sure about eating them:skp:

I didn't prune either of my goosegog bushes, and now they are a scraggly mass of old wood. They are a couple of years or so old now, maybe I can resurrect them. If I'd know when I got them what I know now, I'd have pruned them I think.