Edible Gardening

hiya, my strawberrys are in a barrell and are really getting overgrown, but still have loads of fruit on them yet to develop, can i still cut back what is not fruiting or will this affect the plant? as in cut back the big leaves and leave them stem with the fruit? thnaks all

Didn't grow any this year Kristen, but previously have grown Ogen which were small but very,very tasty.

Mine are the same, and I got TONS. Will try the steamer ty !

Hi All, I've just bought some Bramble/Fig and Gooseberry bushes. 2* Autumn Bliss Raspberry 2* Black Satin Blackberry 1* Invicta Gooseberry 1* Brown Turkey Fig tree I'm potting in tubs (1 plant per tub) and I'm looking for advice for trellis etc... ATM the canes are tied together in a...

My king edwards are the same, and not very good for anything i`ve tried cooking them all ways apart from jacket spuds, very dissappointing

Freeze them then cook from frozen as required.

Hi Nevhig, I've got a two-year old vine myself, so I was looking forward to reading a reply to your question. However, in the meantime, a search on the net produced this answer from the RHS link,Here's hoping that it helps you too...

I just wash mine, and freeze them, so I can deal with them when I have a bit more time ...

Dave. Full report probable later today when I demolish the bigger of the two above. We have already used a few smaller ones but I reckon they were slighly inmature. Those two are the first serious looking tomato. They are growing outside and appear to be a late in the season ripening fruit. They...

nice!!! Never thought of overwintering my chilli!!! THANKS!!!!!

I think a shock can send them blind. They should never suffer stress. A shortage of water that other brassicas would shrug off can lead to crop failure in caulis

Thanks Dave W. I've covered them with polythene and have my fingers crossed. It's the first time I've grown strawberries (and only then because I was given the planter). Clearly I missed that vital step between the cutting and repotting. I shall know in future so, as I say, thank you.

I don't know about late lettuce but I would have said you're waaaay too late for planting French beans, under glass or not.It's not just temperature but length of daylight that's important for making things grow. And the evenings are already beginning to close in.Still, if you've...

Not sure I would transplant them. Although if they have spread all over the place, and there is no well defined "row" any more that may be the only choice - but they tend to suffer increasingly from virus as they age, and replacing soil and canes would be a better plan, although a more daunting...

If the compost is bone dry then they can be left in the pots. If there is ANY moisture in the compost get the spuds out before they rot.:gnthb:

I have just been looking for a recipe and spotted a James Martin recipe for pickled onions, he give 2 methods hot/cold the hot suggests cooking them for a time, the cold says soak in brine for 3 days , he swears they are the best pickled onions of his grans recipe

Good evening Rhinecourt and welcome to the site. What variety is the grape and where is it growing? Have you thinned the fruit out? :gnthb:

i gave the thinnings to a few neighbours, and i planted rest in clumps in the field at bottom of me, over grown with long grass, just thought better than throwing them, ill leave them to the elements and see what happens. thanks for the advice, ill do that next year.

Thanks so much. I do keep several leaves on the plant so, hopefully I can just carry on. It doesn't seem to die off until quite late in the year, from what I can remember!

That's certainly something to think about Blackthorn - I resorted to it when general 'housekeeping' didn't seem to be doing the trick. Right or wrong, I think my problem is that I've 'over' cared for them this year, probably because last year was a complete disaster - blight, leaf mould,...