Edible Gardening

My rocket is doing fantastically - haven't sown any more in there yet as it is so jam packed with other salad... I have a seperate pot of rocket which is quite sparse, which I will sow into soon. It really makes a salad interesting and is so easy to grow, I am so glad I did it.

I have lettuce growing very very well at the minute, as well as lots of rocket and watercress... I will try the beans and cucumbers, thanks.

Doesn't sound good :-( If the PSB has gone to flower then I'm afraid that's pretty much it. I've just pulled mine up after it had been in flower for a couple of weeks (the bees seemed to like it - I didn't) but I have been eating it since february...

oh excellent! :gnthb: Will definately send for one then!!!!

:dh:Oops! They are in a very sunny spot. I'll go and move them now. Thanks Kirsten.

Its much more posh to call it Dyslexia, rather than Stupid, Freddy. But the trouble is I have to look it up in the dictionary every time I write it

Mine are Nicola, some in the veg plots and some in compost bags, nicely filled with my own compost. The ones in the bags are much further along than the ones in the ground. I just keep topping up the compost, with a bit of growmore thrown in.

Hello!! Thank you for your advice. I must admit I did worry that I may of planted them too deep, but I doubled checked my spud advice & all ok!!I have just been out in the garden & a few of my spuds are growing!!!! Yipee!!:yho:I just need to keep eye on weather now just incase of frost!!

I like the flat climbing french Feans - like Suttons Limka. Similar to the style of a Runner bean, but no string (I mean NONE, not "maybe some" as with the so called "stringless Runner Beans") and taste more like a French bean.Blue Lake seems to be popular too.D.G. Hessayon says:"Expected...

In fairness they responded very promptly to my email. T&M on the other hand took nearly 10 days to respond, basically saying "They should be with you by now" which they were ... not really what I would call customer service!

"To all intents and purposes I live in the country which as you know, is a few degrees colder at night"Yup, my nearest Wudnergrown stations are all in towns too ... you and I will have to start our own Might be worth looking at nearby RAF bases or airports then - they are usually more...

Just after they have flowered, thats the general advice Jamie :gnthb:

Yes Kristen, I have come across this advice too. It does seem to make sense-at least to me, which doesn't say that much.

bought this basket of 4 different salad mix, the basket, compost and seeds were in it with having a balcony its ideal for me, it was half price at wilkinsons only £2.50 i also got a herb one seeds havnt grown just yet on that one.it will be nice to have my own lettice

I just push mine in about 1/3rd the bulb's depth. Don't want them to rot ... but I planted mine well-early

Does lettuce like full sun or a lot of sun or can I grow it in a north facing windowsill?

I have an angelica which has produced florets and is a massive plant. I understand parts of the plant are edible. Apart from candied angelica, which other parts such as the florets can be used and how, ie boiled, steamed, grated?

See this link dEVIANT, it's American but the cultural advice applies on this side of the pond too.

Sounds like a recipe for making your own ... rather than shop-bought bagged compost. Bagged compost should contain everything needed - at least for the first few weeks, then of course you need to feed the plants when they have used up all the nutrients.

Plenty of good advice here. I think part of the problem is that rosemary plants raised in commercial nurseries look so lush and dark green when you buy them. But as Clueless points out, the plant is really happiest growing on some sun-soaked hillside where it will actually look quite scruffy...