Edible Gardening

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one with disappointing garlic this year (onions too). Such is the life of a gardener (sigh!)

if you go to my recipe page, you will find a recipe for stuffed courgette flowers.We are off to Italy soon, where I will be making this dish quite frequently!

I was hoping some kind of Strawberry/Raspberry hybrid had been invented :(

thank you for the advice, Prastio

My chillies are looking fab too! got 3 on one plant and loads of flowers and buds on the others, looking forward to eating them!

thanks for the reply, looks like us for tea as for the white fly i have a bush in the front garden infested with aphids and there are loads of ladybugs eating so i think i will transfer some into the green house(ladybugs that is)

No need to worry then Kristen! Thanks once again for you comments! We're new to all this 'growing' things .... it's pretty exciting when it all works isn't it?!!A bientot! Winnie

"I might leave them but nip out the growing tip so that the plant retains a nicer shape"I do that - I figure I get a few extra leaves, and thus more "power", but I make sure the part I leave has no flowering trusses. I'm never keen to snap out a huge branch in case the wound I make gets...

had a quick google and that came up with blight or over watering or wet scorched leaves, someone else here probably knows alot more

Thanks everyone,02; yes it is a buzz, cant wait to get tucked into them Prastio: i realised my mistake when i saw how big they've become, lesson learned for next year mother nature has taken care of the watering, we've had a lot of rain here over the past 3 weeks so i've hardly had the...

OK, so I finally, on 4th attempt, managed to get a lemon pip to germinate. Am v happy but the question I have is - what are the chances of it bearing fruit, if any?

After removing all the affected leaves we have had no further problems (touch wood) and we now have around 30 mini cucumbers developing really well I am so excited, can't wait to eat one :D

I have had similar to this and just gently ease out the bottom leaves which makes for better air circulation round the plant. Also means that more nutrients go into the healthier leaves and especially the fruit. John

courgettes grow very big take up a lot of room, so unless you have a lot of room in the greenhouse pop them outside.

Nah!Well, not so's you'd notice!

Thanks just what i wanted to hear, gotta lot of poppy seeds any one want any?

You can grow salad in a shallow tray, just don't let it grow too big. Eat the young leaves a few at a time so the plant keeps growing. The main problem is the soil is so shallow it will dry out very quickly on a hot day so watering little and often is a must. You can buy packets of mixed salad...

I was always told to leave the calyx on as they keep better,i only try to pick what i am going to eat immediately ,off the plant ,quick wash,and introduce to cream :thumb:

thanks for your replies, I think I will cut the tops off some later.

Hello martandmichelle, if they look a bit tall and spindly and there are no flowers it may still help to pinch off the tip. I think that the worst that could happen is that cropping would be a bit delayed while the plant bushes up, a number of plants benefit from this practice, sweet peppers,...