Edible Gardening

Hi all, the rain is not only flattening things it is also leaching the nutrients out of the soil so don`t forget to feed. Kathy, there`s nothing wrong with your carrots just keep an eye on them and make the most of "baby" carrots.David.

Just incase anyone ever searches this disease, after a lot of hunting I have found out that the mosaic virus does not affect humans, so it should be ok to eat them. Infact one website said that 10% of the cabbage we eat is infected with it... I have no idea how reliable the source was though, I...

I'm going to be adding updates on an ad hoc basis over the next few weeks, just while Ruby settles In!

Didn't know that Geoff, so I guess now we just wait and see. I'll let you know what comes of it and thanks for telling me.

Roxy, that really is a very good start and fingers crossed that you get an allotment soon. Then you and Fancy can compete.Looking back, I now see that you have a little straw scarecrow in the first picture, didn't see him first go round as I was only looking at your veggies. He looks like...

Thanks Fancy, and we sure hope so!

Does anyone know anything about this please? All I know is that its a fungus. I've just removed all the remaining lettuce most of them had ring spot and severe slug damage. I'm thinking both of these problems have been aggravated by the nice little moist environment under and between the...

I've harvested all my earlies already, and am eagerly awaiting the maincrop King Edwards!

Could be, Pete. We have a prevailing southerly wind and his garden is south of mine.

I have Tigerella, Shirley F1, San Mareno and Tumbling Toms. Can you believe I wasn't even planning on growing any as I don't really like them. And now my greenhouse have 9 plants in it.I think its the Shirleys with all the fruit on at the mo with some on the San Mareno (plum toms).I just...

grrrr... no problem, stronglylodon, I keep on plantig all the time disregarding the season. The funny thing is: in the daylight you never see a snail in sight and you wonder how do they manage to eat whole plants... But do try and have a look at 1 o' clock in the night like I did yesterday,...

Just be prepared to weed after the rain has gone. I use weed membrane in most areas of veg I have planted on the allotment and garden veg patch.

I usually leave mine until they burst through the husk. I don't have a problem with them seeding all over the place, as I have to grow them in the greenhouse, tooooo cold here for them outside unfortunatly, because they take up a huge amount of room.

Oh, thank you for that Shiney. I'll try the beans later and give them a good old boil to soften them up if they are stringy.Your pheasant family sounds adorable - any photos?I don't seem to get problems with slugs and snails except on a few hostas I have in a damp dark area. If I see the...

many thanks for your replys folkslisa

I bought a salad spinner earlier this year. Originally i went to buy one (advised by Jamie Oliver (in book not personally) and they were �£25 in John Lewis and said no way was i paying that to wash a bit of lettuce. Anyway got one in the Debenhams sale for �£13 (still thought it was a lot)...

Hope mine will do the same- they're Sweetheart. But we need sun! I've cleared weeds away from outside the greenhouse, and fed the plants.

I have some more tiny plants ready to put in when [If?] it stops raining. I don't start them off in the ground because the slugs would have a field day. I have lots of seed left so maybe will try a few more if you think there's still time...

All 20 of my tomato plants got mosaic virus so I can empathise with you. glenw kindly gave me thins link with lots of useful information about it www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0603/tomato_virus.aspIts very easily carried so Id consider the info on that site.

Have four butternut squash that have just started to run. Grue them last year and did not pinch the leader. I got a small number of good fruit. Question????? Did I do right? should I stop the leader and then the side shoots or do I let them run. This year there is a danger that they will take...