Edible Gardening

@pete yes you are right about ripening but we didn't give up with the first harvest and again yes we waited for some weeks and then thought enough is enough and ready to throw them in the compost bin BUT we didn't and when we peeled the skin off the fragrance was as it should be Lovely. We met a...

Have ordered some Igloo Caulis which they say grow smaller and can be planted just 1ft apart. Hopefully the same with the Calabrese Kabuki that @BobBG mentioned. Doesn't look like there are any small sprouting Broccoli so will just try one or two right at the back of a bed or might mix it in on...

I was even later with them last year and just grew them on in the greenhouse to speed things up a bit. I planted them in the ground in November and they did fine.

You can already pre-order bare root trees from some suppliers. Good to get in early for popular varieties

The seed potatoes were ordinary potatoes bought from Morrisons supermarket.They were both described as a multipurpose variety potato: 'Rooster' and 'White Potatoes' (Melody), to be exact.

Thank you for the heads up, I appreciate it ^^

I dunno, to be honest I didn't read it all, I'll just eat what I collect and buy some for Christmas.

Yes - that may well be the reason. I hadn't thought of that, but you are quite right - fully ripe cucumbers do turn yellow and hard when fully ripened.

One thought would be to sow green manure, then cover it with manure and fabric later...

Fluctuating watering and weather temperatures. Hot, cold, hot, cold.

Interesting. I've harvested a few which were affected and simply cut off the black bit. The rest tasted good!! I hate waste!

I think oast houses provided some heat from a kiln at the bottom, which was then drawn up through the hops on the floors above and out of the roof which was turned so the wind drew the warm air out, this was important as the moisture was drawn from the hops and out. I've seen lavender and herbs...

Small lumpy fruit looks like Ch. JaponicaCh. Japonica is the smallest max 2m or so, then Ch. Speciosa which has medium fruit up to 3m tall, then Ch. Cathayensis is the largest up to 6m with the largest fruit too. All taste about the same. Chinese Quince can also be Peudocydonia Sinensis which...

Don’t start, now feeling decidedly green about the gills and no I have not tried any of that monster fungi.

It does look very much like Bright–line Brown-eye moth damage to the leaves, too. I've had regular attacks on my plants, nearly every year. The caterpillars are extremely good at hiding! Try vigorously shaking the plants at night - the caterpillars often fall to the ground before making their...

Wrapping a cucumber in plastic does extend their shelf-life by 60% which is why supermarkets do it. Despite the use of single-use plastic it still makes economical/environmental sense to wrap them rather than let them rot.

Your tomatoes look great, well done!If you happen to have any roses, Tomorite is also a good feed for roses, gives them a boost in between the March and July feeds.

I haven't as there haven't been any male flowers for the last 3 weeks. That could be another problem.