Edible Gardening

When you have potted up the Mulberry in the barrel, use the 30litre pot with handles...to grow spuds in..Steve...

I didn't notice this until it was too late, they went cheap but I do already have 2 of these and don't think I'd fit 3 more in, what with my mulberry just arriving too

I put pots of lettuce seed in propagators to germinate, then get them out ASAP before they grow spindly and drawn, sowing the seeds thinly helps avoid that, then transplanting to cell trays and moving somewhere cool and well lit.I think I mentioned above about failing growing them under warm...

Thanks for the swift response pete. I'm on the south Devon coast and things are starting to warm up down here already. We may, of course, get some frosts this year but they are usually mild and infrequent.I grow my potatoes in bags on the paths and patio as I've no other space for them. I...

How about one of these? I had a box many years ago and had mushrooms for ages. It was fun. I don't see why you couldn't spread the mix under turf in the late summer and harvest the mushrooms in the autumn.Mushroom Windowsill Kit - White Button at Suttons Seeds

yes but harder to dig up and more prone to snapping plus in the winter months when I want mine they and me are covered in mud

New Thread HereTHE CHILLIES THREAD 2018

I have never heard of trimming strawberry plants, but I have trimmed raspberries at times if I have move them or like last season when I planted new bare root plants.Raspberries are very vigorous and I trim their roots to fit in a reasonable size planting hole.Steve...

@Webmaster Every single previous UK supplier of Kondor seed potatoes have now either removed them from their lists of varieties they hope to have for 2018, or confirmed that they are unable to source them.EDIT: The breeder rights expired in 2014, this could mean nobody will put the investment...

Batches, my friend; batches Thank you. I tried a version of that one year with a fuchsia in a pot (to prevent slugs); I smeared the rim with a thick layer of Vaseline. Never knew whether it really worked or not, but moving the pot when I'd forgotten it was there was a right mucky...

Last parsnip left in the garden and a few sprouts too, roll on next year.

If making use of cloches, small tunnels, fleece, weed suppressant/soil warming membranes, bird/butterfly ñetting, etc., it can be advantageous to plan your raised bed sizes around the sizes of products/materials available.

Thats about the same age as my rhubarb patch, and I've no idea of the variety either. At a guess, it would be "Victoria." It certainly has the characteristics of that one.Perhaps things are different here, but "Timperly Early" is regarded as having poor taste and poor harvest. Theres a variety...

Can't say for the rest of the UK @pete but as far as I'm concerned regarding"what's going on??" it's called winter in Scotland.

Lori,When you dig that sprout plant up, it's roots will help you.I was told by a gardener on our allotment site that their roots can go down to 2 feet, this ties in with what Freddy said about spacing, so 2 feet down and 2 feet between plants. The old timers had it right with double digging,...

Agree I spent a considerable amount of my life being competitive on the sports field and now find it completely non stressful and fun to grow my own veg non competitively. If they look good well that's a bonus, but there is absolutely no disputing that my veg tastes vastly better than shop...

Agree with the Kelsae but for tomato I prefer steak sandwich

Hi All Thanks for the replies, I see so there are 2 problems blight and wireworm larvae. Bee Happy. Not quite enough meet there for meThanks again all of you

Thanks for the link @noisette47 .

What is a potimarron?