Edible Gardening

Mine are still growing? Unless you have overwintering onions which I tend to think dont store that well and should really be eaten from now onwards. I just dry mine off in the sun in september then store in net bags in the garage overwinter. Any left around April go into an old fridge I have in...

Agree about chemicals being "nasty".....pretty much all of them are. Personally, I dont use them but research fruit suitable for my area. Still feel your best option is to try and exchange your tree Paul. It's what I would and do do

I would remove as much of the old compost that you can without damaging the roots. Loosen the roots gently as well at the base and sides. Good luck and gong forget to water.

About three months time , Braeburn is a late one.

I've got a couple of Asimina plants, both from seed, only ever had fruit on two occasions, as not being a self sterile hybrid I need to cross pollinate. In recent years both plants have flowered at different times.I know the Yanks call it Paw Paw, but to me that in not Papaya.

Tayters in bag/bins etc allegedly do better in rich soil than compost and produce a bettter flavour according to a relative and they retain water more efficiently.Beginning to agree... first time I've persisted with growing them in bags and containers. Compost dries out too fast and the raised...

I agree, but it suggests it is from an individual that has planted some seeds rather than a commercial seller. If a friend sent me a plant like that I would be very happy.If I paid money for a plant and it tuned up in that manner I'd be slightly suspicious.But then again, nothing ventured,...

Takes out every tenth tomato Had a snog with her in Venice

I started mine off in small pots then thinned them out. Once I had around 6 or so, I placed 3 into a large pot outside under a trellis and 3 next to them but in the ground. My ground transplanted ones are struggling, whereas those left in a large pot have this week given me my first handful of...

@pete glad to know, left them for a full like 40 hours and just gave them a big soak through and will see how it goes. The little pepper one seems small but healthy enough@"M" I tend to run most things past the Landlord out of courtesy but it's always a yes, im improving the property if...

Ah that'll be a daith piercing! Bless her...I know a few migraine peeps who have tried it and they get relief for a month or so then it comes back. Been rattling on my 12 tabs a day this week and I've not t had a migraine (yet) fingers crossed!!!!! Hope I've not jinxed it.

Most off the shelf tomato fertilizers dont contain much, if any, calcium.They rely on it being in the soil or in the source water. Most of these fertilizers have large amounts of P and K which makes calcium and magnesium less available respectively. The nitrogen levels in the soil should be...

Ooh! @JWK ! Now you are giving me some serious ideas for next year! I have two raised veg beds parallel to each other. Well, to be precise, one raised, and one sunken, as I haven't built the sides yet, and the horse manure has dropped about 8" below the "soil" level. I dread to think exactly...

It's an early plum tree but yes seems a little early. The rest of the plums (only 3 more) are still green. It was pot grown and I think maybe nursery conditions then the shift to my garden have put it out of kilter a little and I'm still getting the odd blossom. The one plum I picked appeared...

I have had 2 experiences of growing honeyberry especially, one is good and one is awful. The first experience was in Moscow region of Russia where we had 2 beautiful bushes of honey berries. The berries were the first berries and they were delicious. But the bushes looked marvelous even...

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I will confess that I haven't tried this particular recipe as (embarrassingly) I don't much like beetroot but have always found this website's recipes for chutneys and preserves reliable:Beetroot Chutney Recipe - Allotment Garden RecipesI would use up the vinegar too, soaking any dried fruit...

@Annemieke I see you are near Ilminster, Mr Kandys late Auntie and Uncle lived at Isle Abbots for years, not sure if you have ever been there?My husband says not. He's the clever one you see. I'm not a great traveller, and Isle Abbots has nothing to pull me there, like Taunton, or Yeovil for...

Ours are nowhere near that size - only just about getting going in fact.