Edible Gardening

No its on my allotment. I've grown it vertically this year to get maximum extension, during the winter I'll cut it back by at least half and put it horizontally.

I leave mine on the plant because the meeces don't like climbing chicken wire

I'm all for experimenting with growing stuff from your own seeds, but cost? I got my tomato seeds for next year(all Suttons) from the Dobbies end of season half price sale for around a pound a packet. Takes away the risk of expending a whole growing season and ending up with an inferior crop,...

That's the best news I've heard in a long time since Ziggy agreed it was his round!!. We're all really glad to hear things are better for you both and you're back in the GC Gang.I thought you were using it to roost the Chicken in??

Your fruits can ripen of the plant, I have done this in the past by leaving them in a cold greenhouse once harvested, so anywhere protected but in sunlight.As John says you could still get more fruit growing yet, but the season is knocking on now.Butternut squash are more fickle and can take...

Just got my first Blighwatch email of this season, even though I've already had blight in my garden. Better late than never.

Managed to try some last night not bad seeds ordered ☺☺☺

I'd not cut the male flowers off, as they release pollen over the space of a week or more, if you cut them off I have a feeling the pollen production will stop almost immediately. So any of the females that are not ready for fertilisation will miss out.

Thanks. The smaller one I found between the pots, so that one wasn't picked and was probably there for a few days.The greeny bit isn't too hard - I've eaten both with no problems, very tasty!

Richard, good idea using a hammer to straighten your cucs

Burnie, Do you ever get the feeling you are talking to yourself?

I sowed some Early Nantes the other week, but it depends where you are. Slugs would be a problem when trying to overwinter them.

I have no idea what kind of raspberries I have, but they are on their second cropping of the year.

You probably won't bother growing them next year then

Thank you, thank you, thank you. It's the small victories that make gardening that little bit more pleasurable.The Brassica Trinity! Craig1987, please post some pictures of it.I am especially eager to see how your broccoli turned out as we have problems with the heads not forming properly.

Awww they look reli nice I'm growing some first time can't wait to put thm in a crumble do u only have one plant

Hi Max I have the same problem regarding some flowering, too dry perhaps, oh I don't know

Hello Ryan11112, The most likely explanation is that it needs another pear tree nearby to pollinate the flowers. Here's a link to the RHS site where all is explained!

I have recently eaten avocado in a salad made with quinoa (dark and light), cashew nuts, rocket salad, dark beans and salmon...it is not a taste or a texture that I like particularly, but I don't mind eating it on the light of the fact that it is healthy.

Shirley are F1 hybrids so will not grow true if grown from saved seeds.Non-F1 seeds are easy to save, some people just dry off seeds, but the 'recommended' method is to squirt seeds from ripe fruit into some water and let them ferment for a few days, then rinse/strain to remove crud and dry. I...