Edible Gardening

I agree with pete, it sounds like blossom end rot. Blossom end rot Dark blotches on the ends of aubergine, tomato and pepper are alarming, but do not mean the end of the crop. This is called blossom end rot and is caused by lack of calcium in the fruits. By making minor adjustments in...

I will leave the leaves on untill about February then get rid of all the dead leaves and all the weeds.Which is what I did last year.

We had a cold spring believe me. As I understand it, its not reliable in the UK which is why its not grown commercially here. As far as I know.That's not to say its impossible, just not totally reliable.

Hiya I've harvested a lot of my peas and in about half of the pods the occasional pea has a tiny larvae of what I am guessing is pea codling moth. I've been going through the peas inspecting every one - which is obviously a real pain! But I wondered, should I actually being binning the whole...

Thanks Burnie

A guy on my allotment swears by putting willow in his compost bin - guess for the asprin ! Very interesting !

Thanks John, great info about Premier seeds. Never considered ebay.

I would suggest enviromesh or veggiemesh, more expensive but longer lasting AND would protect from aphids.

Got Blight on my Tomatoes yesterday.There have been no warnings in my postcode area since May. There was in the next postcode area a month ago, maybe it has taken that long for the blight to take effect?

Hi,any ideas on what has attacked my Victoria plum tree,it's also riddled with greenfly but I have no idea what this black stuff is it did flower but there are no signs of fruit, thanks xSent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

But then again in pic two it does appear to have courgette and potato encroaching on it.

@ChilliPepper You are right that the soft neck store better but they just don't do well for me in Paignton. Grew them successfully in Essex. The hardneck are more productive for me and when they begin to sprout around Christmas I peel and freeze them. I plant my garlic in November about a...

Many varieties of chard are actually not chard at all, but leaf beet, basically the same plant as beetroot but cultivated for its leaves rather than its roots.Beet leafs are extraordinarily good for you. Their high potassium level is excellent for regulating heart rate, and something in there...

A late frost might have got to them Plenty of cherries down here.

I think it needs more compost in as after watching youtube, I can see that the root ball is exposed.The only garden area I have floods constantly, and even when it's been warm and dry for a period of time, the ground is still very wet and boggy.When would it be advisable to transplant if I...

I agree with John, almost definitely scorched. As a point of reference, once my indoor tomatoes get going, I leave the door open all the time, unless it's forecast to drop below 10c at night.

Thank you both!We do have longer summers (start sooner and finish later), so...Yesterday evening I soaked the bed, and will do so again tonight (high of 31 degrees yesterday, and today will probably be 34), and I will pop a few new seeds in the now-moist soil.

Thanks. I will have a look to see if I can spot any caterpillars on them. I need to spray something on the plants quick as the leaves are starting to look like net curtains.

Should keep cropping as long as you pick them off, it'll give up if it thinks its set seed.Might need a liquid feed though

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