Edible Gardening

I must admit the dwarf fruit trees look tempting. But the memory is still clear of that nectarine tree which I had planted few years ago, (not from Asda though) positioned it in a quite open area in the garden (that was maybe the problem) and, then, it simply wilthered away.

Courgettes and Squashes are warm weather plants and need just that, I would suggest that they need a minimum temperature of 10 degrees C.What I think has happened here though is that your seedlings where not hardened off, that is getting them used to being outdoors. Start by putting them...

Thanks John - my thinking was to put two canes made into an apex at either side, then run twine between each of the triangles and zig-zag the loganberry whip back and forth from side to side, tying it in as I went. I could also tie in the other canes that have taken from the original plant?I...

That would be good, thanks

It was both of them. He was certainly protective of what was in the garden as he guarded and looked after all the birds (chased hawks away, sat alongside any baby birds that had fallen from their nests, to keep the magpies away, until the parents - who were used to him - came for the babies)...

you are actually a genius!

Thanks for the comments. No beetles noticed. It is a raised bed and has good drainage. I will review the video.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What compost is it in (for example original seed sowing compost, or potted on into multi-purpose), and have you been feeding them?

Gently scrape some of the bark off with your thumb nail near the bottom, hopefully you will see some green, if it`s brown it`s probably dead.

5 degrees is just a guess but that would be the bare minimum of heat in the attic. I am fairly new to Horticulture and these are the first ever plants i have grown from seed i just panicked when i seen the wrinkly foliage on one since the other never went that way. If it looks fine then i will...

Hi ZigsMany thanks for the response. Yeah, bad timing on the weather!So, will it not matter that the roots will be pointing downward into the soil, rather than horizontally along a trench (like when I planted my raspberries) to help the new canes pop up?Thanks againMax

I transplant them in a raising bed outside the greenhouse which has been covered with a light fleece.

Thanks, will do.

Thank you folks, and I'd never heard of them before redwing

My concern would be, what has it already been treated with in the past.

We sent a Butternut squash off with our daughter to uni in September 2014, she still hadn't used it when she returned in May the following year, and we finally ate it in June 2015 when it was almost 1 year old.And some people complain about shops not having use by dates on their veg. because...

Thanks yeah they were mentioned in that dementia program but I wanted to grow them because they look good and seem interesting plants to grow. I enjoy growing the usual plants but I really enjoy growing unusual or different things. Thanks Nigel they look great. I'll probably try to grow them at...

Scrungee knows best:

Get 5th packet freeI can't find mention of £5 codes still being issued with each order, but they were still doing it last week. @Cannyfullpots If you want to 'borrow' a £5 code PM me and I'll PM it back, but please send me the one you receive after ordering (if still being issued).This...

The one of those that I was given relies on the lower part of the rolled newspaper being scrunched in to form a base to the 'pot' rendering unsuitable for sowing parsnips in, unlike cardboard tubes which are open at the base allowing the root to grow out.