Edible Gardening

This is what I wrote on another thread yesterday.

no it just looks a slightly different colour.

Our posts crossed That problem at the top is sometimes because of windrock on the stalk (a physical problem) or from too much pressure against the top when picking. Conference pears are expected to be crunchy. I would have expected the skin to be slightly browner (but not much) to be ready...

Definately stealing your idea their Steve. I'd planned on building some brassica protection this winter but wasn't sure if I wanted the hoop style. I was thinking similar to the frame but doing them for each row so I could lift of to weed. But your idea is excellent

Thanks all. Don't have all this fancy kit, just see if pips brown is my method! oh and watch the b blackbirds as they soon tell you if they are tasty. I have done as Scrungee and Zigs suggests. I've picked about 1/2 as not to get frosted and left those which are on the north side of the trees...

Aha, thank you!

yep, noticed the skin was pretty hard.

Holy moly, if you have to plant in October in your zone, I should have done so a couple months ago Nah, I'm just going to follow the leader and plant on Boxing Day.

Has anyone any useful tips on how to avoid having our Cox's apples ruined by caterpillars, I presume Coddling Moth, only 4 out of about 30 were edible and this was the first time we had any apples!!! I know there are pheremone traps but I understand that they are not very effective.

I've got some Cabbage's which are still in pots (2 inches) and i found some nice looking green caterpillers yesterday

Thanks Scrungee, I would if I could use it but I don't have a computer. Can't do Internet ordering off my phone.

Hi @Sian in Belgium,I grow Autumn Bliss Raspberries, & strawberries, they are grown in joining beds with a gooseberry bush & my rhubarb. I tend not to mulch mine until the spring, an old man once told me it's better for the plant to mulch in late spring? I do the strawberries at the same...

For me Autumn is the perfect time to get the soil ready for Spring growing. I go over my bed(s) and remove all of the weeds that are growing and then I dig the ground over going about 8" deep. I try to compost as much as possible from early in the year and I add this compost to my soil, I also...

Hi Ant,Yeh I'm going to use companion planting to deter pests from detecting my crops. Got myself some nice seeds ready for next spring One issue (if I've understood this correctly) is that reusing the soil allows there to be a build up of pests and bacteria/disease in the soil. I get what...

I dont grow parsnips any more but did years ago. Got a feeling your problem is down to manure, I always sowed around late March early April and never had any bolt. My soil is pretty heavy clay. If they are bolting, I dont think you can do much about it, just hope for better luck next year

We only grew four varieties...Tumbling Tom red 7-8-8 (a little sharp, although good flavour, over 10kg from 6 plants) Gardeners delight 8-8-7 (OK, I grew up with these, but love the flavour!) Harbinger 6-8-8 Yellow pear 8-8-? (Just two plants, started early July, still cropping! But didn't...

They need eating/using up/freezing ASAP, so if thinking of growing 100's of pounds of 'Kelsae' type onions, they wont keep you in onions all year round very long.My experience is that overwintering onions wont last as long as spring planted, but the longest storing onions I've ever known...

Blue Lake are very tasty and fairly prolific. Unfortunately that's what the rabbits thought as well

I am getting my planning sheet ready for next year. I've got a project log going on in another thread, this is the garden. So i've named all the sections Starting on the left at the greenhouse and going clockwise.Greenhouse, up a bit, Bed ONE, Wall ONE, Bed TWO, Patio TWO, Wall top...

Brilliant, red star. Thank you.