Edible Gardening

Wonder who WOO? (I'd better bring a take away for dinner with them) :D

Pick them and eat them? :D

Well, they are easy to come by so you can afford to take a few chances with them. I think I've got some growing near a N facing fence with overhanging shrubs but I can't swear that they don't get some dappled light.

Maybe too little light as well - if I was to sow it now, or even end of March or so, it would have a cover [ie in a basic propagator] and grown on for quite a while. The lack of light is a bigger problem here than further south though. Hope another, later sowing will take. I used to leave a...

Wild raspberries are very tasty if small, but the plants are almost as bad as Bindweed or ground elder for spreading. We have been trying to eradicate then from part of our garden for the last 14 years without total success. They really do spread far and wide by underground running woody roots....

Just as ONE example of the risk from ONE common species that has been known to be mis-identified, check out this:Amanita Phalloides, aka Death Cap, grows on land rich in animal poo. I believe (but am not certain) that it grows on my land.I am certain of one thing though. 99% sure is not...

I could try that with some Lancashire crumbly, a bit like Feta for people born north of Crewe! Thank you!

That's good news for me as I wont be holidaying where that pic above was taken until the end of the month.

Hell Ziggy he's 95% metal now a bit more won't hurt

Its probably clear, but just in case ... Blackberry will produce suckers. These should be trained in such a way that they are "not in the way" of fruit picking. After fruit picking cut off the canes that have borne fruit, and retrain (if necessary) this-year's new suckers into the position...

That's how it is round here, you have to get to know the very early bramble patches and work your way to the late ones, finishing with those that produce to end of October, giving three months of pickings. Will sort out my wine recipe.

We got some white strawberries from Jekka's a couple of years ago. They're sort of half way between wild ones and cultivated ones in size, and with a honey-ish flavour all of their own. They have taken over the bed they're in. Out competing dandelions (almost)! They're worth a try if you...

Yeah, may is traditionally the sowign time, but they'll be ready by September perhaps? but will "stand" over winter. Personally I think they come-ready far too early, for me Swede is a winter veg, and I don't want to be eating it until the Frosts get here ...

I'd not seen that b4 Andy. Good. John

Ok that works for me as well :-)

To Heat or not to heat "greenhouse"Evening all, As i said when i asked to become a member "i live to garden and enjoy the country life style, Well today we had visitors and the husband just cant understand anyone who gardens to feed from or gardens for the flower/shrub sights & smells. As i...

I've put them in a sunnier spot, but there's nothing I can do about the weather lol

What sort of spacing should peas and broad beans be planted out at?

If you don't have the room to grow potatoes then don't, there are lots of other veg that are best straight out of the garden, if it is just the cost then you will eat healthier with home grown. It is amazing that potatoes are still the same price they were 25 years ago, in fact when the weather...

hallo pete and victoria ----- yes am in hungary, winters can be hard to -15 but that hasnt happened for a few years now, usually down to about -5 for a week or two and some snow ---- so thats where i went wrong: i thought the new shoots bring the fruit so i deliberately cut them back, what a...