Edible Gardening

Oh. Sorry to hear that. Hope this warmer weather is easing the pain. Take care.

My bit never flowered, it just grew leaves. Its more out of interest, rather than like to get anything really practical out of it.

When we use grey water like that we pour it through a kitchen sieve first, if there are any food bits in it. They would attract unwanteds to your area.

I would ask for suggestion directly to the locals / this is a site from Philippines which is not far from Thailand and they may have an idea

And me, but when I notice the first cloves starting to go soft I'll then freeze whole cloves [1] plus chop some up and mix with butter to freeze in clingfilm wrapped portions which enables them to be used both for cooking and in making Garlic Bread.[1] Normally use a press on fresh cloves,...

Superstar - thank you I didn't think about how the flowers fertilise themselves. Most of the plants have flowers or buds on now, so I'll give them a little wobble before I water them.

That's a double serving of veg on some of the plates I've seen dished up on Masterchef!Give yourself a pat on the back, you're nearly there

I use tomato feed (something high in potassium 'K') for plants that produce flowers/fruit - tomatoes and cucumbers. There are lots of makes: Tomorite, Phostrogen Tomato - I use Chempak once a week.On potatoes and root crops I'm using Miraclegro as a liquid feed every week.On my allotment I'm...

Cheers no I am growing cherry toms. Ta

Hope so

Thanks Sian

Thanks for that, made me feel better Will try to post pics tomorrow, if the rain stops x thanks again, love you lot xxxx

To hell with the tennis I'll have a big helping of the strawberries please. Great crop well done.

Wow, beautiful specimens, only grew them once myself. Tried for 3 years after that, I think it was beginners luck Don't bother with brassicas now, they don't like me

Thanks for your replies, I have planted quite a few, and the rest im also going to sow indoors. If I have too many I may give them away if I can find someone who'll have them.

I have found tooth marks on both beetroot and parsnips, in previous years,generally the autumn and blamed badgers or squirrels. The beetroot seems to be too hard for them and parsnip they just don't like the taste as it's only ever been one or two with tooth marks.

Thanks - good link.

Thanks both, my wigwams are duly up and seedlings planted. As per I have put some stones in the bottom of the pots and added a fair dose of well rotted manure to the growing medium. Now all I need to do is wait. My longest canes are 6ft so the beans will have to get topped at just under that...

Thanks for the update

Thanks for that info Beckie good to knowAs with the ants if you see a trail and put a line of peppermint essential oils on the floor its quite funny watching them back track, they absolutely hate it.Another one you may be interested in is for Alphids, they hate Lavender and eucalyptus and...