Edible Gardening

Thanks, Spruce. At the closest, they are about fifteen yards from my garden. Thankfully none of us is allergic, although my grandson does come up in blotches if bitten by midges. So far he hasn't been stung and stays away from that part of the property - more with the intention of avoiding...

Depends if any other varieties of peas are growing nearby silu. Peas readily cross-pollinate so if you or your neighbours are growing other types I wouldn't bother keeping them as they won't come true.

My first year too.

Should be according to this

I'd say cold/wind. Most of mine have had some plastic sheets around them to keep out the cold, they are starting to climb the strings. The ones without any protection are just sitting there shivering.

I'm not sure when you harvest the flowers for cooking, but you do need to leave the male flowers to pollinate the female ones. They usually open early in the day and are often wilted by the evening.

I got one from a large well know garden centre. Everything I have had from there has been great but the pink lemonade variety faded away. No growth - looked very sad.

Reminds me of when I grew some. Only realised there were caterpillars when I was tucking in A bit late now, but the best thing is to prevent in the first place by using fine mesh netting.

I've been using Stevia for about 20 years, before the ban, during the ban (I helped get it removed) and since the ban. The best make that I've found is 'Stevia Extract' made by Vitacost and comes in liquid form in 4oz dropper bottles. The unadulterated version is not sold over here and and I...

Ok - would butternut squash prefer to be in the plastic grow home?I ordered a min - max temp gauge which arrived on Wednesday - havent done anything with it yet. STUPID QUESTION - but what am i looking/tracking for?The doors have been closed as we have had some really high winds. In fact I...

Birds just tend to pull them out the holes, tossing them to one side to die. Rabbits munch chunks out of them, down to ground level.

Everything is now in the ground...if the parsnips grow I'd do them again like this - maybe the heat in the polytunnel help with germination. I'll not be bothering with swedes or turnips but I might do the beetroots again. Definitely for cabbage and kale they made excellent wee plants. Next I'm...

I agree, It is either lacking something or doesn't like where it is.I think I will re-pot in fresh compost and feed, then put it further up the garden where there is more sun. I also took a couple of cuttings and put them in water, just in case.

hi all, just wondered what to do about some of my strawberry plants; they have been really sturdy and produced a moderate amount of fruit for quite a few years now. ive managed to plant creepers from them, and this year have around 35-40 plants all flowering and producing fruit. However, one or...

I only got this wee apple sapling 2 wks ago - bought as "pre-bonsai" & looked very healthy in the photo prior to buying. Originally in a tiny bonsai pot, I just repotted it into a slightly larger one a few days back. But pretty much from the minute I got it, it started developing brown areas...

This was the one

The slug stuff was Slugs Be Gone I think - we got it from the local garden centre. I only use it on flowers as it can't be used on or around fruit, veg etc. it gets rid of slugs, snails and their eggs that are hidden beneath the surface of the soil. I think Neudorff Sluggo Slug and Snail...

Each year I plant 2 new rows on my plot,18 plants in total,Then at the end of the season I dig up 2 rows of 4 year old plants.I look for a good runners on my 1 year old rows and take about 10 runners all the rest are cut back to the mother plant,the rest of the runners that I want come from my...

I think it's some sort of peziza cup fungus, nothing to worry about.

I'll have to try that one... Thanks for the info.