Edible Gardening

It has been really warm and humid here, plus a lot of rain over the last few days. Have trimmed off affected leaves - hopefully I'm either wrong or early enough to control it :-/

Well here are a few of my pics. 1) cucumber 2) courgette 3) sweet corn 4) Pentland javelins 5) mangetout 6) beetroot 7) cherry toms 8) radish 9) broccoli 10) round carrots - onions 11) carrots - spring onionsHappy to get feedback and advice.

280 French Marigolds coming on for planting in tunnel beds

If it's only at night the temperatures are low you could cover them with some fleece or bubble wrap removing it in the morning. I made a bubble wrap tent for mine as my greenhouse is unheated.

Sad day. RIP droopy melons. The gardener who came to trim a tree and a bush said yesterday that they were over watered. Killed by kindness. Oh dear. Well I have some more which about 3 inches which need reporting and sowed my last three seeds yesterday.Wish me luck.

Happines is chasing off the local heron and finding all your golden orfe are still there and not in that menaces gut

Re growing french beans.The way I do mine is when all chance of frost has passed,probable 1 first week in June,is to draw out a trench about 6 ins wide and no more than 2 ins deep,plant 2 rows of beans into this at 6ins apart and 3ins ( like this :::: between rows,then cover over. I also scatter...

Thanks Zigs

Hi That sounds encouraging we have had a lot of wind here so hopefully it is that, the weedkiller was sprayed on a couple of years ago and it looks like it has,recovered, phewThanks for the replies and help Dave

@Lorea Congratulations. I've currently got 75% germination.

That's a really attractive flower Trunky. is it trying to be crimson, but hasn't quite made it? There are certainly crimson flowered broad beans. What about yours @Cinnamon Might be worth noting how the beans turn out/contacting the seed company?

My tumblers wilted badly when I left them outside hardening off the other day whilst at work and it turned cold. I was gutted! Thankfully they recovered overnight in the kitchen. I'm going to pot them on and out them in the greenhouse tomorrow. No signs of flowers on them yet.

Could I use empty loo roll holders? - trying to keep expenditure down.Would this work for Butternut Squash as well?

Ariadae - thanks another new site for me...they have six varieties to choose from! I've got lots of shady spots so going to try these around the place as I'm looking to grow a lot more edibles in with the ornamentals.

Well I intend on adding another raised bed, maybe two, next year. Sothe used compost used to grow pots in can be used to plant strawberry bushes or grow beetroot in a container - or is the general concensus that I shouldnt?I think I agree re the bark situation - I guess when I invest a bit...

Thanks for all the useful advice

Depends on the variety, with first and second earlies you only need to earth up 6 - 8 inches, but with a maincrop the more you earth up the more potatoes you get.Don't know if I dare post this obviously photoshopped pic of pink fir apples again? The rings were put round the plant as it...

Thanks! I've yet to plant any more out as although it's been warmer it's been raining which has meant no bed digging. I have some leek ready to be planted but might leave the others for another couple of weeks and see what the temperature is like then.

I've plenty of varieties growing this year

Thanks for the advice i have now resown outside i know its abit late but hopefully These should do better.Sent from my HTC Desire C using Tapatalk