Edible Gardening

I cheated & purchased some garlic at the supermarket. I took one bulb & broke it up then planted it. This is only my third time trying to grow garlic. I dug in plenty of pig poop a week before planting. And didn't plant them too deep. They've now been in for around six months & OMG! They look...

That's interesting to know, i will try that. Thanks Clueless

Don't scold them, it's not their fault they're past their use by date.

Looking at your slatted storage, it appeared to be ideal for trying upside down storage. I thought it might be interesting to try both orientations for comparison.

Whenever I've bought stuff from the local hydroponics shop, I'm sure the dodgy looking guy running the place grins whenever I mention it's for growing chillies, tomatoes, herb basil, etc. Mrs Scrungee thinks it's so seedy in there, she waits in the car outside.

Only joshing, I was halfway thru a bottle

Without fail, the Brits who come over here in December are amazed at the 'oranges' hanging on trees in peoples' gardens. They are pretty spectacular when there's not much other colour about. I planted a variety that is supposed to have non-astringent fruit. It had it's first flowers this spring...

Thanks Jenny - I will leave him be tomorrow, and re-do again on Saturday morning when I have daylight on my side.

Hi all I just came across this article about maple leaves which apparently they are eaten in Japan. Is there any other leaf that could be edible cooked in the same way do you reckon? article:

I put my Lemon tree in a frost free greenhouse. (heated to 5ºC over winter intended for my Fuchsias).Trevor

Update, my Leeks, although they aren't going to be nice and thick, have survived the caterpillar attack and apart from one in the middle which looks more like Pampas, don't look too bad now.

I seem to have grown the largest tomato once again but I'm a bit of a cheat, the seed of the variety I use is not available in the UK, although seed for the world record variety (Delicious) is apparently.I am going to try to find out if it's feasible to export the seed I use to the UK.

Browsing on a wet Sunday afternoon, as you do, I came across this:Wonder if they've done a taste test?

A bit of toast and a sock! I can thank my son for that.

My thoughts precisely

@"M" sorry not a clue what variety it is ? Thanks all for the help and advice , I will pass this on to my brother and hopefully we will be enjoying nice fat juicy figs next year !

sounds great pots will be fine but add a couple of inches of compost with sand and firm down so when the cutting goes in it has a good base to sit in , remember to leave alone once all planted up till next Autumn to plant out, no nosing to see how the roots are getting on , poly tunnel will be...

pity you cant train on to a fence or a wall

Thanks to all. I was, however, looking for two types - the best to plant early and harvest early and the best to plant late and harvest the next year. I've always grown Musselburgh so I think that I'll grow those for late and over-wintering into the next year, and King Richard, which,...

Checked in the cold frame, peas are starting to pod up, but the caterpillars have stripped all the mizuna and the land cress Got some more on the go on the main plot, but thought it would have been handy to have some undercover.