Edible Gardening

What sort are they, Conference or Comice? I've only stored (not quite ripe) Conference pears and used shallow cardboard fruit boxes with the polystyrene inlays with pear shaped depressions that supermarkets/market traders get their pears in.If you have a bumper crop and far too many for...

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Thanks everyone I'm determined to get some good veg growing in the next year

Thanks Kristen, I'll leave them till we get back and keep fingers crossed for no frost.

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Definitely edible I've grown it for several years and find it keeps fairly well ( into the New Year). I use it in risottos (walnut and stilton) and vegetable stews.

Is there any benefit by takeing the crown out of sprouts i have heard that it helps the buttons to swell any ideas cheers all mick

As Loofah said, however if it is in a container that might need some pampering over winter. In the soil you can just leave it be.If it is being trained on wires it would need Summer pruning (Now!) and if not then Winter pruning:

Cheers.

As you have other chilli plants I'd be inclined to get rid of the plant and spray your other plants with a detergent solution - after taking them outside (I'm guessing they are under cover).Before using the detergent solution just give them a light hosing down after checking them carefully...

I love both nettle and comfray last year I transplanted some lettuce and I was sulking like mad then I have a good nettle tea and within a day they was up all healthy and green now I use them all the time pumpkins love them too

The book arrived and it's very good. I think I'll forget about the Damson, I've heard from a friend that they're only good for jams. I may just get three trees or maybe another Apple.Had a rethink on the columnar tree for Apples as well, I want M26s now.

Thanks for the input. I think what I'll do next year is try different varieties as well as use a different fertiliser.

I'm glad you like it Zigs. I haven't got any this year, the plants died before the fruit got beyond the size of a 50P piece.

Blight is all too often mistaken for an early frost at this time of year.

The gala is about 5ft, both are planted in my lawn and were in the lawn at my friend's house (her soil is heavy clay compared to my light sandy). She did prune them viciously, she told me this was to keep them tiny so her son could pick apples whenever he fanced one. The trunks are both about...

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James Grieves An old tree which we inherited. Gave it a small trim last year, this year it has to done quite a bit more. A lot of branches crossed over etc.

Good luck, Sue!

That's where I am at with the ones that I have grown Onions:Ailsa Craig Befordshire Champion Kalmat (F1) Sweet Spanish Yellowand the Garlic:Purple Wight Carcasson Wight Vayo Sultop Solent WightAlso intended to plantExtra Early Purple Wight Early Purple Wightbut didn't manage to...