Edible Gardening

Don't be in a rush to sow early in the year - warm soil makes a big difference to germination.That's a pretty much a given for home grown sweetcorn (make sure you don't pick it until the pan of water is on the stove, and boiling, it loses it sweetness if you "store" it).But its a...

Thank you! All very useful advice :-)The plants we inherited have been so prolific I would hate to damage them!

Good evening Sheal and thank you my friend,much appreciated as always

Your Cut & Paste so much easier to understand than the original

I didn't notice it amongst the Wyevale 50p seed sale.

I have grown them in the past and found them sensitive to cold at the end of the season and formed the opinion it was that as much as allowing the pods to stay on that stopped them producing. However, I'm rubbish at growing French beans, they are right temperamental things.I think borlottis...

Shhhh!! You mustn't say it out loud as they may hear!

I think they were 1st earlies

Nice one Dave W...Isn't it just a good feeling seeing that you have just grown those

Sorry, nearly fell into a song there

I grew Maris Bard potatoes last year Jenny and got a good harvest from them,My father grew them this year and also got a good harvest from them..I sure do Recommend this variety

I grew first earlys Pentland Javelin potatoes this year and got a good harvest from them..as for strawberries Elsanta is a good cropper to try in containers

Neah, you want the copper on the outside of your tomatoes, not the inside!

Very interesting adam, it's not a variety I've grown before and I like the sound of it. I think your one odd plant is a throwback, that's the trouble with heritage plants as they are not maintained by a breeder any more they will be variable, so you get a few that are different each year,...

The rot spread and the top started to wilt. I hacked the plant down at the weekend and rescued the large tomatoes. the rest went straight into the green bin. No signs of the same thing on any other plants. Yet.

Amazing really, what a bag of chicken moo poo can do for the palette.

Can you not smoke them to death without killing the cues? That looks like the cold frame u built onto your house? You could open it to the heavens and wash away their sins?

Good evening Rosietutu Yes it is called June drop but it happens in August as for not keeping well that's not a problem as they will not be on the tree long,its apple and rhubarb pie for themIts a mid-season apple,ready to cook September,leave it until October and its ready to eat from the...

Probably not ripe yet, my onion seeds are still green in the pods (look the same as your leeks)