Edible Gardening

When Iwas working the farm on the estate used to gow wheat for flour one year it got weevils the silo had to go for animal feed so storage could be a problem

hi folks, I've got a thornless blackberry growing in a pot on my balcony and dreams of eating delicious fresh fruit from a plant which has taken over the whole building. But no, lovely new growth in the spring was soon knobbled by what appears to be a tiny tiny white moth, the leaves are...

I have one of these on one of my plants just now too!

Apart from yours being in a raised planter I stopped growing Dwarf French Beans 'coz it made my back ache picking them! We grow Climbing French, from which we get a flat bean that the family likes (a bit like a runner bean, but not so coarse, so more like a French Bean in that regard) and also...

That's a bore Bloke had a bog brush on the end of an industrial stirrer - sort of thing that plasterers use - and put some spuds in a bucket, sprayed water on with a regular hose & attachment, and they were beautifully peeled in about 10 seconds flat, then tipped into a pan ready to put on the...

Effy66, you still have not said what size your tomatoes actually get to. Maybe they are perfectly normal, you wouldn't expect those varieties to be big beefsteak size. In any case, if they taste good and you get plenty to eat, does it actually matter what size they are?

Swapsies?

I'm just imagining being snogged by a slug with onion breath. Ah, happy days!

I thought it could have possibly been a variety that needed planting in Autumn?Going through the cold of winter before really making a move. Which in effect was what it did.

Probably not often enough. If growing in containers them once a day more likely and, if it pots in a greenhouse, then probably twice a day in hot weather.

I.figured it out last night when I inspected a leaf close enough for it to split 10 maggots out like a crazy spaghetti factory. Little suckers got slung and the rest got pressed a'tween finger and thumb once I discovered their weakness. They have booger all leaves really, now. Hopes up. I think...

Maybe the conditions are too humid. More air in the greenhouse might sort out the fruit problem also, along with good watering.

I wont,thanks colne planted them today I will get one

I pointed out those stupid garlic in pots to Mrs Scrungee (when we were last at our nearest GCG about 5 weeks ago) as a ridiculous idea/waste of money. Far too late to plant, they wont produce bulbs this year, only 'rounds' (a swollen, round, undivided clove that hasn't bulbed up) which will...

Thanks Pete

With lack of pollinators Apples tend to go biennial (no idea why that would be, either Pollen works, or not? ). I think this is especially true of "Self pollinators" and personally I think it would be better if they were not sold like that. Apples (well, most/all?? fruit trees) pollinate...

Yes, that looks like a fine way to spend a day. I'm only there for two full days, so stuff the castles and vineyards, and I'll go to this festival one day and the tomato festival the other. Thank you.

Must be good for Butterflies I guessNo poisonous Crucifers as far as I know

It's almost July, so harvest dates below are based on 1st July planting.First earlies 10-12 weeks from planting to maturity. Harvest mid to late September. Second earlies about 16 weeks. Harvest end October. Maincrop 18-20 weeks. Harvest mid to late November.Although I have put harvest...

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