Edible Gardening

Hi Williebee,thats a good support ,that's how I used to grow mine when I was bit of a showman.What I did was left it in the same place for a number of year and every winter dug out a trench the length and width then put all my waist into the trench(any thing that would rot down)over the winter...

CluelessIn USA almost all landowners of decent sized tracts of land lease out the hunting rights to individuals or clubs, usually this is about the amount of real estate tax. (in USA all land pays a tax based on the property value to the county. This pays for local government, schools,...

I think mines about to bolt...live n learn ,i shall sow more

We cropped ours for just a few weeks in Year 2 - rather than a couple of months, as we do now its established. The less you take the more the plants will establish ... so apart from having a taster-tester-meal you might want to just leave them be until next year ?

There are solutions to this problem.Firstly, you can buy ready made self watering containers. I've never tried them myself, but I like the concept. Basically they have a reservoir of water in the bottom, and the soil is held just above this such that it draws water up from the reservoir by...

@clueless1, Cluey, we love coriander and I'm up for trying it next to the tumtum tree* as you suggest, as larger quantities would not go unused in my kitchen. More seeds are in the packet; well-rotted horse manure is to be had, just up the road a piece. How long to leave manure down before...

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Thank you thank you! I do need to stake them as I thought I killed one by putting it in the greenhouse yesterday it drooped but miraculously sorted itself out after a day in the sun. They're too tall for the shelves in my greenhouse, I'm going to have to dismantle the top one haha

Nearly a year on and I'm still not having much luck.I've down on my little veg patch in my garden this year spring onions and some carrots.Eventually a few seedlings popped up and I began putting slug pellets down every week. Yet still my carrot seedlings have all disappeared (I suspect...

Do you know what rootstock it is on? Might be a dwarfing rootstock better suited to container growing than "field" ...I wish Lidl et al didn't flog Apples - makes people make a snap decision without considering the longer term - which requires right rootstock, a pollination partner (different...

Thanks. No earthing up for you then? I think I'll try a few in pots in the greenhouse now and a few straight into the soil next month and see how I get on. Thanks for your help :-)

Thankyou for reminding me, I need to put out 6 seeds of a bush green bean. I have yellow wax bush beans about a foot tall, and yard long climbing beans six inches tall (my favorite, do very well in this hot climate and will fruit till October) so for succession I should start a couple more of...

I've told you a hundred million times not to exaggerate But you are correct, everything just seems to be blooming at the moment, just hope that I haven't upset the God of gardening by saying that

Thanks, I'm reading it now and will follow it. Good luck!Much obliged Nick, I'll message you now and let you know what I have going spare, if anything takes your interest we can swap :-)Yeah, I came to the same conclusion myself. Esp not having a greenhouse, I don't have the time and...

My asparagus are messing me about - playing dead but still there. I have a hope they may have a next flush

It goes against conventional advice, but I'd leave them on. Then you'll get some fruit instead of no fruit. By the end of the year you'll have probably 5 times as many plants for next year anyway.My dad adopted this strategy with about a dozen young plants he bought about 5 years ago. Now...

am I correct in thinking Rhododendrons need acidic soil ? if so I think were acid the local woods are full of them - but I best get a kit and check

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Mine is a Madeleine Sylvaner, I suspect this is a wine grape not a dessert grape. It produces quite a few bunches but the grapes stay small and often split as though watering is an issue. The flavour is good although they are very seedy. Also, it is inclined to get a bit of powdery mildew late...

So long as the bottom growth is above the "graft" then just cut off the top dead bit and encourage the bottom growth.Apple trees grow quickly when they are young, so it should replace the damaged part, and a fair bit more, before the summer is out. (Provided it isn't on a dwarf rooting stock,...