Edible Gardening

I have read that commercial growers often turn on a water spray if frost is coming, with the science being that as water traps a lot of heat, it prevents any sudden change of temperature. As for the frost magnifying the sun, possible, but the explanation I read was that the sudden change in...

Thanks @Lolimac - I will need to go and get more sand at the weekend then. Need to get the carrot sowing started or I will end up with nowt again!

I don't think so, no.

'Inbreeding depression' is the term you need to Google to get the minimum number of plants to set seed to ensure healthy seeds.

Hiya Jenny!! I just wanted to let you know that the seeds arrived this morning....thanks again.

Ah, well if the 1cm netting will be sufficient, I have that already (and can easily get more); I'm thinking a couple of half barrels each for brussels and kale (I have 14 half barrels total), then three half barrels for carrots with 6 of the front 7 being dedicated to lettuce, spring onions and...

In Southern hot climates strawberries are grown as an annual, The dry rooted plants go in and six months later are plowed in for the next crop. I think you could do this by adjusting light length to fool them - and harvesting runners for the next set of plants. Make them think they are in...

I've never grown them before, and planted mine end of October. Like yours they are looking really healthy an covered in flowers.Rusty

I need to do a fruit cage its just the price of netting stopping me. I have plenty of debris netting but it wont let the bees through

I dilute to the colour of weak tea, and put Comfrey Tea on things that are fruiting - Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Melons, Peppers and Aubergines in my case.

I have some plastic sheeting, white one side and black t'other. Cheers, Tony.

Not my picture I'm afraid Madahhilia . I robbed it off of pinterest. You could always use water saving crystals to aid the watering. I was going to try this but alas I think I would rather grow them in a pallet and grow some cut and come again salad leaves in the short bit of gutter I have.

Sheeple find them convenient I expect

Same with blackberries - bend down a stem and bury it - another plant in no time. Here our native blackberries are ground cover that is sparse and usually will not get over a foot and a half tall, not too thick. It is a viney, incredibly spiny thing. The berries are not very sweet or large,...

Typical woman ... blame the man!Us men need no such excuse - "Couldn't afford not to have it" does for us

Starting the small purple potatoes in pots a couple months ago. I did not sprout them first, just a bag of them from the market - they are not seed potatoes. I then fill the pot as they grow and now they are above the pot rim.The soil is 3 parts composted oak leaves (I compost 3000 lbs a...

Touche Kristen!Steve...

Scrungee.....W still have imperial measurements here but decimal money with our own version of the English pound.....just to make it more confusing!

For anybody that may be interested, I received a reply to an email that was sent to me by Mr Chris Margrave, the Head Gardener at Clumber Park's Walled Kitchen Garden. This gentleman is certainly in the know where rhubarb is...

I don't know a lot about it but I have read:1. Liming the hole as you plant into it provides some useful protection against Club Root 2. First grow the plants on as long as you can in pots. 3. Grow a Club Resistant varietyVery contagious, and lots of weeds in the Brassica family to cause it...