Edible Gardening

Hi John, thanks for your reply.I use both hydroponics and soil. I can't tell the difference in taste but the crop size is better with the hydroponics. I don't get splitting of the tomatoes with hydro (usually attributed to uneven watering). The nutrient solution is topped up as necessary and...

How deep are they, going by the photo it's difficult to see but maybe planted too shallow.

You'll know when you taste the first fruit

Looks more like a dock leaf to me anyway.

do you have a strawberry plant bottom right ?its the watering as you have mentioned , downside of them not growing evenly it stresses the plant out and you may have more that want to flower in the summer ..if they do just nip the bud off .Also I would use a water based feed that has quick...

I would definitely give them more room to grow. Those pots look tiny compared to the plant.Additionally it helps during summer as bigger pots can store more moisture for your plants. You don't have to water them daily that way.

Thanks for your advise, I decided to plant half of the seedlings a bit deeper and half in the same depth. Both versions have been successful Next question : What do I do with the flowers? I'm a cucumber newbie and can't decide if these should be removed, left alone, or hand pollinated now that...

Just stock up with matches, Tinks It really does work!

You're right, the past few springs have been quite warm and balmy! Not quite the same this year, sunny days followed by pretty chilly nights. Down to -1 some nights this week. Hoping this frosty spell will pass soon, but we are still pretty early in the year yet

A weak feed might help but I think it has more to do with amount of daylight. They pick up quickly from now on.Without lights I don't think sowing earlier would make much difference.

Thanks again - I’ve heard of people spraying with diluted milk, so I’ll give that a go rather than a chemical.It’s hard to say whether the spores did any damage; as soon as I spotted them (the house was rented out so they could have been there for months) I just cut every shoot or small limb...

Setting out all the pallets of blocks and sand out yesterday save a bit of time today.I also had a bit of good luck as today my sister took pity on me with the size of the area I was sorting, and after her workout yesterday on the compactor, she decided I needed a hand, she was a big help...

Wow this looks really neat and tidy. I wish my growing plot would look like that...But to be honest, for me it already looks awesome enough. Maybe mix a little compost into the soil, but I would already start with some like radishes.During the end of year I always take the dried up...

Cool, I'll give that a go. Ironically this is the first house (out of 5) where the garden isn't full of clay! I can try something similar with my loamy soil though.Re the strawberries, I was planning on wild (alpine) strawberries, so there's not such an issue with larger bits of fruit getting...

@Black Dog Really intirgued by the choke berries. I've got a friend who loves to turn whatever he can into jam, and these might be a real winner for that. Plus..those bright orange leaves are so attractive. The only problem is that I may have some cross plot neighbours for drawing in the birds ...

This is part of the rhubarb patch, at the beginning of the week, so I may be able to pull some in a week or two's time I need to weed it and compost.

Everyone has their own way of growing potatoes.I prefer the all-in-one-go approach so no adding compost layer by layer.Here are tidbits that you might find useful for growing main crop potatoes:- Each eye on a chitted potato is cable of forming one plant; - Each plant produces on...

Your welcome

If it's a new rhubarb then better just leave it alone for a year and it will double its Harvest in the upcoming one.If it's an old and established obey there is no harm in digging it up, cutting it in half and replanting it in a new spot (and then letting it grow uninterrupted for two years)

I only ever grew these once and if I remember correctly they are pretty unstable plants even when planted out and full grown. Seem to remember them getting blown over very easily. I'd be careful about burying the stems too deep, maybe some support would be a better idea.