Edible Gardening

Love that word "emplumpenising" ! @Adam I

Got some large beetroot, some daikon radish and some leeks. Planted field beans in a bed for green manure mainly. Although if they survive and I get a crop it'll be a bonus. Autumn mustards are producing well too.

The last row of Sarpo Mira lifted today.

Depends on the time of year and how big the plants are but sold these at £10 for three. They still have plenty of chillies on them and are still flowering. We didn't plant these ones but they self seeded in the propagator. When the propagator gets full with plants they drop some chillies in...

Yes, it is worth the effort and I had a lot of fun doing it.

Hi allonions , shallots , garlic arrived this week , I tidied the vegi beds and top dressed with the old tomato compost ..all planted I have decided with your help to feed early springspruce

I have never had blight in the greenhouse like I have had this year. With the very late season and poor cropping it has hardly been worth the time and effort.

The name makes it extra tempting but ill have to pass, I have too much already. Im trying to make a little herb botanical garden out my front for my neighbours and its going to swallow many of my pots. Im then moving my common herbs close to my front door. Self sufficiency!!I have collected...

@eatenbyweasels your wish is my commandWaves wand emoticonTomato Taste Test 2025

Honeymoon f1 Large Blight resistant tom, largest is 240g but most are more like 120Doesnt seem quite as resistant as merrygold but that could be its culturing. It cracked in dry weather but it sealed the cracks.Reasonably firm and a bit pasty but not mealy, so still pleasant. Reasonable...

Thank you Wee Tam, that is very kind of you to say that.Steve...

... and here's the guy with his previous Pumpkin ... Portugal’s largest pumpkin “Isidora” is Algarve-grown - Portugal ResidentPaderne is about 20 minutes from me.

So far as I recall, the Seeds Act declaration related only to vegetable seeds, which is my main concern.(As Grandad said ''you cant eat flowers'' ) My policy is to buy new each year , from Realseeds, their germination rate is excellent. They did write and apologise one year for sending a...