Edible Gardening

It was a long time ago when I read how to do it and tried with supermarket sweet potato, but are there 2 alternatives when rooting the stems - putting straight into pots or standing in water until they root? I'm sure I tried both methods but can'r recall which was the most successful - another...

Any GC member who would like to try Bridgwater and Cherokee beans can obtain seed from my listing on Ebay - proceeds to our Community Allotment. Please see:Please note: Admin have allowed this post.(We have you know Ziggy)a-a

Thanks Zigs. I have all my Apple trees on an Espalier, planting in flowering-date-order, with a carb apple at each end. Hopefully got it covered

The most visible sign is loads of them on the ground under the tree. If these aren't in a suitable area for collecting and washing, pick one from above and cut in half to check whether the pips are brown. All the crab apples round here are ripe.

Hmm I may have got to the rosemary plant too late...

Brilliant Dave

Yeah I signed up...yesterday haha. Pulling them all out today

We grow white radish every year, just to have something fresh to gnaw on throughout the autumn. However, I find that about half of them don't taste good. The other half I could eat all in one go! I can't quite describe the bad ones: they taste too earthy? There's something missing. The trouble...

Quick question, I have just prepared 3 plant pots. Filled them with compost and a little blood fish and bone. Am I ok to plant the cloves in the morning or do I have to let the pots sit a bit? I'm sure I've read somewhere before about leaving them to rest before planting in the garlic?

I've got a couple of out of control apple trees, it seems no matter how I prune they just get bigger. Winter pruning just encouraged lots of leafy growth, unless you just lop branches, which can reduce the size. In recent years I've not picked many apples from mine, the starlings make sure of...

Great looking peppers you got, looks like a place to go back to for a visit from time to time,.

Does no one use proper cooking apples these days?

I have no doubt the plant is capable of growing from year to year, just wonder how you harvest some and leave some to grow on. The growing method does not fit in with normal veg growth, but as a plant, I see no reason why not.

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All mine get exactly the same treatment - although as Loli says you cut back the stems that have fruited this year, and for an Autumn Fruiting variety that is 100% of the stems whereas for Summer Fruiting its a mix of cutting out the ones that fruited this year, and leaving the new canes which...

I'd just say you need to time it right, if you sow too early they get rootbound and then a lot will bolt once planted out. Get it right and it works.

Brilliant Dave....and great haul of Butternuts

It's probably not too late to sow some 'Arctic King' lettuce, especially if you can start them off under cover and plant them out in a few weeks time. They seem to germinate faster than other lettuce varieties and are extremely hardy.They should be ready for harvesting by late March or April...

Ah, so they are one of 'those' crops that are maybe best left to the professional growers?

Kristen, Freddy......so on the whole none of us are overly impressed about the growing of them. Good luck next year Freddy, let's hope you have more success then. I'll start thinking about what else I can try.