Edible Gardening

This thread reminds me of somebody who sowed 'sweet pea' seeds bought from Poundland and had vetch plants grow!

You can get garlic ones as well - they are a bit taller and have white flowers - a mild garlic/onion flavour. I grew some years ago but over the years they have not survived as well (have only 1 "floppy" pot) - think they are also known as Chinese Chives. Hmmm - might get some seeds and have...

People get carried away ... they go to the garden centre and buy seeds of this and seeds of that ... which is why I said to stick to things that you like. We do get messages on here "I have problem X with plant Y ... and I don't even like it" - I kid you not! There are loads of varieties,...

I haven't planted any peas yet. I'm confident there is still plenty of time. As an aside, here's some (possibly) interesting but maybe useless trivia. * Runner beans were brought to the UK as an ornamental, because they have gorgeous flowers. It was sometime after that that people realised the...

Hi trogre. I agree with Dave. The only thing I would add is that unless you are growing a bush variety, the side-shoots need to be pinched out, assuming they are actually side-shoots and not leaves. A pic would help

It's a mixture of potting soil and store bought compost. I water it maybe 1 once a week, it stays moist pretty well, theyre in a half wine barrel.

Far from it my friend, I was a little distracted. It was lovely to meet you and Mrs Sal

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I prick out seedlings into 3.5" square pots and then onto 6" pots before planting out. I think that if you have been misting during very sunny days in the blow-away that's most likely what caused the scorch. I sowed my squash on 29 April and planted out on 31st May but they still have some...

I've bought some new pots, but in the end didn't need them. Took the blueberry out of its current pot, and found the compost laden with vine weevil!! Didn't think they went for things like this. Anyway, I knocked them all off, and changed all the compost, bush is back to the root ball which it...

Anyone :( It's rather brown/red and brittle

Marketmore is the outdoor variety I've been growing for many years. They will stand lower temps than stupidly priced F1 cucumber varieties that keel over below 10degC, but I haven't planted mine out yet as I'm still getting 7degC in my garden, meaning about 5degC at my plot - still too cold. ...

I've potted them all up in 9cm pots, and they are in the greenhouse for now to hopefully give them that extra wee shove to get them going. I'll get a crack at making the strawberry tree hopefully later this week, so that it is ready for them to move into.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. yeah I've seen the pumpkin challenge page I've ordered some seeds that were recommended on there, so ill probably plant some more. The seedlings seem to be growing fine they only had there baby leaves when I planted them into the ground and the pic I posted was...

I use the "Morrisons" round flower buckets for my tomatoes. 8 for a pound is the going rate I think.

Thanks Palustris

Thanks all I will try the cloche method, direct into the ground beans then cloche Jack McH

cheers all - will give it a bash...

Thanks mum. I am growing them just to eat not for showing. I will try as they are I can always pull up and put sand in at a later date if they are no good.Rusty

A very common question when growing Chillies is "when do I pick them ?". This article I found on an American forum , is very helpful . Harvesting: When Are My Peppers Ready to Pick?* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Quick tips for harvesting:Use estimated days to maturity, pod size and...