Edible Gardening

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Thanks for that.

This seems more likely to me too. There are many microorganisms kicking about in the garden, some potentially harmful to us. I believe E-Coli occurs naturally and can live on certain plants for example. Boiling (or cooking by any means) the veg is perhaps the best way to ensure that any such...

Saw one nearly 32" long last year:

Like Kristen I buy from JBA, last year a group of us from the allotment ordered a bulk delivery (wholesale) and we got ours delivered in feb...it was delayed by a few days due to frosty weather...the delivery comes on a pallet. Ordering this way though you have to buy by the sack, but prices are...

Seems our media section doesn't show up in the whats new listings, so just thought i'd highlight the latest video in there.

"will probably be suckered into trying something else strange next year." How about pea beans,(Phaseolus aegypticus) like mini runnerbeans if you pick them young and you're supposed to be able to boil the beans like peas later, haven't tried that as I didn't plant enough this year(1st year of...

Hi Sal, in the case of the Sweet Chestnuts, they'll be going straight in pots and popped in the cold frame. I've googled the others and there seems to be two lines of thought for the Pecans, either do what I will do with the Chestnuts above or put them through a period of 'dry' stratisfication...

I do similar. With most of the ones I like, I keep them for a few years and grow young ones from them. As I'm able to get good crops from a plant for at least three years I don't have to worry about some of the young ones being no good. The ones that taste good in their first year are kept...

Something got through 25mm mesh (so not a squirrel) last night, pulled up and nibbled another set.

Its probably clear, but just in case ... Blackberry will produce suckers. These should be trained in such a way that they are "not in the way" of fruit picking. After fruit picking cut off the canes that have borne fruit, and retrain (if necessary) this-year's new suckers into the position...

Which is what happened this year, at least it did up here in Cumbria. Steve...

Depends what type of bird is attacking your garden, but a plastic owl keeps quite a few different birds away. or just google "bird scarers".

Well .. round here: I've got the clay for the bricks !!

bugger, too late, jd67 has eaten all the carrots?

pheeew...thanks!

Mine just aren't setting any seeds now, although covered in flowers. My dad says it's because they need bumble bees, and it's too cold for them now.

I didnt water mine, first the leaves fell off and then it just went dormant til about feb/march...then burst into life again,brilliant plant

I certainly did and was very happy with them decent size and no damage

I suppose I've grown them like that as I use "lazy raised beds" for mine. I dig out the path, about 18" wide, between each 4' wide "raised bed" and put the soil onto the bed. They start off with smart edges, but those become more rounded over time as the soil collapses back onto the edge of the...