Edible Gardening

Shame you did not have a camera with you.

They look like plums because it's difficult to work out the size. The purple colour is the 'bloom' on them and rubs off, leaving a brightly coloure mango. They are usually the cheapest mangoes sold in this country because, although the flavour is OK, the flesh is 'stringy' and difficult to cut.

My soil should be alkaline being on the boundary of the chalky chilterns and London clay belt, but I'm not too sure, seems fairly neutral to me, hey ho, things grow, so who am I to change it?

I'll let you all know how the seed saving goes, if I have a surplus you are welcome to them, first come, first served basis.

Sure don't look like Naga to me! The Naga has a very distinctive aroma when cut/scratched too.

Or Chickens or WORSE bloody great hairy Utonagans!....... I love my dogs really, just seem to have an ever expanding "pack"

The diligent gardener website is giving away a dvd on how to grow veg.

When I saw the thread title, I was just about to leap in and say that blueberry leaves do often turn vivid red and brown shades in autumn, but from the pics, I don't think that's it. Have a good close look at the underside of the leaves, make sure nothing is eating them. Also, keep a close eye...

I`m actually more interest if it`s a true species or a graft ? if anyone will buy the seeds will it be able to grow plants from seeds?

Oh, and they will be planted in a raised bed.

Now that *is* a pleasant surprise, congratUlations I plan to try growing parsnips next year

Leave them on the plant for as long as possible for the fruits/skins to ripen/harden whilst there's still healthy leaves on the plants. They will however continue to turn the proper orangey colour after picking. Leave a good length of stem on the pumpkin when you carefully cut it as I've seen...

Ah ... NOW it all makes sense

Please. Definitely not boring

Anyone have any of these peppers to share? I need 2 for some friends to eat and Unfourtunately I grew habenaros instead.

Good morning Sheal no worries my friend it was a pleasure

How d'you purge a mussel? Where can you find these?

In few days , I had coslow yesterday , but will update the picture , I`m curious myself for taste and texture.

Good luck Andy, it's always a bit ropey the first time but easier if you have more than one plant for trial and error :D

Yes Sheal, in my experience they don't like being in full sun. I've always grown my cucs in the shade and most years get a respectible crop, but this year there was just too little sun anyway. I also half suspect that at Wisley they have backup plants grown inside heated greenhouses with...