Edible Gardening

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just to let you know the winds have died down after 4 days its raining now, have lost a few bedding plants but the vine is ok rosa

The flowers have got a long stalk! Great, that answers that question then, thanks! Do you know if the male flowers are eadible?I had some pasta on holiday recently with courgette flowers in.....really nice!

Right! I will try it- thanks!

thanks for the advice look forward to some healthy new plants hopefuly

If you gently crush the seeds they will genminate easier. Sow 4in deep, then thin to 4inch apart,dont transplant and keep well water, harvest when 6in I grow mine in a trough.Try here htt://www.ehow.com/

mine have only JUST started flowering - only a couple of flowers. I'm sure they'll come eventually. I think you harvest all spuds once the growth has died back, so just wait till then, unless someone tells you different

I emptied one of my 'compost bag' potato plants. I had enough potatoes for two people and still loads of nodules starting to bulge so I replanted the plant so those nodules could mature. Some of the potatoes were half baking potato size. The rest were jersey new potato size. They were very...

Thanks all - I've brought the tomatoes out as they get tall, and planted in growbags once they've started to flower, and that seems to be having some success. The aubergines are still in the greenhouse, which I've kept closed (I've only just seen this thread), but have been watering up to twice...

I have gardeners delight and money maker couple in my hanging baskets they are growing but doing nothing at present the others i have staked ,fed them with tomato feed but i blame our weather here in the north east it has been windy and dull, we have had a couple of warm sunny days but i reckon...

Hi sal, they are ready when the tops flop over and the tips start to go brown. Jiggle a fork gently underneath to detatch the roots from the soil, wait for a few days, then lift the onion from the soil and lay it in the sunshine to ripen for a week or so til the tops wither and there is no more...

I harvested my first baby carrots a few days ago and they were amazing - tasted just when my dad dug babe carrots for me when I was little. I have never grown any before, but they had absolutly no problems with them. I recommend this variety for ease of growing, taste, and of course the groovy...

You'll certainly need to split the clump as leeks are quite hungry feeders and also need space. You might get away with potting them, but it would be a lot of work for a fairly small return. Making a bunny-proof patch in the garden would be worth thinking about.

Once the tomatoes have started getting a hint of red on them (too early for that at the moment) I always remove the leaves below them - for the same reason that DAG has said. it seems to keep the plants healthy for longer and makes it easier to pick the fruit. By the end of the season there is...

He's definitely wilting. He is sitting in a pot of all purpose compost outside my backdoor along with some chives/celery leaf/lavender/mint and parsley.It gets quite strong sun in the morning until about 2.00pm. The celery leaf isn't looking too happy either though not for the same reason I...

this sounds very likely actually, the lower leaves have all but died off and the ones higher up and starting to turn yellow and there are brown streaks on the stems. Is it a fungal disease?

Hi cathysue, you already have parsnips, jerusalem artichoke etc. growing? Some ideas for sowing and planting now and next month, to overwinter and eat fresh from the plotAllium Onion Cipolla Rossa Savonese (Franchi) Allium Stuttgart Giant Allium Onion Senshyu Yellow (Japanese)...

Yes, but too far from you. Right on the Herts border. ---------- shiney

I am growing some pentland javelin and have dug up a few today to see if they are ready. Some are lovely little white potatoes and some are purple - why is that. The purple ones just disintegrate when cooked. Does this mean I have dug up too late or too early?

crosco Deli Enjoy :D