Edible Gardening

I agree. Haven't dug my veg patch since the very first time - although it does get "dug" when I harvest Spuds, Leeks, Parsnips ... but that's once every few years, the beds growing Onions / Brassicas / Beans don't get much tilling at all - pull the plants up, shake off whatever earth has come...

I don't see anything to disagree with there, Scrungee. That's stuff that makes sense and really does work.

No one has told your 7 year old that its difficult !!

Thanks for the replies everybody. I realised I am probably overthinking this so went out and planted a bunch of seeds the previous owner of my house had left in the shed. Carrots, radish and parsnip outside and potted some courgette plants in the shed. I think I may have planted the stuff...

i really should visit here more often. Apologies for not replying sooner. Some of the garlic are last years rounds, i put what i had in wee pots and they're already growing. Certainly cant say its been warm with frosts for the past two weeks. Yes the onions are sets (im assuming thats the baby...

Yup. If you have planted plenty of Onions start using them as-required as soon as they are big enough, and then dry & store once the main crop is harvested. They will probably find their own way to something 4" above their heads. I reckon your'd get 2 courgettes per week off one plant...

Tiz true

Do well

When I say wet, its not sodden, it will dry out, I guess in the winter it kinda collect it, and I think on the other side the tree roots drink it up, I have put loads of manure down, about 4 or 5 barrow loads (cant remember) but I did put a lot in, im lucky a farmer dumps it there for us

What Vince said. Although I sow mine in a seed tray and then prick out to small modules (about 1cm square I would guess) at the crook-neck stage. If you have sown directly in modules then just thin to one-per-module. When you plant out the roots will probably be all coiled round at the bottom...

Yeaas, If you mean you put the spuds under the leaf mulch so they will be protected from the heat of composting then the spuds will reproduce themselves without top growth, just taking the nutrients from the soil. They'll be smaller than regularly grown ones mind.

Anyway his seeds are more expensiveAverage seed count: 25 Our price: £0.99p I get 50 for that

Hi I would like to try and grow some seedless grapes in my conservatory this year and wanted to ask which type grape would be best for this please? oh yeh there for eating not for wine making Thanks for any advice

i brought these 2 grape vines last year and i was wondering if i need to cut the tops to make them fruit?

Cauli,Broccoli and cabbage planted last Tuesday in unheated greenhouse.Mostly germinated by Saturday now I have moved them to coldframe, leaving the lid shut for a couple of days and then will open the lid a few inches and then seed trays will be dumped outside for another week and if all is...

Yeah, may is traditionally the sowign time, but they'll be ready by September perhaps? but will "stand" over winter. Personally I think they come-ready far too early, for me Swede is a winter veg, and I don't want to be eating it until the Frosts get here ...

I eat them at 3 leaves...200 plants make a nice sandwich! Steve... Disclaimer: Comments on this post should be taken as humour only!

Remove the flowers asap, because the plant is putting all it's energy into flowering, also once it has flowered the plant will die off. Just snap off the flowers and hopefully the kale will produce more leaves instead. It's good to pull off the leaves too, it encourages more growth, especially...

Thanks,I'll sow some tomorrow,the red ones look very ripe

I'm in swansea,south wales,so I might leave them for a couple of weeks.I've already prepared my bed ,thank you both for the advice.