Edible Gardening

Hi Alex, I'd leave it to absorb the nutrients from the leaves back into the roots, but if it hasn't finished doing that when the frosts are near then cut it back & cover it with a pile of leaves or simliar. Because it was so mild up till the snow came last year, mine got taken by suprise & I...

Stingo see this thread where another of our members has a green pumpkin that looked more like a marrow to begin with:

i have found a couple of peppers (capsicums) in the pollytunnel with holes in them, upon opening them i have found a large brown catapiller type thing in the pepper, what is it and what can i do to stop it

Not heard this one before, I agree with pete. From memory years ago we grew turnips on my father's farm and couch was always a problem in every field. Can't remember the turnips making an iota of difference.

Hi Guys, I have some sprouting broccoli (white) about 300mm high and some have started to produce growth from the leaf stems. Not sure if this is a bad thing this early.

Some of the 'natural' products use fatty acids. These can affect the leaves and flowers. although not technically 'natural' a few drops of washing up liquid in one of those small plastic hand sprayers (holds about a pint) and topped up with water can be fairly effective. Take the plant...

Good idea, ziggy

Evening all,We have a couple of sweet and chillie pepper plants, presently in the greenhouse and producing .... peppers. The sweet plants have about 4-5 peppers each, about 1/2 size you would get in the supermarket. The chillies plants are covered (30+) chillies on each, the chillies are...

Any with flowers (that are setting seed) need to be pulled and used (no good for storeing). The others (with no flowers) will keep on growing until the leaves yellow.

Nasty business - ruined my whole crop last year.

Splint + wrap in damp tea towel.

The only earthing up of leeks I've seen is where you dig a shallow trench, dib them into the bottom, then start backfilling the soil after they're established. If not planted that way, and if you want to increase the length of blanched stem more than you're going to get by dibbing, you could...

I read that the leaves of pumpkin are edible and indeed are an important part of the diet in some African countries - do any members know if courgette and other cucubrita leaves are also edible? - has anyone tried them, and if so are they worth eating.

Got Gardeners Delight in the greenhouse this year as back up. Had them outside last year and they were wiped out by blight.

Always go to Wilko`s.

Cheers John, Might be an idea to put one in the fridge & wait for the complaints

Well done Daisees!

Aww, In the ground, they'll put on enough growth to make tubers before the frosts/shortening days drops the haulms. 4 inches of wood chip from a joinery workshop will keep the frost off the tubers & enable you to dig them if the ground is frozen Wont be huge by Christmas, but at least...

Grew runners for the first time ever this year (Enorma) and, not knowing what I'm doing most of the time, thought I'd ignore what it said on the packet regarding distance between plants. Planted 27 plants in 2 rows in a bed 5ft x 3ft. So far I've picked a skip load, big ones and smaller ones,...

Thanks Dave - that confirms whatI thought and I will throw away all potatoes with green on them whatever OH says! and alex-adam - thanks for that interesting extract - I will now sort out my potatoes! :D