Edible Gardening

Yes Shiney we usually do about 3 cheques a year . My wife used to be the Care Manager until retiring last year,then we used to do a lot more fund raising ,weekends etc.. I think the veg will be a good idea (This is my first year of veg growing) Dave

I thought the reference was to Italian plum tomatoes but the cure would still be the same.

Hi Everyone, We have grown cucumbers for the first time this year in a container, they are really doing well. We have loads and loads of tiny female cucumbers growing, do I let them all continue to grow or do I take some off to allow the smaller number of cucumbers more goodness from the...

They quite often don't come until August if the weather isn't good enough. If they are getting in the way then you can train them to go where you want by putting short canes in the ground that force them to curve round. Some people train them in a spiral pattern. Once they do produce fruit...

They went bust a couple of years ago, I think, but T&M bought the fertilizer section, I believe. Chempak® Soluble Tomato Food - Fertilisers - Thompson & Morgan Having said that, I have just recently discovered a secret garden centre, hidden away near the Welsh Harp in NW London, which has...

Yes, I think Johnrhos is right and it is blossom end rot. It is usually caused by irregular watering of the plants, be it in grow bags, pots or borders.

Sounds a bit large for scotch bonnet at this time of year but I can't think of anything else it could be. A photo would be really helpful. There will be a number of chilli festivals coming up later in the summer so there may be one near you. They're a nice half day out

I've been given some seeds for a Crimson Sweet Water Melon, are they worth the effort in the UK or would they need to be under glass to stand any chance of success. I know its too late to sow this year either way but just planning ahead for next year, thanks all :thumb:

I know you don't like them (is that putting it too mildly?) Ziggy, but they only disagree with me. However, I have grown a burpless variety and, do you know what? It does what it says on the pot. We had salad tonight, tomatoes, mixed leaves , watercress and the aforementioned, burpless...

Hi Pam.A couple of years ago I bought 2 bulbs of Solent Wight from The Garlic Farm, which is on the Isle Of Wight. I was very pleased with the results, as each clove produced some rather large bulbs. The flavour was full, but not too strong, if you get my meaning. As it happens, quite a few...

It's rather difficult to envisage just whaqt you are aiming for Steve. The walkways - are you having them in the cage or do they run beside it? For a row of currant bushes I'd suggest that you need a minimum width of at least 5 feet to allow access to both sides of the bushes. I don't see any...

Don't think I better comment on them thar cucumbers......

Rather than start a new subject thought i might revive this as its the same. Just noticed some small rust type markings appearing on the tips of the leaves, and wondered if at this point i should be spraying, or as daitheplant suggested leave them to natures way.. Weather conditions; No...

did you read that in the Garden Weekly LOL

Well done Val , had some of mine yesterday too

I emptied one of my compost bins to mulch the garden back in March and I've had tomato seedlings popping up ever since :D

Some varieties of extra large tomatoes only achieve that size because they have extra large fused blooms and fused fruits which look something like that (but the really big ones can look reallyknobly underneath).These are some fused blooms on my Phil's Fantastic tomatoes:That is...

I may have to do what my mother did with her youngest, and leave her in the home and move elsewhere! I'm assuming 2 is too young to leave home

Hmm I've tried replying loads of times to this hopefully this one gets through!! I hope they aren't saw fly lol heres some pics:About a week agoToday

Thanks for the support guys, it helps that I'm not the only one suffering, those prats on "Gardeners World" found them fascinating? They obviously have "minnions" tending the gardens between garden shoots? and a big fat salary to buy their veggies elsewhere?Yes, I'm a cynic!