Edible Gardening

Your potatoes aren't badly burnt, they will soon recover

Hi Liz, Not tried that yet, got to be worth a go, didn't like Broad Beans till my Sis did something similar to them, just planted a load out on the strength of that. Been sorting out the pill box in preparation this evening, ran out of light, but I recon 2 days work to get it mouse/rat...

Mine was flowering too, so a friend of mine who is more experienced than me just pulled it out from the base, hasn't flowered since.

Pellets are the usual way, trouble is, the little black slugs that nibble the tubers are burrowing ones, don't think the pellets would help there. I grew some spuds under 6 inches of wood chippings last year & did get a fair bit of slug damage, but it also protected the spuds from the awfull...

Well I dont think its virus, main reason, I have had a yellow spot form on one of my plants in the last day or so. As I remember, cucumber mosaic virus, from growing marrows, the leaves are distorted, these are not.I've only ever grown pumpkin once before and cant remember if they had any...

Runner beans are about the most productive veg you can grow. Now is the time to sow them - start them in pots inside If you want to grow any brassicas you need some proper insect netting like what I use: Agralan Enviromesh, Insect Netting

Blimey, ever tried smoking a bucket of fish in the dark ? The wheel barrow was the chosen instrument of implementation. worked reasonably well as a cold smoker. Have open frozen the fillets & have put the smoked off cuts in the fridge to be made into smoked fishy paté tomorow. I now smell like...

Will try and get a picture up, thanks

My cat is no different from any other, thus I always leave a small area (roughly 2' square) of bare, nicely dug, soft, friable earth which she has as 'her garden'! I 'scoop' it regularly and we're both happy. The one thing you can't stop them doing (unless you fence it off and put netting all...

:D I was hoping my neighbour didn't spot me taking photos up the garden with my tape measure earlier, I turned the flash off so I wasn't so obvious, if I don't post again you'll know she has reported me ...

It's way too early to plant outside (assuming you are in the UK). It looks like cold damage. Put them back in their pots and bring them indoors for a couple of weeks at least. Tonight is forecast a frost so you will lose them if they are left outside. I don't plant mine outside until late...

Thanks Sheal, I'm sure the BBC don't patrol here regularly enough to take offence, and they did get credit for the work

I reckon you are looking at last year's potato (i.e. has the roots and stem attached) and I would not try eating that - it will not be nice. For 'new' potatoes growing outside from volunteers they will be about the size of marbles if you are lucky at this time of year. Have a good look amongst...

Can't wait to get them planted at the end if the month!!

Thanks for that John. Josie

Good point, when I transferred the plant from the small pot to the bigger pot, some water may had gone on the leaves by accident... Great, so there is no need to worry then! Thank you all for the replies and tips! I'll keep you updated about my first home grown tomato! ;-]Cheers, Olive

Cheers Guys, lettuce for lunch then.

Likewise, going to pick off the kale buds tomorow & then take the plants out, they've been there for 2 years now & are just swamping the onion beds. Have some half cocked plan to boil em all up for stock veg, but will have to see how the day goes tomorow:DOH:

That is very unusual Scrungee - is it one carrot?

Thank you all so much for the advice. I think I'll plant out on Friday but start some extras for back up.Liz