Edible Gardening

thanks for the replies. hubby said the green bits were ok, but i planned to cut them off before i chop them for freezing anyway. you've just confirmed my suspicions

Is that the beetroot or the pink sheep ? YouTube- Virginia's Favorite Sheep Song ~ We Will Shear You Incidentally, for Sussexgardener & others, the above video was shot at the weald & downland museum, the wishing well is fake though.

I've never fed outdoor toms, if the soil is good its a waste of time and money.I always tend tend to think Tomorite was developed for the grow bag, which will definitely need feeding, likewise pots.I have a theory that toms that struggle a bit, taste a bit better, may not be quite so big but...

turn them into fritters....with a bit of onion

I know, I love butternut squash, this is the first time I've tried growing them myself

I cook them same way as Milinda great also in an omlette favourite roasted with sweet potate peppers and courgette.

Hi everyone, I've been experimenting a little this summer with growing bits in my back garden - spuds, peppers, tomatoes etc, some more successfully then others. Everything is coming to an end, and I'm looking for any edible produce that is suitable to start planting now? Everything will...

Thank you very much for your reply, has given me something to think about.

Hi Guys. My Plums are falling off the tree before they are fully ripe. i.e. There's a small patch on the back of them that the sun doesn't touch that is a little bitter when you eat it. Can I pick them and put them on a window sill 'till they ripen Quite happy to accept the double entendres...

Cheers chaps. Suppose I'd best look a bit harder. Mind you, I suppose I'm a bit closer to the pennine border now so that might hve something to do with it. John

32 in a 8X6 greenhouse! I suppose you don't know how many is to much until you try it If you are growing duplicates of the same variety I would just pull up the extras to give some space. You will run into trouble soon with Grey mould (Botrytis), tomatoes hate having their leaves touching each...

wtg johnny its good fun but wee tip don't put your chillies next to your toms and cucumber chillies are bad for white fly ceep smiling

Flying ants have now gone :gnthb: so I went out this afternoon and picked 15lb of runner beans. They are coming along so quickly that I am now picking at least 10lb every other day :yho:

There are complicated types of pruning grape vines, but I've always found the easiest to be the one that involves growing one or two main stems. You then cut all growth back to these stems in subsequent years, leaving one bud at the base, this grows in the spring and carries the flowers. ...

Thank you Alice! Our forecast is for rain all week but it's very muggy hot here also. So I'm thinking sunshine happen :(

Hi, pics 1&2 are from my beef plant and pics 3&4 are from I think Money maker.Thankyoudjrock

Well I would Sterile. Those fruits have to grow and mature before first frost. That could be in September here.

Thanks for the advice - that's kind of what I feared.I do want large fruit, that's the reason a grew Italian beefsteak tomatoes as you just can't get decent ones in the shops now (thanks EU rules).I'll go out today and separate the plants, and prune them back to a single stem, or two, per...

I take the cardboard apple boxes from Sainsburys with the fruit trays in them (those sheets of cardboard/paper that have the indentations in them for each apple). They only get thrown out so Sainsburys are happy for you to take them. So as not to be accused of discrimination :hehe: :- there...

Good point from pete - leave the male flower in the female to let insects continue transferring the pollen. Sometimes I've nipped open a female flower first thing in the morning to force things along.