Edible Gardening

I managed to grow Aubergines fully outside from seed in a growbag when I was a kid, they were white small ones not the large dark purple ones. It was in Sussex though so a bit sunnier than Scotland, but maybe they're a bit more hardy than the dark ones, I think I got about 2 per plant.

Hi OBG Not done it myself but have a friend who does theirs in late June-early July ,using the young green nuts before the shell has started to form inside. he checks this with a pin - stick it in at the end where the flower was. If a shell has started to form it will be a quarter-inch or so...

If you keep picking them it will prolong their flowering, however if you let any pods mature the plants think their work is done and will die off. They don't keep producing for very long anyway so I grow a couple of crops of peas (normal and mangetout) in succession.

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Yes, I just planted them directly outside in rows & thinned them out when they were large enough to handle.

Thanks all for the replies.I've decided i'm going to cut a section out of the bottom of the 2 squash pots and bury them in the shadier part of the garden on the right, they'll get a few hours of late afternoon sun there, they seem to wilt heavily in direct sun of the intensity we're getting at...

I use the side-shoots to grow new plants alongside my early ones. I've already nipped out the top of my early plants and the new young plants (grown from the side-shoots) will take over in a month or two. I just push the side-shoots into the soil next to the parent and away they go.

We've managed to grow these too, though my canes aren't tall enough..they seem to be a lot easier to grow than the proper peas which aren't doing very well!

I should just say that in the past week we've harvested about 4 kilos of fruit from our cherry, and there is still loads left for the birds. Clearly I was worrying about not very much at all.

Is it a bush type (i.e. a low growing one that doesn't need pinching out or staking)? Looks like it. If so, just water and feed with tomato feed regularly, and enjoy your toms!

im pretty sure they are inedible an can cause irritation if atei use to have one, sitting in a bucket of wateri may be wrong on this but im pretty sure its a bog plant, hence why you generally see it planted next to ponds an things

Thanks, Alice, that's really useful information. Gardening books are always big on method but they don't always make it clear why you're doing things and what you're trying to achieve. I suppose some would say it's straightforward common sense - but maybe mine's a bit lacking at times. :hehe:

Welcome to the forum Cleo. You'll get better answers if you ask all your questions in separate posts - just a tip. When your beans get to the top of their supports just cut their heads off - you can't reach higher than that to pick the beans. Pick the beans regularly - could be every day - to...

Well done :gnthb: We all learn by asking, so keep the questions coming :D

Hmm! Not sure. Once again, May/June is very late to be planting Strawbs and expect any sort of crop. They crop in June (depending on the variety.) The ones you're planting this year are going to do nothing other than trying to survive. If they're trying to put down roots and produce fruit,they...

Oh god, sorry didn't read that.A bit drastic I think.

Hi giggler - welcome. I'm surprised you haven't received a reply, 'cos there are some people here who know everything there is to know about fruit and veg. Me? I don't know much, but I would suggest that even with an autumn fruiting variety you should have seen some signs of life by now. The...

Beetroot goes to seed if sown too early, perhaps before May. There are a few varieties which don't such as Boltardy They can also go to seed if they get a check in growth such as a really dry spell - it's a panic response like ' I must reproduce before I die!' It also happens when they are...

The is a fair bit of confusion over what broccolli is, even the supermarkets and seed catalogues mix up the various types which doesn't help. The big green heads you generally see in the shops is actually Calabrese whereas the normal garden grown stuff is usually Purple Sprounting - it is a lot...

Mrs JWK has ordered one of those T Shirts, I'm not sure what she's trying to tell me :thumb: