Edible Gardening

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

Ok JWK, The window does get opened fully (stays open a bit at night) and there is a small vent that stays open. My gran does open the door when in the garden.I would have to make a frame up with mesh that is easy to fit. It has to be semi secure to keep certain kids that might be tempted to go...

We have "Prince Rotin", which seems very successfull and to our tastes plenty tasty! CFP

Thanks Alice, As the weather is due to be so nice I think I will remove the Chilli plant from the growhouse and place in a warm spot. Once the fruit has set it was my understanding that to get more heat into them they should be kept warm and that "stressing" them at somepoint can help with this...

:lollol: You're on..!!!

No, as they were planted late in the season, leave them be. Make sure you keep the soil moist and let the crowns establish themselves.:gnthb:

I just tap the flowers now and then when its warm and dry.

Thanks everyone. I didn't know anything!

Similar yes. I had somethng eating the leaves on my chilis and tomatoes, mainly the chilis. The bitten leaves were obvious and easy to spot although I couldnt quite spot what was doing it. So Ive been spraying daily for a week and cant see any more bitten leaves.

Hi Butterfield. To freeze Basil, or any other herb, just chop it, spread it out on a tray, put it in the freezer until frozen then scrape it all into a freezer box and return to the freezer. To use it - just take the amount you want from the feezer box and use from frozen - don't defrost it. It...

Pinching the tops out will make them grow new climbing tendrils from the base, in which case you could extend the cropping season, so could be a smart move. If you got two stories, you could pick out of the bedroom window.

Yeah will have to watch that ; like you ziggy if im'e not gardening or golfing im'e fishin. I blame dave and his marvelous fish box idea , listening to us eulegising about our other passtimes is a small price to pay for such a great idea

Fair enough Dai, would you remove most flowers to start with though?

They are not usually ready until around August time.:thumb:

Fidgetsmum – thank you so much!!! Great idea.

Cant say that I have ever tried but I have a suspicion that its not that difficult.Cut off a couple of shoots two or three inches long and put them in a jar of water, I'd be surprised if they dont root.

ThanksI'll get some netting this weekend and cross fingers...:lollol:

Thats what I thought. So I have given them a good feed now as well.

I planted some onion seeds in April. If I'd like some to be small pickled onion-sized onions rather than big ones, when do I harvest them please?