Edible Gardening

I planted my onion sets in a raised bed alongside my peas last year. Didn't have any major problems but did have to water the bed regularly. I also planted carrots in the same bed alongside the onions after reading that onions deter carrot fly had to destroy nearly all of the carrots they got...

Thanks for the links, Pete and Dave. My plant doesent look exactly like Potentialla sterilis - leaves different and bigger plants, but I'm wondering if I have a very similar species. In fact, the plants and leaves are much bigger than a typical wild British strawberry anyway (given the...

I have been given a very small naga morich chilli plant (possibly the hottest chilli in the world). Has anyone any experience of growing these. Are they easy to grow? I would assume I need to take care when handling any possible fruit as they're hot hot hot!many thanks. GF

I love my Hostas too much to eat them !!

Hi Pat. Overwintered onions might not store too well - but why keep them for storing ? You can use your onions any time you like - as soon as they are a useful size. If your onions are a half reasonable size just use them as you go and if you have any left you can store them.

Hi Deborah. You can stop worrying about the cut and come again seeds. They haven't done anything to them to make them grow fast. The difference is in the manner of growth. Cut and come come again varieties don't ball up into hearts, they just make leaves which you can cut almost as soon as they...

The bulbs form in July time onwards, at this time you should concentrate on growing as much top growth as possible. The bigger and stronger the leaves before the longest day determines how big the bulbs will get.Thats what they used to say anyway:wink:

Hi Alice, It has indeed become quite leggy. I'll give theat a try and let you know. Rich

I remember being devastated by the scene of wilted tomatoes after I'd repotted my first lot but as has already been said they should come back. One thing I did find was that I hadn't been as gentle as I could have been when repotting and the ones that didn't revive had been damaged at the...

wish I had enough space to grow 100 normally do about 12 just to say we have the experience of having them fresh from our garden, I also trying some ornamental corn these are different coloured cobs useful for dried flower arrangements

Hello ! I always grow French Breakfast. It has a nice 'bite' to it but is classed as 'mild'

Thanks for the replies but not waterlogged or restricted. They are in individual 3" pots

Yes Shiney, we are very lucky with our garden. The soil in this area is mainly clay/sand and quite heavy but our garden is on the site of an old orchard/farm and in the early 19th century cartloads of good Dutch loam were spread on it to a depth of over two feet. The loam came as ballast in...

thanks for your advise shiney most helpful

Hi, Thanks fro your responses. I kpt them in the spare room, which does get quite warm and get a fair bit of sun, even in winter. I butchered them in Sept/Oct time to make a tonne of pesto and it has only just run out! You're right, how do you grow pine nuts!? They're outrageously...

Hi golfer. I'm inclined to say it should be ok, as long as it IS well rotted. I would say that the colour of it should be really dark, almost black, and it should virtually fall through a fork. I'm sure more knowledgeable gardeners here will be able to be more definitive. Hope this...

You can still sow them. I sowed my first batch a month ago and am thinking about starting a second lot now. If you sow now your leeks should be ready in the New Year :thumb:

Hi, I've recently got some naga seeds, and the way I'll be doing it, for better or worse, is sticking them in the propogator in the kitchen, and keeping the compost damp. It;s worked for my tomatoes, peppers (Yolo and Californian), chillies (Jalapeno's), and cucumbers I'll let you know the...

It certainly is a shame that its all back to normal.:( I've really enjoyed the peace and quiet, clear skies and what seemed to be perfect days. Its now back to unsocial noise, vapour trails, and looking at an average of eight planes in the sky at any one time.:(

Hi Mine have been in an unheated greenhouse, (under fleece) and they have only just come up....took about 3 weeks Definately time is affected by temp