Edible Gardening

luckyboo.I checked on Google and it says the beans you mentioned are climbing french beans,ours are Runner Beans that climb

Hi linlin and all, I grow strawberries on my little nursery and sell some of them. I grow a variety called Flamenco, perpetual fruiting, so i get a small crop in june, then again in july until first frosts. Infact we had the last of the fresh strawberries from the plot last night. They have a...

Hi Rumple and Miraflores:Thank very muuch for the replies. I am now inspired to give them a go this spring. Will try both greenhouse and outside and will let you know how I get on.

Laughed 'till I cried Fran...... :D

If the potatores themselves show no signs of blight and believe me you would soon notice the slime on them, then they are ok to eat. If it is Blight then they will not store for any length of time. So, remove the tops and burn or dispose of anywhere but on your compost heap. Dig up the potatoes...

As you probably know they aren't hardy so keep it indoors over winter. Keep it fairly dry but in a light warm place. I have trouble overwintering them but I get worried and overwater! also my house is not very warm. Here's an American site which giveslots of good...

Thanks for the info girls interesting site.

Dont worry ive eaten blue carrots

That's a really useful link, Miraflores. It's on my bookmark toolbar now! Thanks! :D The mind boggles at being able to grow somany blueberries you'd need one of those lovely devices! :eek:

This is a picture of mine taken last week they have been in since the first week in October;http://tinyurl.com/unup4

I prune mine to 6 inches below ground level, they s till come up each year!

Hi David,If you go into the muppets thread and scroll down until you come to Kandy's pumpkins and winners pumpkins you will see the sort of size and weight the twins might be able to grow their pumpkins to next yearGood Luck

First about the Garlic;Garlic needs a cold spell to split the clove otherwise you would get a bulb similar to an onion. This is why it is considered better to plant out at the end of the year.This is mine about 7-10 days ago;Regarding planting by the 'Moon phases' I had a mate who...

You say;This suggests to me that you know where to get what you want, won't they send them 'mail order'??Sorry I can't help I just thought I would mention this.I gave up growing them when I finished exhibiting in 1997/8I used to get Throups stock, which I believe you can now get from...

Try Chris Bowers http://www.chrisbowers.co.uk/index.asp He has it listed under autumn fruiting. I used to grow Tamella which fruits earlier and I always had a fantastic crop off it. I heard it was not popular with commercial producers cause it did not travel well. I think I started with just a...

With the low light now and fluctuating day/night temperatures I would expect the lower leaves to turn yellow at this time of year. No problem with that, just so long as they don't all turn yellow!Throttle back the watering a bit to balance the slower growth rate or they might be wrotting. I...

Can't throw any more light on this, sorry. I would think that there is a Midland Thorn parent there because of the leaf shape. Its haws generally have 2 - 3 pips. They hybridise so freely that you may never get closer to true parentage. Post some pics when it flowers. that may help.

Grape vines do lose their leaves, Milmar. If you follow this link to the Ken Muir site, and click on the Ask Ken tab, select Grapes, you'll find cultivation notes about them, in PDF. I've always found this site to be very helpful about all types of fruit. http://www.kenmuir.co.uk/Here's a...

They were planted in early April in the greenhouse They are ready to be pulled out now ... a job I am going to do in a few minutes time I hope i can retrieve some for the freezer

enjoy the feast. I'll be staying clear of your house that night, as I think it'll be a windy one