Edible Gardening

You need to be careful to not reuse compost from the same type of plants. So don't reuse Tomato compost for Potatoes. Same strategy as for crop rotation will do fine.Yes its £10 for 3 bags (I got 4 x 75L bags for £12 at Wyevale using my "Club" card - don't know if that offer is indefinite...

Cheers Freddy

Hi sheelagh, take off the first 6 or so as soon as they form, it will only be over a couple of days, then leave it alone after that.

Sounds good :thumb:

I've eaten raw broad beans ever since i was a kid and i've never suffered any adverse reactions to them! :thumb:

Hi Kristen I am new to veg gardening and haven't a clue whether the plants are spring or summer flowering, in fact I though there was only spring flowering :o I am learning fast.Johnny I will go ahead and eat any flowers which appear then (ate one this evening and it was fantastic) and...

I would say its more likely the clay soil than direct sunlight.It depends what you have done with your soil. Clay does need plenty of organic material (compost/manure) adding to improve it i.e. help it to retain water better and to build up a store of nutrients for the plants to feed on....

Thanks, everyone. Mrs Doogle has put her foot down, 13 weeks will not be up until the midde of June, so I'm not allowed to touch anything yet. (Kristen: that lets you off the hook :D ) When I dug up those with Blackleg there were a few sizeable Tubers, but not very many (perhaps 5 or 6 per...

Well Gren, I have a good few sweet peppers and hot chillies, all of which are in flower except for my Habanero and Scotch Bonnet (they only have buds).... one sweet pepper has developed fruit about 2 weeks ago, I have a single pepper which is about 1/3 normal size (still green, though it will...

HELP! Whats ails this bush ?

Cleaning secateurs......thats something I only do when I am putting an edge back on them..Thats another tip picked up an I thank you for sharing it. I shall clean them today....honest. My two yound goosegog bushes are fruiting nicely but do look a little "twisted" at the moment. robert

Hi David, yes I think mine are getting going a bit more now as well. I expect they will green-up as they grow on. As I understand it, BF&B is slow release so unlikely to do anything but good. Squashes can produce monster crops and I expect we'll both end up pretty pleased.

Oer what a good idea !

The blackbirds round here have figured out that any pots that appear with fresh compost in them usually have a sunflower seed in them that my wife planted.

I collect cow manure from the field across the road every autumn after the residents vacate. I bag it and use it to layer the compost heap. The farmers are quite used to me with my spade and wheelbarrow:hehe:

I feed my strawberries as the flowers begin to go over, and as strawberries develop at different times according to the actual plant I think this is the best way of being sure. Good dollops of tomato feed just like John says is the best food for them. Enjoy them, I can't wait for mine.

"lift them as and when I needed them."Yup, that's correct for New Potatoes. They will taste better left in the ground, than lifted, and will continue to fatten up until the tops have died down.Once the tops have died down you can lift them, and store, if you like (e.g. if you need the...

Thank you John. Mental note to self......... teach grandchildren how to water

There is nothing you can do now to stop your swedes from bolting, just keep nipping off the flowers/buds as soon as possible. Its the cold weather that makes them bolt, nothing to do with pollination. You might be OK with your beetroot, all crops vary.... lettuces ... have a 5-day period...

OK - like baby spider plants ?