Edible Gardening

Oops - Charlotte are Second Early. They will take two or three weeks longer to mature than a First Early. (and Main Crop will take another 4 weeks or so). First Early Varieties about 13 weeks, Main Crop about 22 weeks.I have heard good things about these Seed Potatoe sellersscroll right...

tony bo, Forgot to tell you, yesterday after you left commity man said you can buy 1yr old well rotted muck for £15 from up near hardwick :thumb:

My Brassicas always grow far too long an initial stem - I just plant them deep up to the first leaves that are NOT on the leggy stem, and go from there. A foot is a lot though ... but worth "deep" planting I reckon.

I grow my potatoes in buckets and use supermarket bought potatoes. I know there is a slight risk of disease but I've never had a problem and get lovely potatoes. I plant 3 potatoes per bucket and get abot 3 Lbs back. I've had 4 Lbs and one lot that had so many they split the bucket - but I...

I've grown plenty of lettuce in containers. You don't need a 12" pot - that's a waste of space and compost. You can grow tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes and squash in pots that size. Lettuce will be happy in something 4" deep. I would save the big pots for the big guys.

What can you plant after Spuds?Leeks (if you have / can get plants) and the spuds are early enough. Chinese cabbage Spring cabbage Kohl Rabi Radishes - or even Mooli Radish if you want something different! Turnips Beetroot Carrots LettuceGive some thought to your crop rotation though if you...

Thanks for the reply about the side shoots I had been wondering about this as well.:gnthb:

"For some reason Kristan after i had transplanted them they stayed more or less at the size they went in at. Then after about 6 weeks just went brown and died"Oh! :(One of the things that I read is that the tops of the cardboard (or newspaper) shouldn't stick out of the ground, because it...

Hi Capney I have covered my raspberries, i have them in a pot , but i think it would work in the ground if they are close together, i pushed bamboo canes round the circumfrence bought the tops together with a holder ,the same as making a wigwam for beans, and went round it with netting,safe...

They shouldn't take long Claire (mine were up in 4 days) ... modern super-sweet varieties prone to rotting, so might be worth having a "poke" to make sure they are still OK. Not too late to sow replacements, if that becomes necessary.I have a bit in my blog about Sweetcorn Crop Notes –...

I think it just must be the natural way that onions grow, I'm guessing as I don't actually know.

Thank you for all your replies, I have got some very useful tips

I agree with John, Ming your potatoes should be through by now. How deep did you plant them? Have you got any wild rabbits that can pester your crop? The reason why I ask about the rabbits is they do dig for young potatoes just planted in the ground, I couldn't believe it myself when...

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Thanks Kristen, its all useful info. I'll be getting out my tape measure as well now. Initially it looks like my cuttings will form their first truss much lower down. I'll get some photos posted when they are potted on.

You should start to notice a difference soon, the hundreds & thousands variety will look much more squat compared to the normal cordon types.

Thank you all for your help. I have quite a few plants so I think I'll keep them shortish in the hope of harvesting a good crop several times, if that makes sense. I'd rather ripen them on the vine than the windowcill.Thanks againSheelagh

As soon as the flowers start to look past their best you will have some small tatties in there. The trick is to not lift the whole plant, but shove your hand in and have a grope about, picking off just a few spuds at a time as you need them. A couple of weeks after your flowers have died off,...

"not sure about the long term effect or the taste though"That's my No 1 question on this subject!Stress a plant, its natural reaction is to think it is dying an hurry to reproduce. Yup, I understand that.Does that make good flavour? Dunno, but I certainly would like to find out!One of...

Many years ago, Mum peeled spuds with roots on and cut so much off, Dad planted them and disregarding the time of the year, he eventually had a Very Good crop of spuds, so after getting wed, I did it as well when I had a garden to grow veg in, getting just the same good crop and NO diseases,...