Edible Gardening

I always used to wait until mid April before planting toms in an unheated greenhouse and make sure the plants are strong and hardened off.By that time although the nights are still nippy they are relatively short.I'd say 10C at night is fine, a bigger problem is a prolonged spell of dull...

don't prune for a couple of years and see what happens as you could well be taking out the flowering bits

Oh to have a walled garden.............wow......is it just me? Its like a dream. Baz

thank you for your help

Thanks - thought as much but wanted to make sure. Keen to see things moving as my toms are just tiny shoots as well along with the spudsGren

Planted tomatoes seeds for the first time yesterday. Have picked up some great tips here. They are in a propagator on my kitchen window sill. Cheers Barb.

Mine were OK last year. I kept them massively humid to reduce stress. Risk of disease of course ...I'll keep a photo-diary this year to see how I do.

I grow about 20 cuc plants in an unheated glassshouse in SW Scotland and produce hundreds of wonderful cucumbers. I sow a bit later, early April because of late frosts here - we have had 'em in June! Last year I tried a new thing and took some short bits of plastic or bubble wrap and a couple...

"is it too early for tomato"Yes, they won't germinate / survive in an unheated greenhouse, but if you can germinate them in the house (they need 20C-25C), on a windowsill, that will take a week, and another week or two in small pots, and by then your cold greenhouse will be pretty much OKIf...

It's kind of out for me too Abi as I'm a vegan. I wonder if my neighbours wil think I'm strange if I ask for their eggshells?

Yes, don;t see why not - assuming you've got all the concrete and any hardcore underneath it out of the soil.The soil will need to be prepared like any other "freshly created beds" - add compost / manure, dig well, etc.

Looks like Brigadier to me.

Hi Tim, how about strawberries? If the compost is poor, just give them some liquid feed during the summer, or top dress with new compost and add some fertiliser granules into it. You could always go for herbs, like rosemary, sage thyme etc. Being mediterranian plants they will put up with poor...

Hi Robbie, they can be very tender and need a south facing wall to thrive here I think. What a super idea, how about loganberry & gooseberry, perhaps blackcurrant and redcurrant too. Dessert will be round at your house this August time then?

Well I'm back in UK now... chilli plants from greenhouse are dead as you like! Lesson learned.

Hi David Yes, Im with John on planting pots now. I have planted some this morning in bags and in the black dustbin.Four chitted ready for the big black bin. Half filled with compost and just four planted in it this year. I planted five last year and I have a feeling it was over the top. If it...

Well, I've sown a couple of 4ft rows The forecast is good for the rest of the week, the only fly in the ointment is the low night time temperatures. Still, gotta be worth a try, live dangerously ! Cheers...freddy.

Links:RHS : Growing Kiwi fruit"Plant 3-5m (10-17ft) apart. One male can pollinate up to eight females Self-fertile â??Jennyâ?? is partly self-fertile, so is ideal where space is limited. Fruit are small, however, and it is of borderline hardiness, so not suitable for colder areas."Fruit...

They are better than parsnips for roasting :gnthb:

Any chance of a re-cap ? :D