Edible Gardening

Glad about that, I was a tad worried too !

mine do well in paper pots,no root disturbance when planted out. Joyce

Mine also survive the best or worst the weather throws at them. I would plant in pots and leave outside

Ok Dai. ta :thumb:

Thanks Joyce/Pete/daitheplant as a novice to gardening and the computer ile just ave to keep on troshin boy

Fancy, I know where you are coming from with the dietary concerns for your husband, but I have Crohns and I rely very much on my (f)artichokes to help me keep my blood sugar level (there are cells in the colon that help regulate this, and obviously they are prone to damage). There is no...

I did get some going a couple of years ago, but lost it during the winter. After reading this, I think I should have brought it into the house instead of leaving it out in the Wintergarten. It obviously died from frozen feet. I quite fancy having another go at it. Thanks for the tips...

Now harvesting the second years crop, once again very successful, Incidentally my wife has found a super recipe for Jerusalem Artichoke Souffle in a cook-book called "Starters" by Shane Osborn,Very tasty and as far as I can tell windless!

Thats brilliant Robert, 30p for the seed and it repaid you 10 fold I reckon - plus the entertainment value of the video and Nut's daft remarks about it are priceless. Thanks! :lollol:

"water retention granules"Good idea. Following my first attempt to use these last year I recommend that you mix them into the compost in the bottom half of the pot - those near the top pushed to the surface and then didn't do their job (and I reckon the birds, or something, stole them!)

Yes, John. I didn't record the date but it must have been around mid March.

I have a friend who now lives in Texas, she can grow some of the most gorgeous looking fruits, and yet all she wants are daffodils-you just cant win!!

"Doesn't seem to say what company is selling it though. "I believe that Dobbies sell it

Hi All Looks like Marshalls have both types you have all recommended, thanks for the replies. Not sure if I will get up to Vegmandan's size looking at his avatar but will have a go.ThanksDave

Mine will go in at the end of March judging by some of the variations I have seen across the different threads, I was wondering about pots for these as I have already mucked my soil. Read this thread about three days too late.

Dave, that sounds like a marriage-winner - thanks!

Contact your local allotment society.Ours sells to the public / non members, and the prices are very keen.

A couple of years back the BBC Gardeners world (Monty et al ) did an experiment of chitted vs. non chitted, and found virtually no difference in yield results. This echoed a trial carried out previously by the RHS.Personally, I always chit mine - it makes sense !But it seems the best way to...

Even though i should have plenty of space trailing them around tomatoes seems like a great idea, the more i can get in the better!

Morley; Can ducks/geese easily get to your veg? The main suspects this time of year are pigeons, they keep trying to get my broccoli and sprouts and cabbages, any that are showing through the netting they peck at. They usually get to them just at dawn, cause they fly off if I go to the veg patch...