Edible Gardening

I did maincrop spuds last year in old compost bags. They were all right, I planted them later than others and had a reasonable crop late october. Which I had the last lot of this week. I will plant more this year to see me through the whole of winter.

Hi suthbarnes634,While I don't have any specific experience of Horseradish, Blackthorn is right about keeping on top of it. Any vigorous perrennial weed that can regrow from a fragment of root can be really hard to conquer. Every day that goes by with green growth above ground is adding...

Getting back to the subject of melons.....Last year I planted one from a shop bought honeydew, I got one fruit of it. I also bought some charantais melon seeds (like galia) and they fruited a lot better.I think I have a few charantais seeds left if you would like to try them liz, PM me with...

Have a look at my calendar it might help;http://tinyurl.com/yn57zu

the last time i did it, it helped the srouts grow! so no it wont have a bad effect on them, i know of people who grow for tops rather than the sprouts, they do look strange though without there tops on though.

Thanks very much to you all. Much appreciated.Alexei

Try here: http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Melon/Melon.htm The Gardener's Almanac can usually come up with some answers

Got 16 seeds out of the pkt they are now sown.Come in for a spot of lunch shall go out after and sow some lettuce seeds.

MIL is going to be growing some of that this year - looks like she'll be doing it all her days...... :rolleyes: :DWe'd better get to like it!

True! :D

Hi Sanuka - I wouldn't call raspberry bushes particularely decorative, especially when not trimmed a lot. They do look nice during those few weeks when they have fruits. I agree that it is a good idea to be able to access the plant from two sides, so you can reach every single raspberry! I...

good stuff oktarine - I have a similar attitude (half of me), but also like instant results (the other half)!

I did pot up my cheap trees. And yesterday they were planted in the ground. I staked them as the rootball on them is not very big and probably fragile. The trees are starting to bud, I am hoping this cold weather puts a stop on that for a while so the rootball has a better chance of getting...

Azadaman, and Timecharger - following on the shop-bought spud line..... if you're doing it in a container, you avoid that possible problem, don't you? After all, it's fresh compost every time. I always spread my used compost over the rest of the garden, so it's unlikely that any disease would...

Thanks for that Shiney, it shows that the mods advice, to check previous posts should be followed. Sorry mod will try to do better. Nic. You are welcome to the excess as long as Cambridgshire do not charge import tax. ttfn

a lovely tepee of golden leaved sunbright runner beans would make a lovely centrepiece or purple podded peas.

Dendrobium, I used to be the plant area manager of a well known garden centre here in Wales and I used to very often visit our suppliers, many of which used to supply national multiples. And I was very often told that these companies, (the likes of B&Q and Homebase) would tell the nurseries "...

I have never come across Swedes getting woody. They get big but that is what swedes do. They grow a long time and get big. I always think of them as the ideal field crop. They seem to do best when there is plenty of room and good air circulation, so they don't mind a breezy spoT. Not like...

ok thanks, im stuck with it because i grow on an allotment.

At that price what have you got to lose?