Edible Gardening

Thanks Dai - I'll leave them alone then.

Last year I sowed our earlies in pots on 21st March (= Good Friday this year) this was in a polytunnel, but we're a bit further north and colder, and they were moved outside once they had grown a bit. First tatties were gathered on 21st May.Chitted v non-chitted? I'm like John and chit because...

Why not just buy some cheap plastic buckets and make drainage holes in the bottoms. I've just bought some from Wilcos at 69p each for my early potatoes, last season I used buckets for some late potatoes and we've just finished eating those. Growbags are no more than 6" deep and you can grow all...

Thanks all. not what i wanted to hear but I kind of expected it. liking this forum, I will no doubt be back for more advice soon XX

Having just dug over the bed where the potatoes are going this year I was a little worried cos F-in-L has planted strawbwrries at the bottom end of the bed and is planning to put rhubarb in between the potatoes and strawberries. Will these grow together or are they fussy and spread disease to...

Hi LoL I can't answer your question but when we were in New Zealand they were selling yellow Kiwi fruits which are, apparently, a newly bred version that are much sweeter than the green ones.

Thanks, it is snowing today and very thick frost, will wait till weekend and try then!

l-g, you should have no problem getting plants from your local garden centre. They will be in the herb section. I personally would leave it until next month when the fresh stock should arrive.

I didn't know that telegraph produced both pete, thanks. Now I know why I couldn't keep up with it!

Unlike most other crops its not a bad thing to plant (legumes) peas, beans etc in the same spot time after time,its considered beneficial. You know they are said to fix nitrogen? planting in the same spot allows residual nitrogen to build up in the soil,thus benefiting the plants. Tomatoes can...

Thanks for that info. I have to tell you that a few years back I bought a Camellia from Aldi. It was basically a twig with only 4 leaves on it and cost 99p.Its now enormous and absolutely lovely in May when it flowers.Aldi is well worth a trip I think. :D

Don't worry. This is GC. We'll remind you.

Probably three or four years Dave. Until you get anything worth while at least. The first few years need to be spent forming a good framework of stems, on which the fruiting stems will form each year. Pesume your looking to make your own wine.

Last year I had good results from growing a few spuds in a spring loaded garden rubbish container that was a bit past its sell by date, so plenty of drainage holes in it.They are a bit bigger than the average tub, so the spuds had plenty of room.Nik

sowed my french onion seeds 1week ago on kitchen windowsill.just coming through.in my greenhouse have put my shallots in modules to get rooted.also my red onion sets. will be growing all mine in pots in garden,

Well, I didn't prune it and it's got little buds just forming at the tips. Looks like it's gonna be O.K. Thanks for the advice, guys.

Dave, go for it. If you don`t experiment you never learn. Plants have 2 chances, they either do or they don`t, but until you try you will never know.

[ 14. January 2008, 01:20 PM: Message edited by: Paladin ]

thanks for all your replys think im going to hang on till the end of feb just to be on the safe side

Polly, I had one of those plastic greenhouses a few years ago which blew over when we had a very bad windy day - I spread put some pieces of paving slab we had left over on the bottom shelf and that did the trick - stopped it toppling over!Alas the 'greenhouse' is no more (frosts eventually...