Edible Gardening

I don't know what types of chilli plants I'm growing as I grew them from a mixed seed packet earlier this year but they are all still flowering and producing chillis.I didn't think about overwintering them but now I'll pot them on and give it a go. I plan to heat the greenhouse a little to...

Thanks TO. I'll just leave them as they are then as the pot holds 30 plants and I definitely cannot move it. Fingers crossed they'll survive fine.

Grahamgl, it sounds to me like the figs you're referring to are the ones that TO says dont ripen and fall off still small. The only ones that will grow on the next year and ripen are the very small ones in the leaf joints, at leaf fall. At that stage they appear to be nothing more than a small...

splendid many thanks for your input folks

I have a four years old Brown Turkey fig tree growing in a 15"pot. This year it produced 31 figs during the summer which grew to about half the size of a full grown fig. I know that figs are supposed to stay on the tree until the following year where they will then mature and rippen. All but...

When I moved to my current(present) house I happened to notice a blackcurrent bush in a hedge row and took a couple of cuttings from it. Stuck them in my compost heap and the following year had tons of large black currents. How lucky is that?

Try this http://www.plasticsbypost.net/index.htm Look under crop protection. I bought the fleece rather than the carrot fly and cabbage root fly netting. It is probably more than you need but it is cheaper than anywhere else and you just cut off what you need and store the rest for when it wears...

No, i'm sorry I don't of any similar in the area. If you can get a train to Leeds, then Menston its a 5 minute bus ride from there (details on site).

great question kandyfloss i have a couple of 3/4 ft beef tomato plants on the go with toms on and they are growing very well im hoping that they will go red but they need to grow alot more yet so i think i might loose them :( they are in the conservatory so i will just leave them untill they...

I have some cabbage plants which i planted in May/June but they still aren't ready. I have cauliflowers which are the same. How should i make sure they survive the winter or is there no hope?

Yes they are in greenhouse bearing in mind it gets colder with us although today like a summers day just beautiful for a holiday Monday and school hols.

Thanks Bumble bee - do you grow them yourself btw? and if so could you tell me where and how please (e.g. do you bother trying to plant them very firmly)? It is a bit perplexing because I've read that they like to be planted firmly in a few books that seem quite sensible too.

Hi lapod It is possible that it is what John has said but if they are not on the ground it could be because the flower itself rotted and started the cougette rotting. This can be a problem this time of year. Once it is late in the season I usually take the flowers off once the courgette has...

For us its been a bad year for caulis this year probably due to the drought/ rain weather we have had.We normally grow ours under enviro mesh tunnels and can often get very large caulis. This season has been very poor with very small heads compared to normal.

Not this time of the year BB. Maybe next spring.

Thanks for that advice Walnut, sadly after having our pond full of spawn, we never had one tadpole, this was most unusual - next year I will add a few drops of iodine to the pond.Brandy

Hi, Yes I got some potatoes, but that was the ones that I planted in April this year that flowered. This is my first year of trying to grow them for Christmas.

Hi Tiarella, If you press the top part of the pear often enough it will go soft anyway :D :D . Actually it depends on which type of pear it is. For instance, Conference pears are ripe and very sweet when they are still hard and are getting past their best when they start to go soft. ...

cheers for the advice will try them in spring and post how they go cheers again

Thanks for the encouragement Strongylodon - actually I remember you mentioning this in another thread I think. And yes, I'll definitely have another go at some peppers next year! I only have one of the mini-greenhouses, just a frame with shelves and a soft plastic cover. I ended up leaving it...