Edible Gardening

Evening Rab,the easiest thing is to start digging as the crops are harvested.That way you`re not left with a huge job during the Autumn/Winter. David.

Watch the birds don't eat them before you do!!

Really good information guys...I for one will be giving it a go! Thanks Helen.xxx.

Some have a longer growing season than others I guess. Were they both sown at the same time? As the roots reach maturity the plants stop growing and the leaves tend to look slightly old and reddish, they are a good deep green colour when young and vigourous. The root stores the food for next...

Leadbelly its fine to grow spuds now to be ready for christmas, pop a few in pots or tubs keep them in your tunnel and away you go, they may not crop heavy but you harvest them when they are most appreciated, T&M usually do an offer soon for the very purpose of growing spuds for your christmas...

Hi Palustris,just wanted to let you know we lifted our main crop of potato's today. They looked great and we decided to take your advice and to put the tops and weird tomato like pods into our council rubbish collection. Thanks again for your help.Josie.

Acerhead,spores can overwinter in the ground, you are doing right by washing the greenhouse with Jeyes, but I would be inclined to increase the strength slightly and do it now. If you grow in the ground in the greenhouse then give this a good drenching. Also, all pots and containers used in the...

fretdancer, if it`s calabrese it should harvest late Autumn / early Winter. David.

Thanks Jurrasic will look out for RHS and gen up on pruning etc, Have just found out my trusty conference pears now have brown rot, I just cant win! Have been collecting and disposing of all leaves in garden for three years now and sprayed several times last and this year but it seems to have...

Thanks for the info odd name though I don't remember it being particularly stinky.

any suggestions of what dishes you cook using the small green chillis please, i use for omelettes and obviously chilli, but bit stumped what else to use for.

I would not bother transplanting a tree that big. No matter how careful you are you would severely damage the roots and they then never seem to recover properly. If it was me I would start with a new one in a better place and s*c*r*a*p that one. With tree 1 it sounds as though most of the apples...

I am rather jealous of all these people with courgette cornucopia - mine are supposed to be green ones but a lot of them have gone yellow and kind of floppy... anyone know why that might be? They haven't had a lot of sun (not much i can do about that really, it's just due to the weather round...

Nice work Sharon.

We don't normally, but when we lived on a south facing sea level sand dune, frost was not a common occurrence, so the best way to get sweet parsnips was to freeze them. Now we live in a frost pocket, we do not need to any more!

Hi Erin If your cookers (apples) have brown spots on them and maybe the leaf has blackish spots you may have the on onset of spore disease (Brown rot) suggest you monitor for worsening effects (rotting fruit on tree) and if this is the case do not compost the fruit or leaves. I think a lot of...

I've put my potatoes in a strong brown paper bag in the shed and they're fine in there.I only had ONE carrot, and it wasn't that big. I split it in half to go with our dinner, it did taste nice and earthy.

I've grown them from seed (or bean) for the first time this year too. They have been cropping for ages and I have loads stored in the freezer. I harvest them when they're about 8" or 10" long. There's no end in sight yet!My sweet peas are still going great guns too, I cut off any pods...

All the tops are over and drying out however the wind may have blown them over like you said it may be worth waiting for some nice weather to dry them out a little. I put onion sets in May and early June they have come nice in pots.

Sorry birdbrain, I missed your post.I cant remember the variety, it might have been Grenadier or even moneymaker. I dont think its to do with the variety, more the growing conditions, if you grow them outside it never happens. The stems are much shorter and the plants more compact and...