Edible Gardening

Lucky neighbours! I can never understand which pre mixed salads are so expensive. Travel costs maybe? Each bag must cost about 0.001p to grow, someone is making a tidy profit.

Hi Terry, thanks for all the info. It was really useful. Have you ever grown them yourself?I just had 10 slips delivered and will be growing them in the greenhouse in potato patio bags. Do you know if they need topping up with compost as they grow the same as normal potatoes?Bobbie

Damn! I posted that on the wrong thread! :rolleyes:

Thanks rodo i going down there tomorrow, hope the dover branch have them:thumb:

Rod, I would be inclined to plant them up now. I don`t see the point in causing the plants stress just as they are trying to produce fruit.

Hi cos. I think we all had problems with toms last year I think it was just a rubbish year for them. Maybe just carry on as usual with crossed fingers as regards the weather

Hi Well planted cauli seeds in the ground and drew a blank,so sowed some more in seed trays and still drew a blank. So i guess they were a duff batch any ideas. Thanks

John I got didled because the packet said qty 40 in each packet and I have sown them this afternoon and only got 76:eek:.Do you think I should complain to trading standards for misleading me into thinking I was going to get the right amount.I just hope they all come up now:D

Definately!

David & Tony.Thanks for the advise. I decided to start from scratch in the end. I know it's a waste of good seed but leason learnt.Ant.PS: My mum calls me Anthony (making good use of the th!) but only when i've done something wrong. :D

Hi Jules. I guess you bought them at Wilko's because I bought a Stanley as well. Still dormant here too. I also bought a cherry, a comice pear, a Cox and Granny S. apple and an apricot which are all in bud and/or blossom. Plus a peach that is showing no signs of life. I shan't worry too much...

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated.

You cynic, you.:D:D:thumb:

Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of vegetable growing. I haven't found your intro post yet but will have a look in a minute and am prepared to be impressed . I would agree with the others on dandelions, dig them out if you can. Also on soil preparation. I'm a big fan of (slightly)...

Thank you both. Think i may just get a few myself now The nicest ever tasting carrots i have had were from an allotment, yum yum. cheers

Hi Kandy, yes took a closer look at mine and the stems are actually red although the leaves are green with a red tinge around the outside. But having said that getting back to the original question they should be fairly obvious amongs weed seedlings.

Thanks to you both and thanks for the welcome!I'd sort of come to the same conclusion but really wanted to hear if from someone who knew what they were talking about. I assumed the previous owners had planted/sown them some months ago and so assumed they were maincrop ones.Look out for...

I've always had to stake mine but not to get intense about it. Otherwise they just fell over or got all deformed!

Cheers Shiney:thumb:

good morning alli am growing these melons in the greenhouse at the mo and this morning i have noticed 1 flower :thumb:now any ideas what to do with this one flower :confused:its does say on the packet that i have to insert the male flower into the female :eek:has anyone tryed these...