Edible Gardening

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.

Last year, the kids (with help from me) built hubby a lovely gazebo type thing to hang his hammock in, and with grapes planted on each side to trail up over the roof of it. Over the winter, we moved house, and as the grapes were part of a father's day gift, I thought I'd try and move those too....

Hi, has anybody tried growing pra variety "Pea Dorian" or another name "Mr Big" seem a lot of places sell the seed but I have not heard of them myself.

Nice healthy looking plants, hope mine will be like that soon! They are still small.

Snap!! Same here too unfortunately, but then I am always a little late being up here in the north.

Try the Allotment shop first, the quality would probably be higher and the prices lower. If not then a Garden centre. Have a look at the seed packets, there are lots of things you can sow outside now. Saladings (lettuce, radish etc) can be sown every few weeks for a continued supply.

You do need a warm spell so that the insect pollinators can get about!

@cindy Check the recent thread starting with "Any Strawberry Experts...". And yeah, supermarket ones will give you no idea, all pretty much bland things, don't waste your money on them.

Well Elaine might have some pretty tough slugs up there :D Lottie Unfortunately my father in law keeps asking for cabbage and I am growing spinach specially for him...mind you it was his lawn I dug up. He agreed to let me use it for veg but I think he thought it was going to be a smaller...

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I had one in my former garden which was a mature tree when I moved in. It did produce the occasional suckers which were mowed up as it it was in the lawn, but they were never a problem. I brought one with me when I moved as I liked it so much. I wonder if there are different varieties as I have...

I would love to see some pictures Dale...you are a brave soul growing all those hot peppers!!! We eat a few of them here too, although i havent started mine, heck i havent even decided what i'm growing this year. Question though, what do you do with all those peppers; cook with them, freeze...

About three years for mine, but no problems with slugs as the bed was right next to the pond and I would often find a frog or two in the bed. Blackbirds on the other hand are a different story.

I believe it depends on the lettuce variety either. Some packages have the data if the variety is resistant to bolting, or if it can be successfully grown in summer.

Hi V & F man. If they are earlies, then I`d wait until the flowers drop off then dig one up (that`s what I did). I found that the first one or two roots produced smallish (but delicious) spuds. Cheers...freddy.

Hi Guys, I have some realy large and leafy spring cabbage which are just starting to heart up, but there is some type of mildew or soft rot attacking them, it starts anywhere on the leaves and spreads to the heart of the plant. It is wet and slimmy. Has anybody got an idea of what it is please

Nip the tops out. best to grow dwarf varieties if Blackfly is a problem. you can spray with fairy liqiud diluted

They will make sure a stunning display Kathy and if the strawberries taste half as good as I'm sure the watering cans will look then it's all yum, yum! :D Hel.xxx.

I always found it had a fairly short cropping season, especially if we get a mild spring. It quickly runs to large flower buds if it turns mild.

:dh: Thank you.......