Edible Gardening

1st time growing radishes, is it normal for leaves and stems to flop all over the place?sometimes seems like leaves are too heavy for the stem to support. Radishes are growing well tho' and leaves and stem are a nice shade of green looking healthy enough.

thank you Zigs i wouldn't be brave enough to strip the whole plant like that but i'll sure thin them out...tops, leaves & flowers beware! im off out to get snipping!thanks again

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

Our Maris Bard have grown to a decent size, but Sharpes Express are a bit disappointing

Welcome to the forum, Samuel_1988. Well done for helping your auntie with a bit of planting, if only my nephew would do the same!I don't think cultivated strawberries will like it at all, they like lots of sun and easy living, but alpine strawberries would probably be OK. However, many people...

Thanks Sian. I will move the pots next to the house and if we do have a really cold winter, I will move them into the greenhouse.

Don't know DG. I have only grown those with both flowers on, cutting out the male if I remember rightly. Unfortunately got no germination this year with cucumber. Had good success with crystal apple variety a couplke of years ago. Must get some fresh seed!!

Now that's a good tip, thank you @Loofah

Awsome.....i've been picking beans for a couple days now, nothing like fresh, right out of the garden!

You wont kill them but its not something thats nessesary. Most potatoes get tall and fall over, its normal. Leave them alone, they are maincrop so wont be ready until sept as you probably know.

Hi Dave.I don't know about humidity, but peppers are certainly thirsty plants. I didn't seem to have any problems that might have been caused by overwatering - underwatering caused the greenfly to get a hold though. All types of sweet pepper I grew got to about 2'-3' high, and needed...

Zigs , you'm a genius

thanks clueless i will pot em up tomorrow until they go in the ground dont really want to leave in the wraps to long

Dunno about Apricots but my peach tree has survived the worst our winters throw at it.

Thank you Steve R..Much Appreciated

Thanks Marley, glad to hear they'll be welcome!

Our local pound shop is selling fairly small dry-rooted blueberry bushes (and other fruits like raspberry canes). Has anyone tried these? I appreciate that they will take a few years to grow to a decent size, but it seems worth a try at �£1 - or would I be throwing my money away.

:D John, you`re crazy, my kind of fella :D

If you are growing spuds again this year then I would be ruthless and pull up and destroy any volunteers. Blight spores overwinter on volunteer spuds and will infect nearby crops. Also I've found that vounteers hardly produce anything wortwhile so I get rid of any as soon as I see them.

Hi I too am trying aubergines for the first time. I have been informed to pinch out the tip when reaching about 8 leaves high and have just done so. The plants are already showing some healthy looking flowers. Liz