Edible Gardening

It just so happens I have seeds for quite a few of those It'll have to be something low-growing because the gales step up in Autumn.. mmmmm....decisions, decisions :D

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...

Always a healthy discussion point this.I always work to a time scale before I even think of harvesting, totally regardless of flowers on foliage. Not all varieties will produce flowers.Earlies take about 100 days to mature, maincrop between 120 & 130 days.Works for me.And as Palustris...

Hello awizzbang,are the leaves brown on the underside and yellow on the surface?If yes it could be leaf mould.Spray with carbendazim and remove some of the lower leaves.Ventilate the gh especially at night.

My chillis are only about 1" tall very spindly and look more like cress coming than chillis ,i don't know whether they will come to anything.

Thank`s Dave.

Ok Woo,I will send you a PM with my address.Any chance of sending me any special growing instructions that they may need Ta

Dave i am also going to try putting the sugar on the tips ,he swears by it.I can hear you shouting abuse at your plants from here! just tell the neighbours you have got vegetable growing tourettes!

vine weevil females are usually active through may - june, laying their eggs on the top of the soil. The grubs, once hatched, move down into the soil to root level. here they grow their huge teeth overnight and chomp their way through the roots. The grubs are about 1cm long, but usually...

I AGREE WITH BLACKTHORN AS TOMATOS TAKE 10-14 DAYS PEPPERS 14-21 AS B T I'VE NEVER DONE STRAWBERRYS

I think i may have to reconsider the position of the basket.The fence i mentioned is actally a kennel and if it is a cordon it will be... blowing in the wind.

Thanks once again Liz ! I am going to give it a try! I am planting everything in site now lol i went to wash my shorts yesterday and in the pockets i found some seeds that i had collected from South Africa ,i haven't a clue what they are i have just put them in a seed tray and hope for the best.

Thanks for that info, that's what he wants it for his pond.

It sounds to me like foot rot. With this the stem base and roots turn dark and the leaves turn yellow. Treatment is by lifting and burning the infected plants and treating the ground with Cheshunt compound. David.

Gutted for you mate :( But I suppose it's all knowledge in the bank......not quite the same as beans in your belly admittedly :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Many thanks.......glenw

Great news dalbuie!

thanks sarah 999 that sounds a good Idea to me the only thing is that pumpkins take up to much room by rambling where you don't want them.

hi I have planted my runner beans seed spread out in a seed tray in seed compost covered with newspaper, and kept moist in a cold greenhouse, they took just over a week to germinate, and when the shoots was just showing I eased them out with my fingers, and planted them in the garden about a...

Yes JohnBinks thats what I mean.I've never had a problem with black fly maybe its too cold in Scotland.