Edible Gardening

Hi RussThe little devils will do this, won't they? I seem to remember that deeper planting used to be frowned upon for some resaon but I've done it myself without any ill effects. I also used to tie any particularly floppy ones to little stakes to keep them off the ground.

This story was written by myself for my little ones coming to visit my garden. We spent 2 hours with 30 5/6 year olds in my garden talking about worms, bugs, butterflies, bumble bees, compost, recycling and other kwel stuff! We planted carrots and squash. It was a good day for everyone...

I had the beans in modules in the polytunnel, so can't say it was the wind for mine. Like you, I think direct sowing is the way to go - In fact, I may even try them direct this weekend.It's amazing how fast topsoil seems to disappear, and you always end up needing more that you think.

I wish you all the luck with your vegetables, weekend gardener! Pleased to know that your little one helps you picking the cherry tomatoes. We never arrived to that stage when my two daughters were that young: they would just pick all the green tomatoes before I could lay hand on them and step...

All good advice from John Snowbaby and you can tell when they are ready to harvest either by the foliage going a yellow colour and wilting as it dies off,or you could have a gentle rummage amongst the soil to see if there are any tubers ready,but this is going to be quiet a few weeks away yet if...

It works too. I did it the year we moved here, and i'd potted the trees ready for transportation. But summer came before the signing of the contract. The only problem was hubby. he could reach under the net. :eek:

Epsom Salts.

grrrr... no problem, stronglylodon, I keep on plantig all the time disregarding the season. The funny thing is: in the daylight you never see a snail in sight and you wonder how do they manage to eat whole plants... But do try and have a look at 1 o' clock in the night like I did yesterday,...

It sounds more like slug damage. Have a look at the lettuces late at night, that's when slugs come out and do their damage. You can pick them off or use a few carefully sprinkled slug pellets if you're not organic.

There's nowt like it - yummmmm!

Has anyone any useful tips on how to avoid having our Cox's apples ruined by caterpillars, I presume Coddling Moth, only 4 out of about 30 were edible and this was the first time we had any apples!!! I know there are pheremone traps but I understand that they are not very effective.

Just made two jars of apple and elderberry jam from the fruit in my garden!I should explain - the trees seem to have been there for donkey's years, and until I came the apples just fell off the tree and rotted..... Hopefully I will be able to collect some more this evening, so I can make...

The grow like a vine, but the sweet potatoes form under ground.

lol thanks. looks like i'll have to support them lol. they are starting to lean abit.

Why is my one blueberry bush dying. Could it be from ants. I have three in pots

Synthhead, You are not wrong. Possibly a little early, even in the south, for planting outside but in a couple of weeks where you are and 3-4 weeks where I am, it should go great. Oh and LG you are closer to me weather-wise.

Wow! Its a monster

I always let mine (softneck) die back pretty much.

Yeah pick any green fruit to ripen indoors and then put the plants on the compost heap, just cut the woody stems up a bit.

I checked today and it's not bleeding. So I won't have to rush round applying tourniquets to all the stumps.