Edible Gardening

do you have a strawberry plant bottom right ?its the watering as you have mentioned , downside of them not growing evenly it stresses the plant out and you may have more that want to flower in the summer ..if they do just nip the bud off .Also I would use a water based feed that has quick...

Thanks for your advise, I decided to plant half of the seedlings a bit deeper and half in the same depth. Both versions have been successful Next question : What do I do with the flowers? I'm a cucumber newbie and can't decide if these should be removed, left alone, or hand pollinated now that...

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How deep are they, going by the photo it's difficult to see but maybe planted too shallow.

Hi both.Thanks so much for the reply. I am way into the season now and decided to go for a basic replenishment using some rock dust and some organic chicken manure. I let this rest and then after a week or so I added a couple inch layer of compost including homemade compost. I've since seeded...

A lot of self-pollinating plants still can be improved by planting a suitable partner nearby to increase the yield. I would even suggest to plant a different variant that's compatible (same blooming time and compatible genome). This I because lots of plants are "made" by dividing them. So...

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I'd try a one off sequested iron feed first, it should green up the foliage. Then for the rest of the season just a balanced feed should be ok.

In the right conditions seeds can survive for over 20 years. One of the longest scientific experiments has proven that that plants seeds can survive and germinate successfully after 142 years and countingDont forget plants were here first. And will continue to be here after we destroy...

Hi @misterQ thank you. It was very exciting to harvest them today. (My first since having a allotment) I'm not 100% sure which they are as I have planted Cherrybelle and Sparkler. Both are ready for harvesting but I forgot to check my labels before taking these out. Too excited

That is a decent mix

Quite often black fly get caught on the hairs on tomatoes, they are slightly sticky. I think the black fly mostly starve, but just stay there in the hairs.

This is my current structure……but having read a lot online about people growing in greenhouse and polly’s all year round and without bug and pest issues, i thought i would ask here if anyone does this

Chives and Parsley grow in ordinary soil no problem, Mint needs a bit of well rotted manure as well. For pots I would suggest a soil based compost like John Innes 3 for the above. For basil I use a peat based MPC and keep it in full sun and well watered.

The ones you have pulled may be young enough to use in a salad, like micro shoots, as they say all parts of the plant is edible, but the older leaves can become too tough to be eaten raw.They can grow to about 60cm high, but by then the 'bulb' has often become too woody to eat. You will soon...

Hi, I sewed my seeds back in late march early April, i transferred them into pots mid May & into the greenhouse, i know have 12 good size plants with runners sprouting everywhere & one has a flower with what I think is my first strawberry in the centre, I am now clipping the runners &...

I suppose you can prune it as often as you like, you are unlikely to damage the tree. I'm just wondering what rootstock it's on because 250cm is a lot of growth for a tree on a dwarfing rootstock (like Pixy) to make in a season even on a semi dwarfing rootstock like St Julien A it sounds a lot...

Usually if its grafted there is a definite lump at some point on the stem, and usually there is a clear length of stem. I think you might have a cutting.The browning on the leaf sounds like some kind moth damage from last year.

Thanks all.. Monty mentioned it on 'Jobs to do this weekend' so I'm gathering its quite a common occurrence. I tried the stalk and they are actually delicious! Very sweet so they won't go to waste