Edible Gardening

Looks like it could have some genes from this strange variety, Vicky.:D

iv had a look and i cant see any signs of mice and i dont think my 3 cats would take to kindly to them if there was

Yum. You cant beat that just picked taste!

Just noticed the gremlins don't work within text!

Hello Ryan11112, The most likely explanation is that it needs another pear tree nearby to pollinate the flowers. Here's a link to the RHS site where all is explained!

little update as promised ^_^Come on! lol by Martin Young, on Flickr

It has been really warm and humid here, plus a lot of rain over the last few days. Have trimmed off affected leaves - hopefully I'm either wrong or early enough to control it :-/

sowed my french onion seeds 1week ago on kitchen windowsill.just coming through.in my greenhouse have put my shallots in modules to get rooted.also my red onion sets. will be growing all mine in pots in garden,

when the leaves flop over with them both. My onions are ready now, they are japanese so i planted them in Oct/Nov last year. So what I should do is dig them up carefully and leave them on top of the soil for the skins to form and dry for about two weeks then store them in net bags in the garage....

Feed me: feed me, now! (Will you cook it for me too, loli?)

I get the same with any toms especially when I water part of the stem unintentionally. John

I'm not sure when you harvest the flowers for cooking, but you do need to leave the male flowers to pollinate the female ones. They usually open early in the day and are often wilted by the evening.

A late frost might have got to them Plenty of cherries down here.

Woohoo! Thank you! Will get chomping!

Just like women eh!!!

Hi Josephine,If it is getting that bad then yes you might as well raise the netting.Some people on our allotments make up a framework from old pieces of wood like battons,and then they drape the netting over the top and hold it down with bricks or stones.If you have a look at Plotty's thread...

Cheers no I am growing cherry toms. Ta

Is it because the soil is too acidic ?

I'd say that not only do you still have time, but it's a bit early yet. I'll be sowing mine in cell inserts or loo rolls inside around mid-april to plant out mid to late may when the soil's got warmer and there are highly unlikely to be frosts - you may even want to leave it a bit later in the...

hi liz, this has been true for me too although we seem to be getting more sunshine than most of the country, but I have never known the ground so wet.