Edible Gardening

Thanks for that info Beckie good to knowAs with the ants if you see a trail and put a line of peppermint essential oils on the floor its quite funny watching them back track, they absolutely hate it.Another one you may be interested in is for Alphids, they hate Lavender and eucalyptus and...

Agree it looks like apple scab. (Of course worth checking for any creepy crawlies in the apples too just in case there are multiple issues going on).For control, a spray early in season and clearing fallen leaves well in autumn is recommended.I have read that the scab affected fruit are fine...

Charles Ross should be a good variety to use with Worcester Pearmain, they are in the same pollination group. A good top fruit supplier is Deacon's of the Isle of wight. http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/home/ Personally I would go for a younger tree. They are soon cropping and a lot of...

Thank you That's what I thought.

Sis dug all of mine up and planted potatoes there

Hi K - thanks for your response - indeed these were 'eaters', but I grow only a few in pots, so if any problems occur the soil is not contaminated. I've done this for years with potatoes that take my fancy, just for fun you understand. If I detect any evident problems with my 'experiments' they...

Alice is right, apache's dont get too big, i didnt grow any this year, but had lots of smaller chili's last year, very tatsy.

Can you over winter onions @WeeTam? Do you mean sets or seed grown? Under cover ie greenhouse/poly tunnel or outside? I know you live in Scotland too so interested in you experience having a similar climate. I certainly grow garlic outside planting cloves any time soon but have never thought of...

Hi MatthewOut of your list, I have grown beetroot, runner beans and radishes (not sure of the varieties either). They have all done well and, as a first time veggie grower, I'm very pleased.

Hiya,I have grown Coriander as i love it in salads and other cooking requirements. Let me know how you get on with the vedge and i may be brave enough to try next year. My 16 year old loves cucumbers, he will quite literaly sit with a whole one and munch it right up during a film (the boy is...

I grow ginger Axie-Ali. I think it's now in it's third year. I grow it in a big pot in the conservatory. It likes to be warm and humid so I keep it standing on damp pebbles. And it likes to be shaded from direct sun.The first year it only pit up about 3 spikes of leaves. When I harvested it in...

I like Marmande, grew them last year, and growing them this year. Out of 9 peppers and chillies, just two have seedlings :(

Dave, a tip for growing spuds in containers. When you plant the potatoes fill the pot up straight away, the plants will find their way to the surface and, more importantly, they are protected from spring frosts.

Always do a bean test before using manure, especially if you do not know it's origin. Testing For Aminopyralid in Manure Steve...

[size=large]I'm looking forward to it Steve, but I hope mine are not just as successful as that.

Am putting together an article on the gooseberry so thought a few facts and opinions from gardeners and recipes would be in order. Any nuggets of information for me?

I ate mine ages ago. I wish I had waited longer now but had some lovely spuds. I roasted them and had them with sunday lunches. next time i'm gonna grow lots more bucketfuls

Dont quite understand that statement DR. Grafted trees are more likely to come up with the goods and I'm guessing if you bought an almond tree at any nursery it will probably be grafted.

I've been using Stevia for about 20 years, before the ban, during the ban (I helped get it removed) and since the ban. The best make that I've found is 'Stevia Extract' made by Vitacost and comes in liquid form in 4oz dropper bottles. The unadulterated version is not sold over here and and I...

Without fail, the Brits who come over here in December are amazed at the 'oranges' hanging on trees in peoples' gardens. They are pretty spectacular when there's not much other colour about. I planted a variety that is supposed to have non-astringent fruit. It had it's first flowers this spring...