Edible Gardening

Getting back to the subject of melons.....Last year I planted one from a shop bought honeydew, I got one fruit of it. I also bought some charantais melon seeds (like galia) and they fruited a lot better.I think I have a few charantais seeds left if you would like to try them liz, PM me with...

Hi suthbarnes634,While I don't have any specific experience of Horseradish, Blackthorn is right about keeping on top of it. Any vigorous perrennial weed that can regrow from a fragment of root can be really hard to conquer. Every day that goes by with green growth above ground is adding...

I did maincrop spuds last year in old compost bags. They were all right, I planted them later than others and had a reasonable crop late october. Which I had the last lot of this week. I will plant more this year to see me through the whole of winter.

JJordie sent me some seed last year, I think they were "hundredweight", grew quite well, but I allowed two per plant. Think I should only have allowed one.

we just eat them!

Opps, Sorry completly wrong reply in the wrong post.... My apoligises.

I think Gardeners world mag are doing a special offer on spuds and containers in January's copy, Like a buy one set get another set free.

I did a bit of an experiment with my maincrop spuds the winter before last, i left them in the ground clamped up. they lasted till the end of feb!!! i only had a couple with small sprouts(end of the row) and a couple that the slugs got. overall they kept in perfect condition i didnt do it...

Hi Josephine, I have purchased an early variety called "Orla" they are organic so I am hoping that they are as good as the label says

I am even later (just joined)a well known pump maker has detachable "filter wings" on their fountain pumps. The idea is you can remove these wings connect them to an extension hose and connect the hose to the inlet of the pump. not only does it give a bigger surface area, you can put the...

When I first got an allotment i got the book "Growing Vegetables" by Tony Biggs. It is a paperback and still available. Excellent and no nonsense book. Just starting back into vegetable growing after a gap of about 12 years and have just read it again cover to cover.

I used to have a north facing allotment here in Cwmbran, and I would say, try whatever you fancy and see what happens. I grew it all, brassicas, spuds, root veg, asparagus, soft fruit, peas, beans (broad, french and runners ). Even salad crops. If you don`t try you don`t know. David.

Thanks supersprout,good link, so much to learn. Any hints about red kidney beans,do i soak them first or just sow them in pots?. Thanks again.

ok thanks for thatkind regards boygardener

Take some cuttings from the bushes and place into a slit trench. They will root next year and will be insurance against losses when moving the bushes

Just found the Tuckers Seeds website and their prices are very good. They also offer quite a lot of organic seeds. http://www.tuckers-seeds.co.uk/

Next month. If you grow much in the way of veg i would get a book. I have used one, which i think is still available "Growing Vegetables by Tony Biggs. Nice and straight forward and no nonsense. It was like my bible when i had my allotment.

We havn't had any cold here yet so I hope the garlic's going to be ok! Mine's not come up yet and I planted it at the end of october.

I meant to try them last year, I think we had the same discussion! Pete grew some supermarket ones and did get a crop, but I think the T&M ones are a better bet for our climate. http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=000159#000000 Must try them this year, I...

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...