Edible Gardening

Hi,i suppose your problem could be caused by bullfinches. I regularly see them nipping new growth off wild cherries and i've heard they can be a bit of a pest to fruit growers. its not something i've ever had a problem with,but don't give in. In my experience, raspberries are a very resliant...

Never tried growing root gigner before. It reminds me of the jeruselem artichoke I once made the mistake of growing! Couldn't get rid of the stuff for years later! The least little section of root took and spread for the next season. Damned stuff!! John

Good point John!

Just keep a look out,the ants and black fly will be back no doubt about that

Some years ago I grew asparagus from seed. Despite popular advice about buying 2-3 year old crowns. Quite successful for a few years then they just died a death on me. Never knew why.

lol windy!

Hello timandjo,yes you can.I live just over an hour from you and I grew it last yr fine.

Hi Sash,How you getting on with your raised beds?Mine are going well now, let me know if you need any advice.

I know its a good feeling isn't it. I have given up growing individual lettuces. Instaed I grow a mix of different lettuce, spinach, rocket etc as a mixed leaf row and pic young and tender. Absolutely gorgeous as salad or on sandwiches with virtually anything!

sorry once again, you don't have to make it, its a granular feed that you just spinkle around the plants! i meant i'd see if there was owt special in it - its probably Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K).

You are welcome eastex. Apparently indoor cucumbers should not be pollinated as it makes the fruit very bitter. The female flowers open at the end of mini-cucumbrs, and the males stay close to the stem of short stalks. Once the plant is established the male flowers should reduce in...

I have 2 apple trees. One is a ballerina bolero and the other is a discovery. The discovery is a couple of feet tall and has already bloomed and gone over. Its fruits are starting to swell. Since its so young do I need to remove them this year?

Decided to have a read up on coriander and it seems to like cool conditions,I think I may have kept it in the greenhouse too long. I also discovered you can get a slow bolt type coriander seeds. Well done me ! I must make make more of an effort to make use of my gardening books. :rolleyes: :D

Woo is right it is nice to be able to grow your own from seed and watch them grow and fruit,but sometimes and that's me included have to resort to the GC to buy plants if our own fail and we haven't got the time to start again.I did this with beetroot last year ,brought them as seedlings from a...

Don't know DG. I have only grown those with both flowers on, cutting out the male if I remember rightly. Unfortunately got no germination this year with cucumber. Had good success with crystal apple variety a couplke of years ago. Must get some fresh seed!!

Good I'm glad it's not just me! Fascinating, think I'll keep my eyes on those little weeds this year and make a few notes.

I recently emptied the contents of one of my composters and when I was raking where the composter used to be I caught a mouse with the rake and it went limping for its poor little life. Then another shot out of a whole where the composter was and a third a pair of tiny eyes emerged from the...

Hello Peter, there are some wonderful ornamental gingers out there and the Hedychiums are very easy for someone new to gingers. H. coccineum "Tara" is a lovely, lush easy one with lovely flowers too and reasonably hardy.Good luck!Fletch

Hi Duckyjuk, yes you just plant them out when they have grown on enough which will probably be at the beginning of June now. If they are a self-blanching variety then you do not need to trench them which is the traditional method of cultivation, you can if you want to tie cardboard sleeves...

Anyone know any thing about these? Sweet Olive, Garden Pearl,and Sun Belle, do I nip out side shoots or tops? Did an unusual garden centre this moring could'nt resist these.