Edible Gardening

I've been thinking about what I will do with my pallet fence, when I've made it. I want to plant it - I was thinking aubretias and the like, using some slats to create troughs in the fence itself.Then I thought grapes! Would a grapevine be ok in the north Lincolnshire climate? Where the...

This is a picture of mine taken last week they have been in since the first week in October;http://tinyurl.com/unup4

I think I said previously in a different string that I grew from seed my own crowns. Unfortunately they only lasted a few years the died off on me! Perhaps I am the wrong one to give advice! Anyway as they are already two years old I would leave another year to make it three. As I remember...

Aways best to have some form of eye wash in the cabinet ready to use.Plenty of eye drop type bottles in the supermarkets like Optrex but for a heavier eye wash something like one of these bottles using a sterile saline solution and an eye bath for minor problems, about £2.Might sound OTT,...

If you decide to buy some strawberry plants it would be best to get them started in late summer so that they get rooted before winter and be raring to go next spring.

Thanks for the input. I think what I'll do next year is try different varieties as well as use a different fertiliser.

If it was a grafted plant the new growth might well be Poncirus trifoliata.Its a totally hardy rootstock that a lot of citrus are grafted onto.A picture would help.

Hi That sounds encouraging we have had a lot of wind here so hopefully it is that, the weedkiller was sprayed on a couple of years ago and it looks like it has,recovered, phewThanks for the replies and help Dave

If the potatores themselves show no signs of blight and believe me you would soon notice the slime on them, then they are ok to eat. If it is Blight then they will not store for any length of time. So, remove the tops and burn or dispose of anywhere but on your compost heap. Dig up the potatoes...

good morning. could anyone give me any advice on red leaf. is the crown diseased and have to be disposed of or can it be salvaged. would appreciate any feed back. ps was inherited when we moved to new house so i do not know what the name is. regards peter.

Look up pear scab, caused by the Venturia pirina fungus and see if that looks like what you have.

photosCheers ZiggyYes have posted photos previously should do it more regular because after a while one forgets agh.

They SO are. As the old saying goes "cucumbers wake up each morning and think of a new way to die" :( Once we get to June and they are shinning up their climbing frame, and nights are always above 10C they will be fine.I agree, I'd be inclined to take them off the windowsill at night, and I...

...are struggling a bit. We've just started picking our Raspberries and its shaping up to be our best year yet for them, they're big, full of flavour and there's lots of them - yummy However our Strawberries that were fantastic last year are struggling, I've a feeling its just too damp,...

That's almost poetry Pete...

I sowed some Early Nantes the other week, but it depends where you are. Slugs would be a problem when trying to overwinter them.

cheers for the advice will try them in spring and post how they go cheers again

Yes, you'll need to add some fertilizer too, blood, fish and bone would help.

i brought these 2 grape vines last year and i was wondering if i need to cut the tops to make them fruit?

I've never had the issue but good idea with the sticks