Edible Gardening

Thanks for all the advice guys , have a new pair of loppers so will get to work on it when the rain stops blowing sideways lol its a bit of an exposed site but I am determined to get fruit trees in first to bring some structure before planting anything else more delicate , glad I asked my...

I hope I'm not the only one who likes to do some rather unorthodox experiments with plants- please share your adventures French beans sown in September are finally giving crops. Not perhaps enough to feed the family but at least the aphids are happy. And to be honest, for half a 10p bag of...

You describe it as 3m square. In that sized plot you can police it intensively. Suggest you clear all hiding places within ,say 5m, on all sides. Remove grass if its a path. Replace with woodchip/bark. Consider putting 'slug pubs' outside the plot.Grow plants and plant out when they are 75-100mm...

Tamar organics are selling them for £3.95 for 1.5 kg

I think I grew strawberry guava a long time ago in pots, I seem to remember the fruit being a bit mealy. Looks like we are in for some real cold weather in the near future, not good.Diospyros interesting fact, its the ebony family.

Everyone there is winding down with their Chilies but on boxing day, I will be starting over again. Got my containers for soil blocks all ready for my seeds and they will get their start the same day as the Kelsae's. This year I have an arsenal ready for any invaders so that I can have a great...

From memory, the only time my spuds were bothered by slugs was when I grew maincrop. Probably 3 or 4 varieties, all were affected.

Hallo John i am very keen to try the older gardeners delight seeds (if you still have some) please could you tell how to go about it Many thanks Charlie

From the Gardener's World site: " Use secateurs to cut out all infected growth. Infected branches show dark staining of the creamy coloured wood inside, so prune back to healthy wood that shows no sign of staining. Carefully slice away cankers on large branches and trunks using a sharp knife....

Hi All,In our back garden there's a south facing section approx. 4 fence panels long, I want to use it for a "Vertical gardening" project so was thinking:1) Use green metal "box profile" roofing sheets to clad the whole lot to start (screw to existing concrete fence panels. Can get these in...

I do three sowings of brassicas, the main one is mid March for summer harvest brassicas (cabbage and calabrese/broccoli). Then May/June for the autumn/winter harvest stuff like sprouts, purple sprouting and caulis and winter cabbages and more broccoli. Then July for spring greens and kale. Just...

@Loofah No. 1 son goes rutting!!!!

We have the plant in the garden and it has become a shrub over knee high and spreads easily. If you get too many just dig them out, pot them up and sell them We do.

Personally I'd add a bagful of multipurpose compost in the soil. It's easy on seedlings whereas garden soil can be quite lumpy and uneven- but obviously it depends on what you've got. My heavy clay would just laugh at seeds May is great time to start sowing and planting salady stuff. To...

I have found 12 3.5in Pots so will plant the seeds at the end of the month

I've only just put some in pots yesturday, but with be doing more in 2 weeks time, then another 2 weeks and so on, Half my spuds was planted last week in the nice sunshine and i will plant more when it warms up again

Thanks John, I was under the impression that something that is going to take 3 months and often left in the ground longer than that wouldn't benefit. Interesting.

There's a guy on you tube who grows fantastically fruit laden plants from the seeds from produce he's bought at the shops, (strawberries, tomatoes and peppers I've seen up to now), on a balcony, using old cut down plastic milk bottles as growing pots! Proper basic, but extremely...

Thanks Pete. I'd better get busy

I'll be using mine on the potatoes if we have another really cold snap, as they won't all fit in the greenhouse now.