Edible Gardening

Hi Gogs, Can you recommend "a good breed" I normally grow Musselburgh and Lyon Prizetaker in the allotment, dibbled in about 6" and left alone. I presume that Pot Leeks will need some sort of tube to grow in? What would you recommend as a feed?Kind regardsBig T

l like mushy peas with sugar on

Hi EP and welcome to GC.The only suggestion I can give you for your indoor tomatoes is to try and spray the flowers with a fine mist of water,which will help the pollen to run.You could do with some bees getting in to the greenhouse to do their work. Make sure to leave the door and windows open...

LOL - well its different :D

Thanks BigT,Haven't tried that one yet, will next year. Using the same batch of plants my son has had a bumper crop, ( he grew sweet peas in with the beans ).DaveW, thanks for your reply,this is one of the experts advice I tried, did,nt work for me though.amongst the others tried is arthur...

Yes, this is my darling and guess what his name is? Gato! We brought him from Portugal 14 years ago as a baby. I'll put that story up in the Cats Corner soon.

Thanks both! I'll try again next year...

Just compared the pictures I think you are right they don't look anything like the web site picture do theyB

useful post - cheers supersprout, v helpful. didn't even realise this was possible...

My thanks to you all...no more Javelins then, I'll give Lady Christl a go next time...cheers big T. Ken.

hi shiney,ohhhhh goody goody my very own plot, my supposed to be dwarf ones have grown massive, they must of put the wrong beans in the packet, the one with 8 beans grown in the hanging basket is not a bad size definately bigger than 18 inches and the other in a pot well thats definately not a...

Thanks so much everyone. I will give them a go in some big boxes I have used to grow carrots. I can cover them and move them if necessary. Will let you know how successful they were.I knew you wouldn't let me down.b

remove growing point when the plant is 12 inches high-stake stems.mist plants regularly to prevent red spider mite and encourage fruit set.when 5 fruits have formed remove lateral shoots and remaining flowers.add a potassium-rich soluble fertilizer with each watering once the fruit have begun to...

Interesting web site thanks LOL

Fancy, since that chili didn't come with a label, I have named it "Double Hot B**tard" because they're plenty hot :D

Hi Debs, we live a few hundred miles north of you and the outdoor toms have plenty green fruit on. We've grown Gardeners Delight outdoors for years and never failed to get a good crop. This year they were sown on 2nd April and brought on in pots in the house before planting out in May in a bed...

Just off out to do mine as well. At least it will tidy the lot up.Thanks for the adviceB

If l had feelings i could be hurt

I grow mine in tall drainage pipes and dont get bothered at all or earth them up until early june.