Edible Gardening

I would say probably not a great idea usually these are grown for other reasong like taste, good and dependable cropping as are many others. On the other hand try it and see.

Hi, As strawberries are only in the ground for three years, it is normal to put plenty of Farm Yard Manure into the ground before planting. Then in mid winter a feed of Sulphate of potash and seedweed meal at three oz per square yard, so the plant has plenty of time to absorb the feed before...

First flowers on my tomatoes today but cannot find my tripod so an in focus picture is not possible.

thank you jjordie. this link was a great help. ill be able to grow them now. i tend to grow quite a lot of beans especially broad beans as there is nothing quite like beans from the pod. gorgeous!

Many thanks, I will try some soon when it is ready to cut.

See this reply to a similar query I posted. If the link doesn't work just search in Edible Gardening for melonhttp://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000208#000000

Excellent website, miraflores. Thanks!What a wealth of knowledge and expertise is 'out there' on the net!!

You lucky person I just go there twice a year. I would give it a try. Most plants have and enjoy a dormant period. But I would have thought there would be a strain that would would suit if not the British version.

Thanks for all the info. I thought it might be better to use something to lift it off the ground a little if only to help stop slugs getting at them.

purslane is a sour diuretic that removes toxins..you can also use it externally for bee stings and boils..and it has ben known to clear eczema..so its quite usefull..!

If they are those cheapo Tescos "White Potatoes" then I guess they are "maincrop" which means they will be ready later than earlies (I would guess August or even September). The plants will grow up to 18 inches high and then bud white flowers. When these flowers have died I think it's time to...

Your beans should be fine in tubs. Just take care that they don't become too dry. If the weather is dry when they are flowering, spraying the blooms with water in the early morning and evening will aid pollination.

but double check as i dont want u 2 wreck ur veggies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just picked our first of the season forced rhubarb and had it cooked with strawberries and ate it with a dollop of ice cream.Our first new crop from the garden this year and it tasted wonderful.Asparagus,lettuce and radish next week.

You can completely eliminate the need for thinning if you sow three seeds at 2" intervals for early carrots and at about 4" interval for maincrop carrots. When the seeds have germinated and are big enough to handle reduce the seedlings to one at each station. I usually sow a 5 metre row like...

Thanks Lady Gardener and Dave W. I shall try gorse clippings as we have an abundance of that here. I think the wilting is down to access to light- not enough at the begining, (Germinate somewhere warm and dark i had read somewhere),then in a panic, placed them all in a room that recieves the...

NO!! But, I'm sure there is a "contact us" bit on the gardeners world page - and if not there ought to be!

I purchased some loose onion bulbs from the local gardening club and they advised me to keep the soil as dry as possible.Is this right? If they are covered underneath a polythene tunnel how often should I be watering them....at the moment they are just under the soil and the shoots are coming...

thanks for that, Pal! Spent a nice time browsing through the site again, and on to the HDRA one again - I really ought to do that more frequently!

Thanks for the information will leave them whole and see what we get in pots.