Edible Gardening

also purple sprouting, lots of iron.

excellent thanks, I will try and find some today.

Hi you usually plant the clove opposed to the bulb...simply dig it up and break it down into cloves Click here and read under the plant garlic part

My marrows were planted in seed trays on 23/3 potted on 10/04 and four planted out under fleece 2/5. Then one took second prize in the local show on 25/6. They are still doing well, with about six small ones developing now.

I dont think its a vegtable. Sounds a bit like Thorn Apple or some kind of annual Datura, if so its poisonous. Not easy to ID without a picture but be wary of it until your sure.

Would love to help but have got the same problem,well 1 fruit but Idon't know if it's pollinated.Does anyone know if you can eat sqash flowers like courgettes?

Hi Oli I am no expert but all I do is put a potato that is shooting in a pot(quite large) and keep topping it up as the shoots appear, and when it gets to the top of the pot leave it to grow as normal. The main thing is to cover it when frost is in the air, and hey presto on Christmas day turn...

Thanks I will give the chocolate cake a try I found a great recipe for marrow and roast garlic soup it was very yummy, so yummy I have made it twice so far !

Steve - another tip re carrot root fly, untried, but apparently effective - is to put souther wormwood stems (pretty plant to grow too) between the rows. As I recall carrot root fly finds carots by scent, and this masks it.

if i were you id leave my pumpkin seeds for a few months

I think it prob is the colorado beetle, not much attacks tomatoes the only other definite I could find is the American bollworm that usually attacks cotton plants but will also eat tomato fruitssee if you can view this thread..its not in the best of order as it has disappeared off the web and...

I have found the only reliable method is to go out late at night with a torch (car inspection lamp) and pick them up and kill them. I can get 60 a night, but the numbers do drop off if you persevere. And I have seen the benefits.Peter

:D Let us know when Nathan, & we shall all be round for dinner. :D :D

Hi Nick, Pete's right about the sun on your tom's,it's been exceptionally hot in the greenhouse this year, tom's love lot's of water and goodness, i'm just picking my second lot of gardners delight, and my Alicante's are just turning, i have been watering on a daily basis and feeding tomorite...

Are the leaves still dark green or are they yellow, the ones that are falling off that is. :(

Birds always eat my raspberries Not really enough to be a problem though. As to the cherry.... its a bit of a mystery to me. Fran sounds about right, it could well just be a problem with establishment, a lot of top and not much root perhaps. :(

Can't see you're doing wrong. Try leaving main crop in the ground and mulch with straw or hay or store in a clamp.

Any chance of a pic Ladybird.

No idea about the pinching out. Not done it yet and, as with you, things are going so well I'm not going to start.Emma

Hi Aqua, Planted my first pepper plant this year in my greenhouse in a 12 inch pot surrounded by four marigold plant's, apparently aphids hate marigold plant's, did'nt hold out much hope but there it is today a little pepper, and a few more flower bud's, They like to be kept moist but not...