Edible Gardening

I missed the part that it had to be organic as well.

I had a lot of fun growing one in the Pumpkin growing and carving challenge 2016 thread.There is a very good sticky thread by Steve R which details a lot of applicable information, Giant Pumpkin Growing Guide. The pictures are missing but the text points you in the right direction.My own...

If those were mine I would lift the smaller healthier ones outside then dispose the big one. I've done this with my peppers and chillies when red spider mites appear. The mites thrive in hot dry conditions, being outside will slow the spread and after a few weeks they may go.I'd spray the...

Certainly plant your spare in the heap of compost. It will love it. All squash need a lot of water as their leaves are so big, and the fruit is made up of mainly water so a couple of cans of water, every 2/3 days minimum for each plant. Harvest squash when you want them. Some can be cut in...

I'm just wondering about the amount of sunshine that area might be getting, things like onions and shallots really need a good sunny area, maybe with a bit more of a distinction between them and the lawn.

They look like they are still growing to me, I'd leave them for now. I wait until the neck goes soft and the tops fall over.

Sunflowers are the best ! (in terms of crunch) Large striped from the pet shop. Sow in/on 25mm coir or compost. Harvest at up to 75mm. Should germinate in days indoors all around the year. Beware overwatering and discard if signs of mould.

If you look at the average allotment, the compost heap will have plenty of potatoes and probably squash growing on it. We have a decent amount of potatoes coming up from where we grew them last year and it's very hard to find them all when cropping. They normally provide a decent amount.

I'm not sure, but a couple of things spring to mind.The distortion of new leaves could be caused by several things.If you have fed them, you may have overdone it - that will often cause distorted leaves to start appearing. Solution is to flush the compost with fresh water.If you have any...

Just wonder if they are very shaded. They should be looking a bit bigger IMO by now. The lawn does seem to be moving in on them.

It's going to be almost impossible to identify, they all look very similar

sugar snap is definately superior but mangetout is still lovely. keep cold in a plastic bag in fridge and i find they can last a month after picking

My cucumbers were a bit slow and sickly looking for a few weeks despite the great weather which the tomatoes thrived in. However, they have now perked up. I too,often have a few “ dud” cucumber to begin with but be patient and sure things will improve. I picked my first cucumber a couple of days...

Harvested our garlic yesterday. All very small but given I haven’t fed or watered them, it’s still more garlic than I planted so have decided to be pleased anyway. The original cloves were quite small so it was probably unrealistic to expect anything more. Mine are IOW garlic farm but from my...

Thanks both! I'll do as you suggested

They are pretty impressive tho

I have no idea of the name of my decorative gingers. The labels have been lost for years. I live in Cornwall which may explain why I am able to leave them outside year round. The first time I saw ginger growing was in Trebah Gardens, they had some enormous pots, full of them in flower, in the...

The beetroot will swell to available space. It's good to have some growing slower than others, pick then as they reach a usable size and those left will grow on.

Yes I’ve removed a few flowers to make sure the plant will grow a bit more and it is thriving better now. I am only growing two and one is better than the other!!? so fingers crossed it will catch up.

Many thanks for all the replies and sorry for my delayed response.Lesson learnt and thanks for the explanations. You know, thinking back I might have used shower gel last year when using PB for the first time, not washing up liquid. So probably my memory at fault here... The plants...