Edible Gardening

No, rookworst!

I did Victorian colossal. They started off good and tasted good but all died of powdery mildew. Seems to affect some of the plants in my garden. Will try something mildew resistant next year.

This is what I wanted to do when I set my target of 500lb a few years ago...Pumpkin boat takes to riverSteve...

Even the ones without any outer casing adhering to the shells needed placing in a stack of plastic mushroom boxes a couple of nuts deep to dry out, or the shells (and kernels) go mouldy if put straight into baskets. We've already shelled and eaten (raw + cookies) about 1 Kg, going to give away...

Some pictures I took of mine,Hard as bullets.

If you bake them in the oven whole (about 1 1/2 hours) the skins peel off and you're left with lovely juicy flesh. That's what I do with butternut squash. I don't see why it would'nt work for Swedes and turnips.G.

That's them! Those prickles even go through rose pruning gloves! I made the mistake of leaving the husks in the border the first year. Shan't do that again!

Just as an aside if you like Beetroot I wouldn't bother to grow Swiss Chard. Beetroot was originally grown for it's leaves not root! The leaves are very similar in taste to Swiss Chard. So you get the root and leaves to eat. I grew Swiss Chard Bright Lights a few years ago and while it looked...

Ooh dear ,feeling sad, just seen Gail's name. I'll say one thing only, then say no more. I miss her cheery outlook on life! I think we all sometimes need that! Life can be cruel, it can be brutal, it can destroy people, to have a ray of sunshine, wherever it comes from, is precious

That was my plan but we've decided on a complete re-vamp of the bottom (veg & fruit) garden along with a bigger greenhouse I'll have to build. Trouble is, I'll have to undergo surgery so not sure how long I'll be out of action or when!

Yes needs some sun to ripen properly, but usually left on the plant.

@JWKThanks. I'd been thinking they'd go tough like leeks, but you're right - thinking of when I'm cooking, the mushy ones are the ones that have sprouted.I'll get them up then.Cheers.

Can you over winter onions @WeeTam? Do you mean sets or seed grown? Under cover ie greenhouse/poly tunnel or outside? I know you live in Scotland too so interested in you experience having a similar climate. I certainly grow garlic outside planting cloves any time soon but have never thought of...

I think you were right. It is an edible variety. The birds did away with most of the fruits before they got ripe enough to pick. But I tried some of what is left and this year it tastes nice. Not sure why though, perhaps the extra sun we had this summer helped improving the taste.I guess I'll...

I'm only talking about saving 'seed' potatoes from varieties that are no longer commercially available

We've picked most of the cooking apples from a disabled friends tree, collected all the usuable windfalls, made apple pies for him (and us), bagged up some picked apples for him to give to others, pressed enough cooker juice to mix with eater juice (bottled last year) made 18 galls cider, and...

@misterQ , great job on reporting your veggie trials , well done !

Before I saw the answers I thought they were grapes and laughed at myself for potentially eating poisonous berries if I was there =pEdit: They look lovely though are they easy to grow?

Think that might be the one! Thank you for your help everyone

These runners or shoots are the plants natural means of increasing, of continuing the species etc. For the gardener they can be a great asset. Wowee! no need to save and sow seed, no need dor taking cuttings and no need for root division.Whether in the case of fruits such as strawberries or...