Edible Gardening

I started mine off in small pots then thinned them out. Once I had around 6 or so, I placed 3 into a large pot outside under a trellis and 3 next to them but in the ground. My ground transplanted ones are struggling, whereas those left in a large pot have this week given me my first handful of...

@pete glad to know, left them for a full like 40 hours and just gave them a big soak through and will see how it goes. The little pepper one seems small but healthy enough@"M" I tend to run most things past the Landlord out of courtesy but it's always a yes, im improving the property if...

Ah that'll be a daith piercing! Bless her...I know a few migraine peeps who have tried it and they get relief for a month or so then it comes back. Been rattling on my 12 tabs a day this week and I've not t had a migraine (yet) fingers crossed!!!!! Hope I've not jinxed it.

Most off the shelf tomato fertilizers dont contain much, if any, calcium.They rely on it being in the soil or in the source water. Most of these fertilizers have large amounts of P and K which makes calcium and magnesium less available respectively. The nitrogen levels in the soil should be...

Ooh! @JWK ! Now you are giving me some serious ideas for next year! I have two raised veg beds parallel to each other. Well, to be precise, one raised, and one sunken, as I haven't built the sides yet, and the horse manure has dropped about 8" below the "soil" level. I dread to think exactly...

It's an early plum tree but yes seems a little early. The rest of the plums (only 3 more) are still green. It was pot grown and I think maybe nursery conditions then the shift to my garden have put it out of kilter a little and I'm still getting the odd blossom. The one plum I picked appeared...

I have had 2 experiences of growing honeyberry especially, one is good and one is awful. The first experience was in Moscow region of Russia where we had 2 beautiful bushes of honey berries. The berries were the first berries and they were delicious. But the bushes looked marvelous even...

If it is a virus, there will be no cure.

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I will confess that I haven't tried this particular recipe as (embarrassingly) I don't much like beetroot but have always found this website's recipes for chutneys and preserves reliable:Beetroot Chutney Recipe - Allotment Garden RecipesI would use up the vinegar too, soaking any dried fruit...

@Annemieke I see you are near Ilminster, Mr Kandys late Auntie and Uncle lived at Isle Abbots for years, not sure if you have ever been there?My husband says not. He's the clever one you see. I'm not a great traveller, and Isle Abbots has nothing to pull me there, like Taunton, or Yeovil for...

Ours are nowhere near that size - only just about getting going in fact.

thank you for such an informative post @Hex_2011 Any update, Alan? How are they now?

Ok thank you for your helpful information

I know Steve I have a horrid feeling my spuds might be secumbing not sure but suddenly the leaves have gone a bit pale.. Watching closely.. I do thankfully subscribe to the Watch..

The main purpose of tying the new canes back now is to get them out of the way when picking, avoiding treading on them and preventing them from rooting in the ground, but some years I haven't got around to doing it until later without any problems, if you accidentally damage a cane they can...

Can't agree more When I had my veggie stall on the market in the 1950's one of the favourite veggies was turnip tops. They were in plentiful supply through the wholesalers at Spitalfields Market but I don't think they're grown commercially now. I still, sometimes, grow them in the...

:rolleyes: My mum used to make a cheese, onion and potato pie ... no pastry! :rasp:

Ha ha love that saying...always reminds me of Willy Wonka!

This one did it was nice.. You can add chillis or other spice if you want but I found these just nice...