Edible Gardening

I think it's quite likely that the ones you've found to be a bit slimy/greasy will be older ones. My sister used to stir fry thin slices, and they tended to be a bit limp and soft.I've never peeled courgettes either. They get sliced into chunks and roasted, then blitzed with the rest of the...

I double checked ours this afternoon and noticed that OH has actually screwed through the frame onto the fence, too, just one screw through the two sides which butt up to the fence. It doesnt move at all.

I have some finings in my cupboard but didn't think to use it.

maybe eat the greener ones first you can try curing them by leaving them somewhere really dryi read they dont store great anyway so try to eat before christmas? ive got half of a month old one in the fridge thats still fine

Rather feel they will find fresh green emerging shoots attractive, even if they do not enjoy with sage...

The commercial implication of a diseased crop when growing for human consumption likely exceed that for stocking a garden centre IMO. Therefore, given that its passed by APHA on import, I am happy to continue to grow thus sourced.

@pete yes you are right about ripening but we didn't give up with the first harvest and again yes we waited for some weeks and then thought enough is enough and ready to throw them in the compost bin BUT we didn't and when we peeled the skin off the fragrance was as it should be Lovely. We met a...

Have ordered some Igloo Caulis which they say grow smaller and can be planted just 1ft apart. Hopefully the same with the Calabrese Kabuki that @BobBG mentioned. Doesn't look like there are any small sprouting Broccoli so will just try one or two right at the back of a bed or might mix it in on...

I was even later with them last year and just grew them on in the greenhouse to speed things up a bit. I planted them in the ground in November and they did fine.

You can already pre-order bare root trees from some suppliers. Good to get in early for popular varieties

The seed potatoes were ordinary potatoes bought from Morrisons supermarket.They were both described as a multipurpose variety potato: 'Rooster' and 'White Potatoes' (Melody), to be exact.

Thank you for the heads up, I appreciate it ^^

I dunno, to be honest I didn't read it all, I'll just eat what I collect and buy some for Christmas.

Yes - that may well be the reason. I hadn't thought of that, but you are quite right - fully ripe cucumbers do turn yellow and hard when fully ripened.

One thought would be to sow green manure, then cover it with manure and fabric later...

Fluctuating watering and weather temperatures. Hot, cold, hot, cold.

Interesting. I've harvested a few which were affected and simply cut off the black bit. The rest tasted good!! I hate waste!

Small lumpy fruit looks like Ch. JaponicaCh. Japonica is the smallest max 2m or so, then Ch. Speciosa which has medium fruit up to 3m tall, then Ch. Cathayensis is the largest up to 6m with the largest fruit too. All taste about the same. Chinese Quince can also be Peudocydonia Sinensis which...