Edible Gardening

Wow Woo! They look a bit of alright but I don't suppose there's any left now.

I pulled the remainder of my carrots yesterday and if it was judged by weight alone then I'd be a happy man.One of the aforementioned alien monstrosities:And, the specimen that I was after:

No need to freeze chutney, just keep it in air tight jars or containers, store it in a dark cool place and it last for a few years if you've got lots and it improves with age. Mine does anyway.

Thanks John

cheers for that I'll let you know how it goes I'll start some in Jan and some a bit later

Finally got round to digging up my PFAs, I planted them about 12" deep and earthed them up, they formed all the way up: Wine bottle for scale, showing the new potatoes forming from the mother tuber upwards, most are just under the surface. This was the best root, 7.5 lbs Got around 3...

When I was a kid a nail in the tree usually indicated some one trying to climb it.I think to tap it you need a hole a bit bigger.

Has anyone grown these successfully? The dill leaves were nice while they lasted, I added them to my sandwiches. But the seeds don't taste very good. I harvested most of them when they were ready (black) and dry. Maybe, in the case of caraway, the tiny threads attached to them don't help, though...

Thanks very much @JWK!

When I used to grow loads of runner beans some years ago, we used to go down the road of slicing them and then blanching them.They never turned to mush, but they were bloody tasteless.Never bothered after that.Better off buying them in the supermarket.

Very good MisterQ

Yes, its difficult for us to totally understand your growing conditions. Its never that hot for that long over hear so we tend to have to get the plants through the cold weather before we get anything similar to what you may be experiencing.

This is what I wrote on another thread yesterday.

no it just looks a slightly different colour.

Our posts crossed That problem at the top is sometimes because of windrock on the stalk (a physical problem) or from too much pressure against the top when picking. Conference pears are expected to be crunchy. I would have expected the skin to be slightly browner (but not much) to be ready...

Definately stealing your idea their Steve. I'd planned on building some brassica protection this winter but wasn't sure if I wanted the hoop style. I was thinking similar to the frame but doing them for each row so I could lift of to weed. But your idea is excellent

Thanks all. Don't have all this fancy kit, just see if pips brown is my method! oh and watch the b blackbirds as they soon tell you if they are tasty. I have done as Scrungee and Zigs suggests. I've picked about 1/2 as not to get frosted and left those which are on the north side of the trees...

Aha, thank you!

yep, noticed the skin was pretty hard.

Holy moly, if you have to plant in October in your zone, I should have done so a couple months ago Nah, I'm just going to follow the leader and plant on Boxing Day.