Edible Gardening

Has anyone any useful tips on how to avoid having our Cox's apples ruined by caterpillars, I presume Coddling Moth, only 4 out of about 30 were edible and this was the first time we had any apples!!! I know there are pheremone traps but I understand that they are not very effective.

I've got some Cabbage's which are still in pots (2 inches) and i found some nice looking green caterpillers yesterday

Thanks Scrungee, I would if I could use it but I don't have a computer. Can't do Internet ordering off my phone.

Hi @Sian in Belgium,I grow Autumn Bliss Raspberries, & strawberries, they are grown in joining beds with a gooseberry bush & my rhubarb. I tend not to mulch mine until the spring, an old man once told me it's better for the plant to mulch in late spring? I do the strawberries at the same...

For me Autumn is the perfect time to get the soil ready for Spring growing. I go over my bed(s) and remove all of the weeds that are growing and then I dig the ground over going about 8" deep. I try to compost as much as possible from early in the year and I add this compost to my soil, I also...

Hi Ant,Yeh I'm going to use companion planting to deter pests from detecting my crops. Got myself some nice seeds ready for next spring One issue (if I've understood this correctly) is that reusing the soil allows there to be a build up of pests and bacteria/disease in the soil. I get what...

I dont grow parsnips any more but did years ago. Got a feeling your problem is down to manure, I always sowed around late March early April and never had any bolt. My soil is pretty heavy clay. If they are bolting, I dont think you can do much about it, just hope for better luck next year

We only grew four varieties...Tumbling Tom red 7-8-8 (a little sharp, although good flavour, over 10kg from 6 plants) Gardeners delight 8-8-7 (OK, I grew up with these, but love the flavour!) Harbinger 6-8-8 Yellow pear 8-8-? (Just two plants, started early July, still cropping! But didn't...

They need eating/using up/freezing ASAP, so if thinking of growing 100's of pounds of 'Kelsae' type onions, they wont keep you in onions all year round very long.My experience is that overwintering onions wont last as long as spring planted, but the longest storing onions I've ever known...

Blue Lake are very tasty and fairly prolific. Unfortunately that's what the rabbits thought as well

I am getting my planning sheet ready for next year. I've got a project log going on in another thread, this is the garden. So i've named all the sections Starting on the left at the greenhouse and going clockwise.Greenhouse, up a bit, Bed ONE, Wall ONE, Bed TWO, Patio TWO, Wall top...

Brilliant, red star. Thank you.

They keep for years if you cut them into rings and dry them

I've not tried them myself but have seen others growing on the allotments.They appear to not get as big as spring sown onions, but do fill in the gap between last years and those of the new season. So I'd say worth growing a few, but make the spring sown ones your main crop.

little update as promised ^_^Come on! lol by Martin Young, on Flickr

Thanks Sian. I will move the pots next to the house and if we do have a really cold winter, I will move them into the greenhouse.

Might be hard to do in the middle of making Christmas Dinner, but the whole point of new potatoes is to get the water on the boil before you dig them up, straight in the pan and served with butter, mint and sea salt

Picked up my seed catalogue from the allotment shop this morning. I can't believe how cheap I can buy the seeds for compared to shop bought. Anyone else got one?

Well, I planted some plug plants of cabbage and cauliflower. .....will let you know if I have any luck[emoji3] [emoji256]Sent from my SM-T330 using Tapatalk