Edible Gardening

Cheers no I am growing cherry toms. Ta

Hope so

Thanks Sian

Thanks for that, made me feel better Will try to post pics tomorrow, if the rain stops x thanks again, love you lot xxxx

To hell with the tennis I'll have a big helping of the strawberries please. Great crop well done.

Wow, beautiful specimens, only grew them once myself. Tried for 3 years after that, I think it was beginners luck Don't bother with brassicas now, they don't like me

Thanks for your replies, I have planted quite a few, and the rest im also going to sow indoors. If I have too many I may give them away if I can find someone who'll have them.

I have found tooth marks on both beetroot and parsnips, in previous years,generally the autumn and blamed badgers or squirrels. The beetroot seems to be too hard for them and parsnip they just don't like the taste as it's only ever been one or two with tooth marks.

Thanks - good link.

Thanks both, my wigwams are duly up and seedlings planted. As per I have put some stones in the bottom of the pots and added a fair dose of well rotted manure to the growing medium. Now all I need to do is wait. My longest canes are 6ft so the beans will have to get topped at just under that...

Thanks for the update

Thanks for that info Beckie good to knowAs with the ants if you see a trail and put a line of peppermint essential oils on the floor its quite funny watching them back track, they absolutely hate it.Another one you may be interested in is for Alphids, they hate Lavender and eucalyptus and...

Thanks, Spruce. At the closest, they are about fifteen yards from my garden. Thankfully none of us is allergic, although my grandson does come up in blotches if bitten by midges. So far he hasn't been stung and stays away from that part of the property - more with the intention of avoiding...

Depends if any other varieties of peas are growing nearby silu. Peas readily cross-pollinate so if you or your neighbours are growing other types I wouldn't bother keeping them as they won't come true.

My first year too.

Should be according to this

I'd say cold/wind. Most of mine have had some plastic sheets around them to keep out the cold, they are starting to climb the strings. The ones without any protection are just sitting there shivering.

I'm not sure when you harvest the flowers for cooking, but you do need to leave the male flowers to pollinate the female ones. They usually open early in the day and are often wilted by the evening.

I got one from a large well know garden centre. Everything I have had from there has been great but the pink lemonade variety faded away. No growth - looked very sad.

Reminds me of when I grew some. Only realised there were caterpillars when I was tucking in A bit late now, but the best thing is to prevent in the first place by using fine mesh netting.