Edible Gardening

You're only a bit late if you want whoppers. If you want 'regular' size, plenty of time yet

I put custard on mine I'll get my coat..........

Good choices, JJ! The Cox will need a lot of TLC though.....they're not the easiest variety. Some sources recommend 'Sunset', 'Suntan' et al as substitutes. Is the variety 'Ariane' available over there? It's been specially bred for disease resistance and has a good flavour.

Years, not much lives in salt.There was a 12th century Knight who's coffin got moved and the lid came off, he was perfectly preserved in some sort of brine. One of the folk tasted it and said it tasted like Catsup

Is a very versatile potato isn't it!?

Nice one Harry,good reading...It was interesting to read the 'storage' bit.Without realising I actually did it right,thought I was winging it.After harvesting my Kelsaes I hung them in the greenhouse but forgot about themthey were nicely dried out and what hadn't already been eaten I put them in...

No, but once you've got lights and propagators it's worth stuffing whatever you can think of under them that might work and help pay the costs.

I'm looking to plant a grape vine, this spring, it will be outside down here in Devon. Any suggestions appreciated either black or white, may even run to one of each.

Why not buy a mushroom kit from a garden centre?

Think I'll wait a few years, until proper testing (growing) has been done, seeds are more readily available (cheaper) and better taste tests completed (eating)."Tomatoey" flavour does not work for me.Steve...

Agree both lovely veg. In a potato, chickpea coconut creamy curry. Either kale (chopped quite fine) or chard stirred in for the last 5 minutes of cooking. I use chard in a veggie mushroom, asparagus and chard lasagne.My chard completely failed this year, sprouted, looked good and just sat...

I cheated & purchased some garlic at the supermarket. I took one bulb & broke it up then planted it. This is only my third time trying to grow garlic. I dug in plenty of pig poop a week before planting. And didn't plant them too deep. They've now been in for around six months & OMG! They look...

That's interesting to know, i will try that. Thanks Clueless

Don't scold them, it's not their fault they're past their use by date.

Looking at your slatted storage, it appeared to be ideal for trying upside down storage. I thought it might be interesting to try both orientations for comparison.

Whenever I've bought stuff from the local hydroponics shop, I'm sure the dodgy looking guy running the place grins whenever I mention it's for growing chillies, tomatoes, herb basil, etc. Mrs Scrungee thinks it's so seedy in there, she waits in the car outside.

Only joshing, I was halfway thru a bottle

Without fail, the Brits who come over here in December are amazed at the 'oranges' hanging on trees in peoples' gardens. They are pretty spectacular when there's not much other colour about. I planted a variety that is supposed to have non-astringent fruit. It had it's first flowers this spring...

Thanks Jenny - I will leave him be tomorrow, and re-do again on Saturday morning when I have daylight on my side.