Edible Gardening

Sparkle if you have ruined next years harvest,then so have I because with this hot weather I think no matter what we do it won't make a lot of differance as the weather this year has been so unpredictable.I don't think any fruit trees can be expected to perform well.Kandy

thanks for all your answers!!

Thanks Guys,

TimD you should take your daughter strawberry picking and she can eat as many as she likes.

Hi TimDIt does work. I used to do it over 30 years ago and it helps to retain the moisture. What was even better was to collect sacks of hair from barber shops and use it in the same way. The hair holds the moisture even better.Nowadays I just dig in loads of...

those are some impressive cucumbers! thanks for all the tips. Looks like I am well on my way to a conservatory jungle. Cucumbers ahoy!

looks like a munchkin to me!

try a mixture of sugar and water, mix well in watering can and water with th mixture, it will attract the pollen loving creepy's in portugal, but the citrus from the oranges will attract all the pollen lover's you need, as long as they are not to chosey

Hi Thistle, Keep them well watered and as long as you have fertile soil that's all you need to do. The female flowers with the little marrow behind them should self pollinate with the male flowers, the ones without the little marrow behind them, as long as they are outside and bees/insects can...

theyre in there somewhere.

not sure but i think Ace F1.im so pleased.theyre making up for my toms.

Don't worry if you have removed the male flowers and you didn't need to, the plant will soon produce more. It all depends on the variety, some do need the male flowers removing, others don't. Check what you've got before you do anything. Some F1 hybreds don't even produce male flowers. I'm also...

I have covered with a net and I do not think I've see any pigeons around this area, any other suggestions?

Buy a pear tree called invincible, it should fruit in a few years. These are very hardy for us up north.

We visited the open gardens in the village of Little Hallingbury at the weekend. One of the gardens had a Tumble Tom in a raised pot. It had dozens of toms on it but none ripe yet. He said he had been growing them for years and now keeps his own seed and they grow true.All our determinates...

Dave, Although you can plant in the Spring, Autumn planting over there is about the best time as this will give you better sized bulbs to harvest... M-L

I'm planting and sowing:Onion Cipolla Rossa Savonese (Franchi) (for overwintering - sow by mid-August) Broccoli Raab Cabbage Wheelers Imperial Cabbage Wintergreen Choy Sum, purple Flowering Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) Kale, Red Russian Komatsuna (Mustard Spinach) Dwarf Bean Pole Bean Salsify...

Thanks for the ideas everyone, I shall pass them on as we were only chatting about it yesterday.

Mmmm, I love courgettes, I could eat them every day! Mine are just starting to grow now and Im all excited, they're about 3 inches long.

I put ginger root in potting compost and keep it VERY moist till it roots .. must admit, not tried it in water, may have a go tomorrow!Have a nice weekend .. boa fim semana!