Organic worm bin - no instructions - how do I proceed from here?

Tagetes seed

I saw on Good Morning today14/4/10 a beautiful veg garden.  She was growing a tagetes called Tangerine Gem.  The flowers are edible and taste like tangerines.  I've googled but can't find them.  Tried Kings, Egmont, and Garden stuff. I'd love some. 

Is bokashi as good as it claims to be?

Hi I am looking into getting a bokashi system for my household wastes and was hoping someone who has already used the system might be able to say whether it is good or not

thanks

Harvesting garlic & onions

First time growing garlic & onions. When do I harvest ? They say garlic will turn brown but how much brown? Do I wait for tops to die back completely? Same for onions.

The real value of food in Hours

Been thinking. If we were to value a cabbage in terms of the hours we put in growing it, then what would its price be? Hours planting seed, weeding, feeding and watering. And creating the feed from seaweed or worm wee. Carrots have to be thinned and

garlic in a flood

I am growing a bit of garlic however my land has started to bog up and flood so they have wet feet those that have put down roots.

They are in high mounds and this is helping. i have put hay (yes hay ) in the rows to soak up some water and on top to

Kohlrabi

I would be very interested to hear how anyone is using kohlrabi. I decided to plant some this year and now they are ready I am not quite sure how to use them!

Growing asparagus

I am eager to grow asparagus and did quite a bit of reading on the net. One question remain tho. for a family of two how bigger garden do you need to grow them? by the sounds of it you need a big space and it is hardly worth it. I am not to sure abou

Miniature Black Popping Corn

We grew some of this for the first time this summer. I read somewhere that you needed to wait until the husks were absolutely dried before harvesting, which we did. Then we tried to pop it, well no go! Not a single bit popped!! Has anyone got any ide

How to grow watercress?

Hi y'all, I've been given some watercress from a stream recently.  I would like to provide an environment for it to continue growing here at home.  Has anyone done this successfully?  

I can utilise running water from off the roof.  This is not a co

no blossoms on my citrus

I've got 2 well established citrus trees, an orange and a grapefruit, growing with health and vigour.

But no blossoms again this year...What's the story? Has anyone experienced this before? I've checked the grafted area, it looks fine.

What can I grow in the vegetable garden over Winter?

We live in in an area where we get many heavy frosts over Winter and have not had much success in growing anything over Winter due to our heavy clay soil I think?

rhubarb

When should I stop picking rhubarb dor the season ?  Mine is still growing well and it seems a shame not to enjoy it.

How to tell if its a cranberry

I was out walking today and found what I think are cranberries.  How do I tell?  Are there any tell tale signs.  I can't remember what my bush and fruit looked like at our last house.  I have tried to look at pictures on the internet but still not to

Berry Fruit Cuttings

Does anyone know if you can grow new plants from Red Currant cuttings and if so how long do they take to fruit?

Tired soil - what to do?

My yields have dropped, even though I've been applying my own compost. It is Devonport volcanic loam. I'm thinking just resting from now until next spring, maybe a green manure crop. Any suggestions for a green manure crop from mid April, or other su

Mystery cucurbit

While I'm asking questions, one for me:

I was given a seedling at the beginning of summer but the person who gave it to me didn't know exactly what it was (other than some kind of cucurbit), so I planted it. It grew all over the place (to the extent o

Babaco fruit staying green

My neighbour is growing babacos, which he started from a cutting about two years ago. They've grown well and fruit well, but the fruit doesn't ripen, either on the tree, or if taken indoors and put in a drawer.

Any ideas what's wrong?

I've posted some

Ivy In mulch

I offered for the local tree guy to dump some of his mulch at our house, thinking we'd get some free mulch, but little did I know it was going to be riddle with bits of Ivy :(
Now I don't really want to use that anywhere in my garden as I guess it wil

Tamarillos getting a mould

Hey everyone