I would plant the stones in a well drained compost, one to a pot, and cover to prevent mice from taking them. Then stand the pots in a corner for the winter. In the spring the frost will have done its work and you should have a crop of germinated seedlings. Alternatively plant enmasse in the ground ...

Hi Peter, I am wondering if the yellow damson you are referring to is a mirabelle or a myrobalan plum? They are approx large marble size, a clear yellow colour often flushed with small red spots. I know this does not answer your propagation question but it may go some way to an identification. As an...

Thanks John. I was looking at this variety simply because I can get hold of a container grown tree and plant now. Unfortunately I have left it too late to buy a bare root tree. I think I'll have to wait now until autumn but at least I will then have my pick of varieties, some of which have some resi...

Does anyone grow this variety of peach? I read that the flavour was "OK" which is not much of an endorsement!

I think they are best described as an acquired taste - or one of those things that you really enjoy if they are part of your heritage and you have grown up with them or the recipes made with them. I have grown them, harvested them and then....well they have stayed in storage while I wondered what to...

Hi Alan I know that brocolli is a biennial, but many biennials will continue to grow and flower if they are happy and well fed. My thinking was that I wouldn't allow them to flower at all, I would cut off all remaining flower buds and feed them well. The plant will therefore not have completed it's ...

Primrose - I read that you may only want to grow one plant of Tomatillo due to space limitations. I have read that plants are not self fertile so you will need at least two plants.

My sprouting brocolli is almost over now. If I leave this in the ground, will it continue to grow and crop again next year? Any thoughts?

Thanks Geoff - this is indeed the post I had read. (I recently reformatted my hard drive and forget to write down the web address).
Many many thanks.
Mark

Hello all - I seem to have lost a previous posting from someone who supplied a link to another site about building a polytunnel using old scaffolding poles and the plastic pipes used by the water companies. Am I imagining this? Am I finally losing it altogether? Does anyone else recall reading this?...

OK, here is the original recipe that I used; m I'm sure you will enjoy this - its not just the flavour but the texture too. By the way, I usually make up a large batch and store in the fridge. They all get eaten within a week but I'm sure would keep much longer. Serve at room temperature or slightly...

Hi PLUMPUDDING, I couldn't find my original recipe but this one is similar: m The only additions I would say is that I cover the quince with foil to prevent drying out and I lower the temperature, baking for much much longer - up to 4/5 hours. It seems the long cooking time allows the deep red colou...

I think sowing in January depends on your situation i.e. where will you keep the seedlings. I have started off chillies in January and then grown them on in a very bright, well lit bedroom window. To try to overcome the problem of the seedlings being drawn, I prop up a mirror behind the seedlings so...

Thanks again MrsL.
I have used quince to make membrillo or even better baked them as they do in Turkey.

Thnks MrsL - have you found that this variety does indeed turn that lovely pink colour?