Hi everyone,
sorry to lump this lot together but as any of you who have children will appreciate - Beth is 5 weeks old now so I have to be very creative with the little free time I do get in the day! Quite a few things puzzling me at the moment I am sure you can all help me with:
1. Aubergine Calliope - how do I tell they are ready? The biggest one I have is about 3 inches long and about 2 inches wide. The top is purple merging down to a white base. I sillily (is that a word?!) through the packet away - DOH!
2. Greenhouse Tomatoes - not going red - should I be worried yet? I have been littering the greenhouse with banana skins as I heard this is meant to help.
3. Mini-corn - new one on me, got it from the seed parcel that was going round. How do I tell it is ready to go? cobs have formed and have tassles and the bit of the top is out too?
4. Peppers Sweet Banana - also again, how do I tell when I can pick them if I want to use them green, is it just a case of picking them as and when? I picked one last night and the flesh was very thin.
5. Parsnips - sowed them on 8th Aprill, I rooted around in the soil and the tops of these look like they are huge, but the other thread suggests leaving them to the first frost - is this for later sowings normally? will they not get too big and spoil if I leave them that long (though first frost could be next week with this bloomin' weather!!)
thanks guys..... she has just woken up so best rush!
DM x