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thankyou inverglen that sounds like a good way to sort the problem

I love this picture janette.

Thats a hard one to decide. I have read that aboriginal people eat these when fully ripe but on another site read all green parts are toxic. I personally dont grow anything i know is toxic because little ones play in my garden. But its surprising how many plants are poisonoius and are in ordinary gardens. What do you think spritz?

Its me again! Ive just read that they are edible when fully ripe only toxic when green.

Some people grow these plants - i couldnt because i have toddler but maybe you can if you love it. There are loads of poisonious plants in peoples gardens lupins foxgloves hydrangea (spellings not my forte)

Judy, try googling solanum aviculare or kangaroo apple. Its the same nightshade family as potatatoes but not actually potatoes. Hope this helps you. Ps spritz is always right.

I forgot to add the fruits are very poisonious especially when unripe.

Like spitz says its nightshade family. Just by chance i saw a photo of something that looks the same its called solanum aviculare or kangaroo apple.

my gladioli have not flowered im glad i read this i thought i hadnt planted them deep enough but now i think its the bad uk summer.

dont think you need to reduce size web site will do that for you automatically so put them on mazford

by the way ive just seen caterpillars for sale on the internet at 11.99 for 5 of them or 18.99 for ten. :)

they add it to some compost its like crystals when dry and swells up just like clear jelly when wet. check your packet it should say if its added

Just wondering if its from your bags of compost because it could be water retaining jelly. Or do you think its something else?

I have magpies pigeons and seagulls in the garden but they dont come to table because it has a roof. I think they cant land. I put out mostly sunflower seeds and attract tits finches and robins. (And we have a cat) It brightens my winter days to see them. In the summer i put the table away and in the winter when im not using garden so much i place it right in front of our sitting room so we can watch them from the sofa. (but not too near the window incase they crash into it).

Small yellow flowers. Its like a vine. A bit like squash but with smaller darker leaves, they also have prickles. I guess there could be different types but thats what the ones i once grew looked like. When the cucumbers start they look like very prickly gherkins.

Its artichokes that have gone to seed

Her whole driveway and patio looks like this unfortunately i have never eaten them because we go summer or xmas and they ripen oct/nov. One year i will fly over in oct just to pick kiwis!

angie have you read earlier questions on caterpillars - people have suggested fleese and nets over your veg in spring so that butterflies lay on nasturtians instead.

Thanks everyone you have been so kind i have found them on a mail order nursery and im going to order a mirabelle de nancy and a victoria plum. I didnt realise we call them cherry plums in uk. Whether they will produce fruit in my cold wet scottish garden remains to be seen but its worth a go.

wow kev thanks a million.

I have tried googling but cant find any so far.

They will eat nasturtians. And ive just read that some people dust their veg with flour to keep them off.

I think they are cabbage butterflies. Maybe google and find out if there is something else they will eat.

thanks i will. hey i was answering your question as you were answering mine

i thought the same and let them eat every single leaf of my gooseberries. no butterflies. found out they grow into gooseberrie flies? next time might shake them off for the birds! maybe you could grow something you dont mind getting eaten and put them on that like nasturtians. i heard catterpillars like nasturtians so i grew loads this year but still no butterflies. im very envious of people who have butterflies in their garden. apparently butterflies are very fussy about where they set up a colony the conditions have to be just right. good luck with yours.

you are right sandra it is agave in flower

It was taken on italian cote d azure. I thought it was aloe vera but im not sure? I just liked the way it looked against the blue sea.

These are my mums kiwis not mine. Its amazing how fast things grow when you live somwhere with plenty of sunshine

About a foot and a half just one flower at top of each nice though but some are falling over. They are in sun but havent had much of it. And they are egyptian lavender by the way dont know if that different. Thanks i try to trim.

I think you get a lot of fruit on blackcurrants for the space they take up if you like them. Im growing blueberries and dwarf apple trees in pots with strawberries around them but i must admit im a long way from making any jam. I think it takes time (years) untill you get plentyfull fruit. I have heard that gooseberries give pounds of fruit but ive had mine 2 years and fruit aint plentifull yet. I also think it depends where you live. I live in scotland and the thing growing best for me so far is blackcurrants. I will be intersted to hear what others say as i also want to grow plentifull fruit!