h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Loved reading this very witty and informative, well done to those who researched and compiled this. I am new and very impressed now I am finding my way.

What sort of things are you doing with your garden?

I used to have a very large garden all now block paved for low maintenance. I am growing in pots and green house. Beetroot, lettuce, Strawbery, gooseberry, tomatoes, blueberry and chives along with lots of plants and hanging baskets - thank you for asking.

Sounds lovely, can I pop round for ?

I don't have the patience for pots, I always forget to water them, so everything is in the ground. I have a wildlife garden, which make it hard to grow edible plants, but I do have some rhubarb and tomatoes growing, plus some herbs scattered around.

I love rubarb and my other half would love to grow some but I do not think they would grow in pots
You must love the time they are ready Mmmmmm with custard

I've no idea about it in pots I'm afraid, but you're right it's delicious with custard. Usually I have it with icecream as my son doesn't like rhubarb and it's a waste to open a tin of custard just for one. Except somedays when I have rhubarb crumble and custard for breakfast, dinner and tea. But those days don't happen often.

What a shame your son does not like it. I used to love going to my gran's on a Sunday, everything home grown and proper homemade roast dinner - could smell it from down the street before arriving Mmmmmmmm
She made the most delightful Rhubarb and Ginger jam, you can't buy that in the shops.
Oh memories, sweet memories.

I *think* I can remember my grandfather growing rhubarb in an old white Belfast sink, so a bit enough pot should be fine - though he died when I was 3 so I can't be 100% sure!

I don't have all that much experience with it, to be honest.

*big* enough pot...

"Except somedays when I have rhubarb crumble and custard for breakfast, dinner and tea. But those days don't happen often."

Thank goodness - in Irish, the rhubarb is called "monk's purgative", because monks used to use it if they were suffering from constipation!

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