March Update: What are you growing in 2006?

annie-c · 1 March 2006 at 11:25PM

Here is the March thread to continue the discussion about what Oldstylers are growing in 2006.

If anyone wants to catch up here are the first two threads in the series:

What are you Growing in 2006?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=131651&highlight=growing+2006

February Update: What are you Growing in 2006?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=145323&page=1&pp=40

Please come back to this thread to join in or to carry on where you left off.

Don't let the snow put you off thinking about how you can become a bit more self-sufficient in 2006 - it's already time to start growing from seed on the windowsill!!

troll35 · 2 March 2006 at 12:03AM

Snow? What snow? We've not even had a dusting.
I got a pack of the free gardeners world chilli seeds (numex) so I'll be planting them this month. I'm not doing potatoes this year as last years crop was poor so I'll give them a miss. Instead we are growing sprouts, purple sprouting broccoli, onions, beetroot, green beans, tomatoes and cucumber. I don't have a big garden so there will only be a few of each but I'm going to try mixing in some veg with the flowers in my front garden too.

annie-c · 2 March 2006 at 12:10AM

Ooh, I hadn't thought about using the front garden for veggies - what sort would you grow Troll? (I don't mean to sound snobbish, I live in a very little house, but my neighbours might raise their eyebrows at potatoes out front!!!)

Are there any 'pretty' things you can put in the front?? Something to coordinate with the geraniums, perhaps??!!!

GreenFingers_2 · 2 March 2006 at 2:37AM

I've been doing a lot of tidying up out the back this last few days and most of the last weekend. Trimming the shrubs, tidying the borders, the inside of the shed is a tip...it never ends.. hee hee ... but quite a lot of seeds will be planted this month. I will update / edit this post in a few days time.

Sunday 5th March
The seeds that were planted a couple of weeks ago are doing fine on the kitchen window sill - hooray. Today I have been trying to dig out an old tree stump which is buried in a corner of the new extended veggie patch - good grief....

I ache from head to toe at the moment. The stump thingy is only about 6" diameter but will have to be dug out as far as possible. Should be done this week sometime - I need a nice cup of tea at the moment....

comping_cat · 2 March 2006 at 8:50AM

I dont have much garden, but this year im going to attempt to grow some herbs, i have mint and chives on my window sill (inside) at the moment, waiting for the weather to improve before i put them outside, and hopefully will grow a few more types as well!!!!

Ronankfan · 2 March 2006 at 9:46AM

We dont have a very big garden so i do a lot of my growing in large pots - so hopefully this year we will be enjoying tomatoes and sweetcorn and also a large selection of herbs.

Curry_Queen · 2 March 2006 at 10:41AM

I [STRIKE]sewed [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]sewn[/STRIKE] planted some trays of seeds yesterday - basil, tomatoes, nasturtium and chives so far :j

... but I'm rapidly running out of window sill space :doh: ... doesn't help that the cats keep nicking the best ones :rolleyes:

I keep looking out for greenhouses on freecycle but the couple I've spotted so far have been grabbed before I even get chance to read the email! I might have to try and get hold of one of those little poly ones for the time being.

Whilst on the subject of gardening, I need to do quite a lot of work to my garden to tidy it up, and to be honest I'm not sure where to even start

There's a scruffy looking hedging plant that runs the full length of the garden that I really want to take out, but I don't even know what it is or what type of root system it has and how deep they go etc. It has long straight woody stems (new growth is green) and is about 5ft tall, shorter in some places where it looks like someone has lopped all the tops off, and when you break a stem it has that spongy stuff in the middle LOL! Can anyone possibly identify it from that description? :rotfl: (I could post a photo if that helps!)

grace · 2 March 2006 at 11:40AM

Ooo...just found this thread...I love gardening....I only have a small terraced house and little garden....but with two horrible hounds most of what I grow is in pots....Im going to grow Tomatoes again this year, I had an excellent crop the last time I tried them and the seeds are cheap in Wilkinsons....

Grace

chem14346777 · 2 March 2006 at 12:57PM

I've just moved into a house with a tiny little garden, and its all paved unfortunately, however I'm quite eager to get growing some bits and pieces for the first time.

My mum has gone out and bought me a little plastic greenhouse thing from Aldi, and I've been ordering various makes of Chilli seeds from EBay (i love hot food!), so hopefully I'll be planting about 6 kinds of chilli, along with some peppers and various herbs this year (corriander, parsley, chives, etc). I'm really looking forward to the harvest! :drool:

bluemoon_3 · 2 March 2006 at 1:23PM

annie-c wrote:

Don't let the snow put you off thinking about how you can become a bit more self-sufficient in 2006 - it's already time to start growing from seed on the windowsill!!

For everything? I keep looking to see when I should start my seeds on the windowsill, but there's conflicting advice. Some sites say to leave it until April. Some say do it now (beginning of March). Others say to count back a certain number of weeks from the last frost date in your area.

This is my first year at growing from seed (and at gardening in general, really) so I'm totally confused! I'm desperate to get started, but my fear of getting it wrong has stopped me!

I'm particularly concerned to get my Tomato Tumbler seeds sown at the right time, because I only have seven seeds, so there's not a lot of room for error.

But I trust you fellow OSers, so if you say it's safe to bung them in a seed tray now, I shall do so.

MrsMW · 2 March 2006 at 1:31PM

Bluemoon, don't fret too much about the planting times, I always find it better to sow my seeds later rather than too early. Depends where you live but I'm up north and have just started my tomato seeds off today - on the windowsill in the study. I shall sow some more in a couple of weeks time, if they're a bit late they always seem to catch up.

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