Live on £4000 for a Year, 2009 Challenge, part 1

purplevamp

looby-loo wrote: »

I'm not sure I understand. Are you growing them in the kitchen?

Yes, sorry, bad wording! I'm growing them from seeds and they've really shot up!

looby-loo wrote: »

You can plant a variety of broad beans called Aquadulce in your garden in Oct/November and these will over winter. They then have a head start on the other varieties which you normally plant in Feb/March. I pinch the tops out when they are at full height and have flowered and the beans are starting to form. Broad beans are suseptable to blackfly and pinching out the top helps prevent this - no blackfly, then I dont bother. If they are completely free of blackfly you can pinch them out young and eat them like cabbage.
I have never heard of them grow indoors so this may not be much help but I would be interested to hear how they do. It may be a shock for them to be put outside now but maybe put them in a cold, bright place to slow down the growth a bit until you can plant them out.

A word of warning. I have seen lots of people saying they are planting seeds. Please don't be too hastey because if they are ready to plant out before the frost is over they may get too long and leggy before you get them in the garden. Waiting a week or two is usually ok and they catch up. I haven't planted anything yet - will start towards end of Jan.
Also, they need heat for germination, but once germinated keep the heat down, again to keep them strong stocky plants rather then tall weak ones.

Of course exceptions apply to the above - this is just for most veg.

Thanks for the above advice. I won't put them outside just yet, I didn't think they'd like the frost (who does :rolleyes: ). My reckoning is that if they grow then :T , if not then I haven't lost anything.

lilac_lady

Nyk - BUY THE PONY! ( and put a picture on here so that we can all see it.)

candygirl

lilac_lady wrote: »

Nyk - BUY THE PONY! ( and put a picture on here so that we can all see it.)

Aww yea , I bet it's sooo cute:D It'll cut your grass too, and save on leccy:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

whitewing

lilac_lady wrote: »

Nyk - BUY THE PONY! ( and put a picture on here so that we can all see it.)

Nyk,

I will send you £1 to buy 1/250th. If we all clubbed together.........

(frivolous spending mood)

candygirl

whitewing wrote: »

Nyk,

I will send you £1 to buy 1/250th. If we all clubbed together.........

(frivolous spending mood)

Aww so will I .we could all adopt it too:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: nyk could make us certificates:rotfl: :rotfl:
Actually it's a good idea that;)

lilac_lady

I'm in for the "buy Nyk a pony fund."

purplevamp

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Just spotted this..don't know if anyone else has seen it -for a free packet of seeds:D

http://www.hiddeneden.com/free-seeds.aspx

Thanks MrsM - just ordered mine. I love it they've got a "wheelbarrow" in place of the usual "basket" for your purchases!!

Masomnia

I'm in for a pound Especially if I get a certificate!

candygirl

Masomnia wrote: »

I'm in for a pound Especially if I get a certificate!

Nyk's gonna kill me now:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Masomnia

candygirl wrote: »

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Nyk's gonna kill me now:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Haha yup! I love certificates as much as I love stationary, so you can't disappoint me, I'd be, well, heartbroken