March Update: What are you growing in 2006?

zzzLazyDaisy

calleyw wrote:

And once you have them it is a nightmare to get rid of them again. And they spread like wildfire. Also they are a very small berry so you needs loads to get a decent dish full.

Try growing them in the gaps between flags. It seems to stop them spreading do fast, though sadly mine didn't survive the new patio! Oh, they never made it to a dish either ... the grandchildren saw to that

brindles01

Curry_Queen wrote:

A tip for newbie gardners ...

DON'T go planting all your tomato seeds in one go


Anyone have any ideas what I can do with a million tomato plant seedlings? :whistle: :doh:

Why don't you carry on growing them for a bit, then sell them at the garden gate for charity or to fund your 'gardening purse'?

Curry_Queen

brindles01 wrote:

Why don't you carry on growing them for a bit, then sell them at the garden gate for charity or to fund your 'gardening purse'?

That's a brilliant idea and I hadn't thought of that, thanks! :T

At what stage should I start to thin them out and re-plant into individual pots (or grow-bags for the ones I want to keep) as they're currently about 2-3" tall and some are sprouting their 3rd/4th pairs of leaves now.

**purpleprincess**

Where can I buy cress seeds??????????

nuttyrockeress

I am growing so far

Chillis - Cayenne, Jalepeno, Hungarian hot wax and Carribean hot blend all which are shooting now.
2 types of pepper - Californian and something wonder??

Victoria Plum Tree
Morello Cherry Tree
Conference Pear Tree
Raspberry bush x 6?
Goosberry bush
Redcurrant bust x 3
Blackcurrant bush x 3

Plus i have loads of seeds that I haven't yet planted such as herbs, leeks, spring onions.

I love growing chillies as we spend a fortune on these normally - we are real hot heads in our house. They are really easy to grow and i usually have at least 20 plants. I do give some away to family too!

annie-c

I've seen cress seeds in Lidl, Netto, Asda, Instore and loads of garden centres. Woolworths do seeds too, though I had bought all I needed by the time I popped in and don't know exactly what they had.

annie-c

Thanks everyone for so many tips and ideas in this March thread.

Please continue to join in in the new thread:

April Update: What are you growing in 2006?

Annie