Help mrbadexample grow his dinner. Was the tubs thread...

mrs_moneyspinner

yes misskool is right - drainage is important if boxes don't have holes you need to make some or you will get soggy roots

ixwood

Love the pic of 5 empty planters! Brilliant.

I find Strawberries do well in tubs. The fruit hangs down the side, avoiding contact with the soil and stops them rotting or going manky.

mrbadexample

ixwood wrote: »

Love the pic of 5 empty planters! Brilliant.

They're NOT empty! :rolleyes:

They are full of tiny baby vegetables desperate to get growing.

mrbadexample

mrs_moneyspinner wrote: »

- no haven't eaten any insects.

But have you eaten any of that goosegrass?

mrbadexample

stilernin wrote: »

You can get better drainage from pots if you keep them off the ground a tad.

This is a good way to recycle your winecorks :beer:

That'd be a great idea, if I drank wine. Fortunately, I have a couple of mates who're really, really good at it! :beer:

mrbadexample

I think I need to change the thread title to "Help mrbadexample grow his dinner" or something, as I have questions that are not restricted to tubs.

For example, I have a competition running with my mate to see who can grow the biggest swede by Christmas.

Having only sown the seeds last Monday, in the "vegetable plot", it would appear that things are working - I have little weeny things growing. :j Edit: Technically, I think they're called "swedelings".

I'm reliably informed (by the seed packet) that swede do better with some lime added to the soil. As I didn't add any before I planted them :doh:, what's the best way to add some now? And in what form? I don't want to risk hurting the seedlings.

PasturesNew

mrbadexample wrote: »

Lettuce though? I don't keep rabbits - what's it for?

It's for fat people to put on their plate instead of chips, so they can convince themselves they're on a diet.
It's for people who want to look trendy and healthy, a public display of "look how good I am".

You're right... lettuce has no place
It's quite pointless.

OK, growing ONE lettuce, if it could live the whole year and you just picked off 1-2 leaves as you wanted them (once every 2-3 months) then fine... but really, what IS lettuce for/about?

PasturesNew

I'd grow carrots. When I was a kid we grew all our own stuff and carrots are lovely. Boil them in water with a spoonful of sugar.... I have NEVER tasted carrots anything like our home grown ones ... and I miss that taste.

When I get a small garden I plan to grow carrots in tubs.

mrbadexample

Is there a preferred time of day to water stuff?

mrbadexample

PasturesNew wrote: »

It's for fat people to put on their plate [STRIKE]instead of[/STRIKE] as well as chips, so they can convince themselves they're on a diet.

:rotfl:

The carrots are sown. I'm just waiting now. It seems to take forever. :rolleyes: