April Update: What are you growing in 2006?

xueta

Great! :T

If you don't have enough loo rolls, then here's how to make newspaper pots:

How to make plant pots out of newspaper

ellas9602

Hello

I have just purchased 10 organic strawberry plants to grow in pots and need some advice (paid £5.00 by the way, does this seem reasonable?)

This is my very first year at trying to grow anything and I'm worried that I have bought them too early?? Im in Yorkshire? If so what should I do with them?

Also the variety is Marshmallow....Are these any good?


thankyou x

serena

Hi Ellas,

strawberry Marshmellow from Marshalls? One of my favourite varieties!

Strawberry plants are hardy, and as long as these have not been grown in a greenhouse (pretty unlikely), you can plant them straight out in the garden, about 18 inches apart, or in a pot.

Enjoy!

Aries

Just a quick reminder for new Gardeners. Anyone growing plants in plastic cups and containers.
Dont forget to punch some holes in the bottom for drainage,so the plants dont get waterlogged.
please forgive me for jumping in.

annie-c

I've bought my sweet pea seeds and gathered together my toilet roll inners.....

please can anyone help with where I should keep them whilst they germinate. They are too tall for my windowsill germinator. Would a box do? (covered with a plastic bag?)

Thanks

Annie

wayne

hi,i,ve just done to propergators with seed in them i,ve just dampened the compost,put the lid on and left them on my workbench is this ok?is there anything else i need to do to them?any advice is welcome as when it comes to gardening i,m as thick as a whale omelette.lol

annie-c

Hi Wayne

Sounds fine to me, but check the seed packets to see whether your propagators would be best off in a warm/light/dark/sunny/shady place. The best place will depend on what you are growing.

bluemoon_3

annie-c wrote:

I've bought my sweet pea seeds and gathered together my toilet roll inners.....

please can anyone help with where I should keep them whilst they germinate. They are too tall for my windowsill germinator. Would a box do? (covered with a plastic bag?)

Thanks

Annie

That's what I did, Annie, and my sweet peas are speeding along.

AlmightyCorgi

Hi
I planted my Toms and Carrots and Chillies about 2 weeks ago, my Toms and Carrots are now coming on well after a slow start but my chillies arnt doing anything, im just looking at pots of bare earth.

Does anyone have any tips??? Am i too impatient or have i killed them before they started!!!!!

kjl26

AlmightyCorgi wrote:

Hi
I planted my Toms and Carrots and Chillies about 2 weeks ago, my Toms and Carrots are now coming on well after a slow start but my chillies arnt doing anything, im just looking at pots of bare earth.

Does anyone have any tips??? Am i too impatient or have i killed them before they started!!!!!

Don't worry - mine were the same . I had toms going well after two weeks but the chillies took about 3 weeks or so to come up and I was wondering if I'd kill them, but they're doing great now. So I'd say give it another couple of weeks

Katie