growing own veggies in bags and pots (Merged)

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poppyoscar_3

i have a very very small garden, as the title suggests, but i'm keen to get some home grown produce.

it's also north facing and on clay, although the bottom half does get a fair amount of sun in the day. i think containers is the way to go, and plan to soon 'terrace' the sloping grass into three or four 'steps' to flatten it out and make it usable. I plan to replace the grass with gravel and areas of patio. it's really not worth having a grass-cutter for 24 square metres of grass!

so far i have cherry toms in a grow-bag, but what else will be really productive in containers?

thanks for your ideas,

PO xx

helping_hubby

poppyoscar wrote: »

i have a very very small garden, as the title suggests, but i'm keen to get some home grown produce.

it's also north facing and on clay, although the bottom half does get a fair amount of sun in the day. i think containers is the way to go, and plan to soon 'terrace' the sloping grass into three or four 'steps' to flatten it out and make it usable. I plan to replace the grass with gravel and areas of patio. it's really not worth having a grass-cutter for 24 square metres of grass!

so far i have cherry toms in a grow-bag, but what else will be really productive in containers?

thanks for your ideas,

PO xx

I've just started container gardening. I'm trying carrots, spring onions, peppers and tomatoes. I think there are lots you can do...

Here is a thread that will be a great resource:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=183805

mary43

We;ve got courgetts, potatos, runner beans, tomatos and about to sew some carrots.........we've also got a lot of herbs and OH is hoping to get some chillis

kezia

I have leeks, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, herbs, brocolli and french beans growing in my tubs and pots.

aylithuk

Don't know if this helps but here a picture of my 'back yard'





Some of the pots have flowers in however I am also growing
Pototoes, Parnips, Salad leaves, Carrots, Tomatoes, Peppers, Broccoli,
courgettes and every single herb I could get my hands on.

If you go down to B&Q they have seeds designed for container gardening
however are pretty expensives compared to 'normal seeds' but worth it

Good luck!

Farway

If only a small garden, as you have, then the things to grow are what are always expensive & what you like

No point growing spuds for example, cheap to buy [except maybe "new" ones]

Runner & french beans are always dear, and usually tough old beasts, from supermarkets, same with tomatoes on flavour, or courgettes

If you loath courgettes for instance no point in growing them

mary43

aylithuk - love the photos. Not disimilar to our little veg area only we;ve got a set of pots with herbs in edged with a llittle brick wall (bout 4 bricks high), the veg pots stand on slabs and that areas edged with one row of bricks.
Tidies it all up and we ended up with a bit more space that before.

ScoobieGirl

Farway wrote: »

If only a small garden, as you have, then the things to grow are what are always expensive & what you like [except maybe "new" ones]

Couldn't agree more. I wasted a lot of time last year with carrots etc. This year I've also gone for the stuff that I ended up wasteing i.e. I only ever use a bit of a cucumber before it goes off, so I am growing mini cucumbers, same with lettuce I only every use a little bit in a salad.

Herbs too I found were very good in terms of movey saved vs time/cost spent to grow.

nodwah

My OH says -Move!!

But no, you can grow some fruit maybe? redcurrants are happy in pots and will take a bit of shade and OH has loganberries in pots too and rhubarb in a half barrel and my fave - alpine strawberries.

I have been reading a good blog: www.potsoffruit.com the writer is experimenting with growing stuff in pots as you might have guessed!