growing own veggies in bags and pots (Merged)

oops_a_daisy

thanks for that strepsy - would you be able to grow it in a large planter then ?

tootles_2

We grow a couple of spuds in a large old black bucket, it has holes in the bottom, put in some soil or compost and plant your spud, cover, then as the spud cones through just keep adding more soil/compost, you need to harvest when the plant starts to flower and the growth begins to wilt off, just tip up the bucket on the garden and collect your spuds. You can use shop bought spuds, but ONLY in a container and do not use the soil that comes out of the container to grown anything else, shop bought spuds have been sprayed with chemicals against disease and you will contaminate your garden soil.

oops_a_daisy

thanks for that tootles. I managed to get some seed potatoes today at a different garden centre and also got some grow bags from Aldi. Unfortunatley time ran out so I didnt get the wood sorted but I may have time tomorrow to sort that then.
Im going to start off seeds indoors tomorrow so my kitchen window ledge will be full !

running total so far is £13.92 - I hope they all grow

Strepsy

oops_a_daisy wrote:

thanks for that strepsy - would you be able to grow it in a large planter then ?

Oh dear I was hoping an expert would come along, hehe, but I would imagine that it will be fine this year in a planter but as it gets going next year you may need to split it or plant it in the ground then.

I can say though that we have had 2 rhubarb crumbles already this year from our plant we planted last year and they were absolutely gorgeous so it's well worth growing imo.

D&DD

Hi Oops I got some new strawberries this year to try as DS3 has to have at least 1 bowlful every day!!!(Costs me a fortune..) They're perpetual ones BUT supposed to give you 'proper' size fruit.. will let you know how they go because they'll give you a crop for longer than normal strawbs and they seem more resistant to the slugs too Also think about some loganberry canes they are really good value for the space they use you get tons of fruit I bought mine from Woolies,think Wilkinsons do them too???

oops_a_daisy

Just a little update I am so sad but I was overjoyed today ( really need to get a life ) my first little seedlings are coming through. The runner beans and the tomatoes have all started to grow in loo rolls and small pots on my kitchen window ledge :T The potatoes have also just started to poke through the compost in their bags too. I think it is because it has been so warm today everything has just woken up all of a sudden. My Dad is coming over this weekend to make the grids up for my square foot gardens - cant wait to get started

Linda32

Strepsy wrote:

Oh dear I was hoping an expert would come along, hehe, but I would imagine that it will be fine this year in a planter but as it gets going next year you may need to split it or plant it in the ground then.

I can say though that we have had 2 rhubarb crumbles already this year from our plant we planted last year and they were absolutely gorgeous so it's well worth growing imo.

I'm not the expert either However, what you can do is get the biggest planter Wilkinsons have :T Plant the rhubarb in that, then in the Autumn, tip it out and split it in half. The way to do that is chop it in half with a spade. The leaf it on top of the ground all winter, so the frost can work on it. I'm not sure what the frost does to it, but it does. Sounds odd I know.

The next year you have two plants to plant idividually either in same pot or the ground, or one two swop with a friend etc, for somthing you want :T

chickadee

My mum has the most ENORMOUS rhubarb plant I have ever seen. Its like a triffid! I think I'll ask her if she will split it with me later in the year. I don't think she'll mind, she doesn't even like rhubarb that much. It was in the garden when they moved there in 1968 and it has just got bigger and bigger!

starlite_2

can i ask advice?

as a novice gardener,with only a tiny fire escape/steps to grow on would i be better investing in mature plants in pots rather than starting with seeds?

i'm hoping to grow cherry tomatoes, runner beans and sweet chillis.

Linda32

starlite wrote:

can i ask advice?

as a novice gardener,with only a tiny fire escape/steps to grow on would i be better investing in mature plants in pots rather than starting with seeds?

i'm hoping to grow cherry tomatoes, runner beans and sweet chillis.

Hi yes you can buy the Tomatoes already grown, tomatoes will cost about £1.99 for six plants you can then transplant them into your own pots and grow on.

It dosn't matter that you only have a fire escape, as long as its sunny, the pot only takes the same amount of room.

i've never grown beans or chillis so I don't know about those.