growing own veggies in bags and pots (Merged)

studentloan

I had my car sprayed by a gritter on the way home so decided to look at the five day forecast on http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/. It's going to be freezing here in Yorkshire for the next five days so I decided to wait til next week to get a new blueberry bush as i'd like to put it straight outside.

I'm going to sow some tumbling tomatoes (free with grow your own mag)and chillis on Sunday.

I just hope the plants i've got outside are hardy enough for the cold weather.

Bring on Spring!! and the summer!

arkonite_babe

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Sharono_3

Hi,
I was thinking about trying to grow some of my own veg, this year but have,nt got a clue where to start.
I will have to grow them in a pot or something as no room in the garden this year (if i,m successful and get confident i,ll maybe dig some flowers out for next years crop!!), what size pot would i need--or can you grow in the black plastic bags, what type of compost etc.
ANY advice would be grateful as i really am clueless, the type of things i would like to have a go at are. carrots. turnips. potatoes, sprouts etc.

Thanks in advance


Sharon

arkonite_babe

Hi Sharono

this older thread should help you out

Growing own veggies in bags and pots

ab

Crisp_£_note

I have been reading other posts but they all seem too advanced for me I have never tried gardening before (other than cress seeds in an eggshell) and dont have any tools or pots but with a need to save money on food bills I am willing to give it a go.

Please can someone recomend a book or magazine or even suggest maybe where I can get advice on how to get started.

Put simply I want to grow some easy veg, tomatoes and herbs and simple fruit in pots on my patio is this possible?

Many thanks

Jack's_mummy

Yes it's possible. Have you read the container gardening thread on here?

It really isn't rocket science. You will need seeds or young plants from the garden centre when it warms up a bit. Compost for some large pots for on the patio. And a watering can.

Decide what you want to grow and then ask away...

curly_cabbage

I can't recommed a book just an idea for making your own pots from Newspaper instead of buying pots or trays. using this web page http://www.feesworld.com/how2make/paperpots/index.html
I ahve made about 40 today using the free papers you get at the entrances of supermarket. i plan to grow tomato & sweet pepper plants in them. I have also manged to get some old mail sacks form our post room at work for potatos, carrots and onions. i'm trying to get as much for free as possible, seed were 23p from Lidl and seed potatos from B&Q from £5.

Good luck with yours

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Get_Back_Loretta

Hello all

My first post on this board but I read all the time and have learned loads.

I make a newspaper pot originally posted by Vibrant in the following post:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1415075&highlight=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Fnewspaperpots%2F

(I'm working up the nerve to ask a question but I'm afraid it may be silly. It has something to do with making some sort of homemade seed propagator and filled hot water bottles. I'll have to learn to start a thread to ask.)

Thanks again to all of you for being so generous with your wisdom and most importantly, your experience.

gbl

olly300

Get_Back_Loretta wrote: »

Hello all

My first post on this board but I read all the time and have learned loads.

I make a newspaper pot originally posted by Vibrant in the following post:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1415075&highlight=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Fnewspaperpots%2F

(I'm working up the nerve to ask a question but I'm afraid it may be silly. It has something to do with making some sort of homemade seed propagator and filled hot water bottles. I'll have to learn to start a thread to ask.)

Thanks again to all of you for being so generous with your wisdom and most importantly, your experience.

gbl

You can use old fruit containers i.e. peach, blueberry, yoghurt pots and margarine tubs as propagators. Then cover them in cling film and leave in a warm light place inside the house if you haven't got an electric propagator.

The problem you would have trying to construct a progagator to use hot water bottles is keeping the temperature constant. Electric progagators do that for you.

Get_Back_Loretta

olly300 wrote: »

The problem you would have trying to construct a progagator to use hot water bottles is keeping the temperature constant. Electric progagators do that for you.

Thanks for that, olly. Makes sense about a consistent temperature. I'll go for the windowsill placement. Much appreciated!