growing own veggies in bags and pots (Merged)

debt4evernot

Just double checking!! Would it be okay to plant alpine strawberry plants in a hanging basket now and put them outside? I also have some tomato plants for hanging baskets - again can they go outside now??

Melonade

debt4evernot - from what I've read so far it's ok to put strawberry's outside now and a mild frost shouldn't do them too much harm. I'm not sure about hanging baskets though I was going to put mine in pots this weekend and put them outside but I'm still scared they'll freeze I've got a stone shed and was hoping to put them inside there overnight if it gets very cold. Would this be ok?

I think it's too early for tomatoes yet. Might be another month befor it's warm enough for them. I'm still learning though so I'll keep an eye on this and see what everyone elses advice is

staceydaisy

bell peppers i love to eat these as a snack and they are great for my diet but oh so expensive any advice as to growing my own in a pot as only have a yard and not a garden

thanks in advance

chickadee

Just a quick question, you seem to be very knowledgeable on this thread. Am I too late to plant tomato and courgette seeds? I bought the seeds ages ago but forgot to plant them. I suppose there's plenty of time for them to catch up? What do you think?

harib0uk

chickadee wrote: »

Just a quick question, you seem to be very knowledgeable on this thread. Am I too late to plant tomato and courgette seeds? I bought the seeds ages ago but forgot to plant them. I suppose there's plenty of time for them to catch up? What do you think?

not at all... middle to late April is ideal I think

HappyIdiotTalk

Bump! I'm interested in having some of these in a pot too, can anyone advise?

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

I grow everything in tubs and pots and peppers do just fine. I have set my seeds in yoghurt pots indoors and they will be transplanted when the weather warms up enough and they are about 5-6" tall
They do like really warm conditions -so if you have a particularly sunny spot -pop the pots there:D
here are a couple of mine from last year..although they got quite a bit bigger

click on the pic for a bigger image

retrocircles

debt4evernot wrote: »

Just double checking!! Would it be okay to plant alpine strawberry plants in a hanging basket now and put them outside? I also have some tomato plants for hanging baskets - again can they go outside now??

Strawberries can be planted in hanging baskets. Sometimes it's preferred as the fruit doesn't touch the ground & rot.

Strawberry plants are very hardy & can definitely go out now.

HappyIdiotTalk

Those luck superb. How many plants would you put in a bucket? They look quite big so I'm guessing just the one?

olly300

HappyIdiotTalk wrote: »

Those luck superb. How many plants would you put in a bucket? They look quite big so I'm guessing just the one?

One............