veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

red-boxer

Chimera, i put about 8 or 9 seedlings (peas) into a large planter, i don't know whether thats ok though, as this is my first year of veg gardening so it's trial and error for me.
Oh no, i've forgotten to put the peas in the greenhouse, its given a frost round here tonight....... i'm off outside again now to move them.

Loving the photos by the way

Orange_King

I have a few pea plants developing outside - just hack the end off a Coke bottle (other brands are also available ) and cover the shoot.

Bitsy_Beans

Wow I sowed some broccoli seeds on Saturday and they've germinated already
Pity my cauliflowers aren't doing so well

Edited to say:
I sowed some peas back in November and they are coming on a treat finally. Not covered them up and they are growing day by day.

heynonnynonny

Cannot view the pics either savingmummy is that particular album on private? Would like to see what they look like a week after sowing, mine are on day 2!

vish_2

Chimera wrote: »

Ooo.. thanks for letting me know - can you see these?

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=205581&id=564595139&l=aecd42d2d9

ooh looks great! love love love how you've planted your herb basket, might want to try mixing them like that as well. Great eye!

re: japanese wineberry, yours look so lush and healthy! it was featured in Alys' forest garden in Gardeners World 2 weeks ago and am now obsessed with getting one! where did you get yours? xx

savingmummy

red-boxer wrote: »

I couldn't view your pics, have you got your privacy settings set too high (on FB)?
I take it the greenhouse will be set up before you even unpack your household boxes.....LOL.

I have set the setting for everyone so hopefully it works.
The greenhouse will be the first thing thats put up:rotfl:It is in the boot of the car so while i wait for the removal van i can get cracking

Chimera

vish wrote: »

ooh looks great! love love love how you've planted your herb basket, might want to try mixing them like that as well. Great eye!

re: japanese wineberry, yours look so lush and healthy! it was featured in Alys' forest garden in Gardeners World 2 weeks ago and am now obsessed with getting one! where did you get yours? xx

Got mine from cove garden nursery in Devon.. would recommend to anyone who lives nearby

cooking-mama

The bad news is that the predicted frost here was worse than i thought--it got so cold that the water in the birdbath was frozen even at 9am this morning.!....
The good news is my tomato seedling plants seem to be coping well in the plastic greenhouse,I also covered each plant with a plastic bottle "cloche" and added some bubble wrap to the front of the growhouse,1 cucmber plant may just make it,the rest arent looking too healthy(they were looking a bit "off colour" before i put them out.
Indoors I have 10 little mini tomato plants on the windowsill(planted loads cos i didnt know what i was doing!!)I also haved 9 mini pepper seedlings germinated..gonna take a few into friends at work,ive sown far too many.
outdoors in the raised bed I finaly have signs of life in the form of Kale(planted 11th April)
Still waiting on carrots/beetroots/all year lettuce,/spring onion,/ and golden acre cabbage to make an appearance...again all sown 11th April..in raised beds covered with fleece.
I planted 6 white and 6 red onions in seperate troughs,but only 1 onion in each is showing a tiny green shoot---didnt help that one of my red onions had been pulled up this morning !!,naughty blackbirds I think.
PS,nearly forgot... on 14th April in a large plantpot i sowed 1 cucmber seed,1 french bean seed,and 1 courgette seed,all inside their own individual toiletroll tube,and they have all now started to sprout through
Good luck everyone,heres to a bumper harvest;)

GarnetLady

cooking-mama wrote: »

The bad news is that the predicted frost here was worse than i thought--it got so cold that the water in the birdbath was frozen even at 9am this morning.!....
The good news is my tomato seedling plants seem to be coping well in the plastic greenhouse,I also covered each plant with a plastic bottle "cloche" and added some bubble wrap to the front of the growhouse,1 cucmber plant may just make it,the rest arent looking too healthy(they were looking a bit "off colour" before i put them out.

It was so cold this morning! I went out to take the fleece off my baby plugs and open the door of the plastic greenhouse a bit and it was chilly and windy. That's interesting about your toms, I could really do with getting mine outside. They're taking over the kitchen just now because I put them into the morrisons flower buckets, just couldn't keep them watered in their little pots. I reckon they should have been pretty hardy anyway, don't see Homebase taking them in at night!

I'm waiting on my potato planters coming (the ones from plantoffers). I seem to be doing more and more veg. I wasn't going to do any, then it was toms and strawberries, then potatoes and now I fancy lettuce and chives... :rotfl:

Everyones pics look great, nice to see so much going on. :T

Orange_King

An update today from sunny Bangor -

Potatoes - ones purchased from the supermarket that had shot coming along nicely but the chitted ones bought as tubers are taking their time - maybe this is a good thing though as it could lead to regular cropping.

Tomatoes, all indoors still ranging from 1 to about 5 cm in height. Will wait for a while yet before they move to the greenhouse.

Courgettes - some doing very nicely indeed in bigger pots while others are now just making a show.

Chilli Peppers - still indoors in pots but roots starting to appear so action required.

Leeks - likewise, indoors just yet.

Beetroot - plenty of signs of growth, particularly under the upturned fish tank in the patch.

Carrots - some well on the way, others, planted before them, looking not so good - maybe victim to the frosts of March?

Parsnips - no sign and have never had succes with them before.

Lettuce - doing well if they would stop being chewed by whatever it is - not slugs as far as I can see.

Garlic - doing well but leaves already looking a bit yellow at the top.

Shallots - starting to come on nicely beneath their bottles.

Spring Onions - well on their way along with basil.

Strawberries from last year seem to have survived and had 25 more young plants developing well.

French Beans - in the greenhouse and sprouting well.

Raspberry Canes - summer fruiters showing some growth and new shoots from ground but reckon I need to wait another year.

Rhubarb - the real success story. Should have plenty from early May onwards.

No more room for much else apart from a few other herbs. Mint spreading quickly!