veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

CandyB101_2

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Too cold for sweetcorn yet, that's your problem!

Yet it was saying on 'Gardeners World' last Friday, that it was Ok now for sweetcorn to be grown outside in a greenhouse???
Thanks for the tip, I will now be moving them into the conservatory.

Lotus-eater

You can put them in a greenhouse as long as the temps don't get too low. Everywhere is different though, go by your own temps.

Outside, most places, a big no no atm.

Chimera

Well.. just a bit of an update!

garden coming on nicely..

In process of building a path, with slabs and stones between (half the ones dug up from the garden and other half from riverside on friends land)

Need to build raised bed to try and keep doggies off plants!

Started on neighbours garden as they have said I can have a section and share produce.. all dug over, planted some potatoes (as it's what they want) and some raspberry canes, looking good

Potted on french beans and toms again

Some of my radishes are looking near to eating time, salad leaves coming on well.. have planted a pot every week or so, as we eat loooads of salad
courgette seedlings are making me smile - soooo cute!!
Sweetcorn poking through,
sowed two varieties of cucumber
Coriander and sage coming on great...
Chives from last year (asda potted) are growing like mad, are looking like they are going to flower soon
Parsley looking good - may plant out today
Other herbs looking a bit pathetic so may resow (can never have too many!)
Garlic.. found some had rotted, but others are coming along nicely.
Spring onions look pathetic but i'm hopeful
No sign of carrots yet!!

Ooo, and I'm getting excited about going to car boot sale on sunday to pick up some plant bargains!!

Strawberries started to flower, gooseberry looking hopeful, blueberry looking very healthy indeed, as is japanese wineberry. Cut blackberry right back, and it's growing nicely behind kennel

Tiny ickle olive tree looking healthy - will be happy if I get one olive this year!

Awaiting a bay tree and aronia viking from suttons!!

heynonnynonny

Just a quickie, small trugs were £3 and massive ones were £4 in Asda Wolstanton today. Didn't get any tho. Compost was also good price think it was 70l for £4 or 2 for £6 I will be back to get some, had to prioritise getting food this time :)

GarnetLady

I went to Tesco today (it's an extra store). They had just got in bedding plants, climbers, Acer trees (£3 or £10), conifers and veg plants - Tomatoes, Sweet Peppers, Aubergines, Courgettes and mixed packs.

They also had fruits - I got a blueberry and a raspberry but they also had blackberry and... something else that I can't remember! :rotfl:

Went back into Poundland and they had literally 3 periennials left, but I imagine they'll get more.

GarnetLady

heynonnynonny wrote: »

Just a quickie, small trugs were £3 and massive ones were £4 in Asda Wolstanton today. Didn't get any tho. Compost was also good price think it was 70l for £4 or 2 for £6 I will be back to get some, had to prioritise getting food this time :)

Yeah, it's 2 for £6. Used 3 bags so far and it's been fine, but very very compacted.

casper_g

GarnetLady wrote: »

Yeah, it's 2 for £6. Used 3 bags so far and it's been fine, but very very compacted.

Since it's sold by volume, compacted is a good thing surely? Just got to be sure you re-work it well before using it.

ETA: I think it was two 60L bags for £6 (not 70L as stated a few posts up).

GarnetLady

casper_g wrote: »

Since it's sold by volume, compacted is a good thing surely? Just got to be sure you re-work it well before using it.

ETA: I think it was two 60L bags for £6 (not 70L as stated a few posts up).

Yeah, I had thought of that, but even when I've battered lumps out of the bag or jumped up and down on it it's hard work to get it out. (Actually I've found pulling it out the bag in lumps then breaking them up is easier).

They are 70 litres, I just nipped into the garage to check.

vish_2

Lotus-eater wrote: »

You can put them in a greenhouse as long as the temps don't get too low. Everywhere is different though, go by your own temps.

Outside, most places, a big no no atm.

Hi Lotus Eater,

How low is too low? It's been around 18 degrees in the afternoon (got sunburnt whilst having lunch in the park today!) and 10 degrees at night and i've planted my minipop sweetcorn out yesterday.

But just checked the weather forecast and it seems like this sunday is going to be around 3 degs at night - should i uproot them and bring them back in? Thanks for your help.

flis21

Mornign all,

Am sooo excited, my onions and cabbages have sprouted! Onions are outside in the ground and cabbages are on pots on a windowsill. My parsnips, runner beans, lettuce and carrots are all doing well as well. No sign of my tomatoes or french beans yet, but fingers crossed.

I am having a bit of a problem with my rosemary. It sprouted, then hasn't done much since. Still just very tiny seedlings, been like that for 2 weeks. Am I just being too impatient? I read something that they don't like to be too wet, so I'm only watering them a little bit. I did put them outside after they sprouted, but bought them back in at the weekend to see if that would help. Anyone have any experience of rosemary?