veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

ukbill69

Well just dug the garden up, god the grass roots where so deep and there is so many stones, its like a drive way lol. My patches will be ready by the time my seeds grow

izzwizz_2

lynzpower wrote: »

Mark my words they will survive!

Funny enough, to those who mentioned courgettes before, I turned my back today and have a wonderful lovely flower- in the space of an afternoon :rotfl::rotfl:

better get that cream cheese at the ready :T:T

Anyone else at this stage - I know I was somewhat early with the courges :A

Nowhere near as far on as you lynz, have only just potted up for the second time and no flowers on ours yet. Well done :beer:

kimmee

Hi all - I've been outside in the garden most of the evening admiring the massive sky I can now see now the monster (AKA next doors ex-leylandi) has gone :rotfl:

A quick question about tomatoes if I may - I've been hardening off my Gardeners Delight and Mini Bel plants since Saturday. When can I put them in their final positions outside permanently? I've checked the 14 day forecast for this area and the temp isn't forecast to drop below 10 degrees at night.

The gardeners delights are turning into triffids so I really want them out of the conservatory asap

Well done all of you that are getting flowers on your plants, the only thing of mine that is flowering is my tayberry bush that I planted out last year (mouth watering at the thought )

misskool

kimmee: I planted 3 out today as I needed the space and had run out of larger sized pots for them to grow into. But I've got lots of spares and backups. It's your call really at the moment. I'm inclined to think it's all over but that's what I thought last week

kimmee

misskool wrote: »

kimmee: I planted 3 out today as I needed the space and had run out of larger sized pots for them to grow into. But I've got lots of spares and backups. It's your call really at the moment. I'm inclined to think it's all over but that's what I thought last week

Thanks misskool - yeah I guess thats what I'm a bit wary of, the weather at the moment seems to lull you into a false sense of security and then bites you on the bum!

Think I'll plant out the GD at the weekend but keep my mini bels in for a while longer as they're not taking up so much room.

Thanks again

mutley74

Compost update:
I have tried Lidls own brand which i find to lumpy with bits of bark and even carrier bags in! Not good for seedlings IMHO and better for general mixing.

Erin Multi purpose (i get it for 3 x70litres £12) is very fine and better for seedlings but dries out too quick.

Asda Multipurpose - lumpy and has many grassy bits in it, plus its enriched with prefeed. I dont find this very good for seedlings.

welcome any views if any one has tried the B&Q 3 bags for £10 offer.

casper_g

mutley74 wrote: »

welcome any views if any one has tried the B&Q 3 bags for £10 offer.

I had three of the B&Q bags, found it to be quite lumpy with some sizeable woody bits in, but results seem to be OK.

I've also bought the Wickes multipurpose (4 x 75 litre bags for £12). Not used much yet, but it seems good, a nice fine texture. Not really sure I should be using peat-based compost though....

lynzpower

If its the purple bag one this won the best compost in the which trials and I have pretty much only used this and had good results. The only thing I would say is that yu ned to mix it with some sort of weighting like top soil or sharp sand if using containers as it can blow away a bit.

lolly5648

mutley74 wrote: »

welcome any views if any one has tried the B&Q 3 bags for £10 offer.

I bought the B&Q compost at the weekend and thought it was quite good, much better than Homebase and definitely not as twiggy. It does seem to dry out quite quickly though. I would buy it again.

smithyjules

Hello first post here!

We've been growing a few bits and bobs in our tiny garden in pots with our 3 year old the past few summers and this Sunday we were offered a brand new allotment plot after waiting just a year!!!(our whole estate is newly built so no triffids to pull down phew!) I can't believe how lucky we are, although I am 34 weeks pregnant with our second baby so bending down is fun lol.

Anyway I have been reading back through all your posts, what a helpful lot!
I had 3 strawberry plants last year in pots which have amazed me by multiplying over the winter into 10. We are starting to see a few flowers but my question is, will they survive if i transferred them to the ground over on the allotment or is there a better time to move them?

I am about to start planting peas, dwarf beans and runners, i have some seed trays with plastic lids, should i start them off in there of just chuck them in the allotment and hope for the best?

Sorry for the long first post, looking forward to getting my hands dirty now (or green?!)