veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

Tomtom07

Megansmum wrote: »

I am in the midlands and got really excited when i went on this site: http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/veg_planner.asp

Thankyou for the above link I've been looking for something like this for ages

mrbadexample

katholicos wrote: »

Thought I would share a pic of my very cheaply and easily made composter... can't believe i was on the verge of buying one when i got the idea to make this.

If you can line the inside with cardboard, it will provide some insulation and allow a higher temperature to develop. Paper and cardboard should be shredded and dampened. That's what it says in me new book, anyway.

Plasticman

misskool wrote: »

i went and bought 2 blueberries and 2 raspberries from lidl. Now have 4 blueberry bushes, don't suppose anyone knows if I'll get any fruit from them this year?

Maybe..... Depends if they were mature bushes or 'babies'. If they were the cheap Lidl ones then they are probably young bushes and are unlikely to fruit this year. I got a few blueberries off mine last year - hope that I'm going to get a good crop this year!

misskool

Plasticman wrote: »

Maybe..... Depends if they were mature bushes or 'babies'. If they were the cheap Lidl ones then they are probably young bushes and are unlikely to fruit this year. I got a few blueberries off mine last year - hope that I'm going to get a good crop this year!

I bought the stick lidl ones and the stick ones from wilko's. Must resist buying mature bushes, must resist buying mature bushes...

katholicos

mrbadexample wrote: »

If you can line the inside with cardboard, it will provide some insulation and allow a higher temperature to develop. Paper and cardboard should be shredded and dampened. That's what it says in me new book, anyway.

Thanks for those tips...will line it with cardboard tomorrow...i just bought a book that advises that a person piddles on their compost. I don't think i will be doing that though. That might be going a bit too far though eh!

katholicos

Had a good couple of hours in the garden today. I had to take a lot of breaks, but i am so pleased that I got the stuff done that i wanted to do. I now have three raised beds erected and filled with compost. 1 large bed which is 2m x 1m and 2 smaller beds 1m x 1m. I had already got the large one set up but i constructed and filled the smaller two today. I might take a few pics tomorrow, but since all the beds are covered with fleece there won;t be much to see!

I originaly put the fleece on them to prevent a stray cat from doing its business in them, but i read today that it is a good idea anyway since it helps to warm the soil up ready for planting.

mrbadexample

katholicos wrote: »

Thanks for those tips...will line it with cardboard tomorrow...i just bought a book that advises that a person piddles on their compost. I don't think i will be doing that though. That might be going a bit too far though eh!

Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained eh Rodney?

kimmee

katholicos wrote: »

Thanks for those tips...will line it with cardboard tomorrow...i just bought a book that advises that a person piddles on their compost. I don't think i will be doing that though. That might be going a bit too far though eh!

They were saying about p**ing on your compost heap last year on Gardeners World, I was also told that if you can get wee from a vegetarian and a meat eater that would be the optimum mix! Now I wonder if DS2's girlfriend (who's veggie) would mind...............:rotfl:

Megansmum

kimmee wrote: »

They were saying about p**ing on your compost heap last year on Gardeners World, I was also told that if you can get wee from a vegetarian and a meat eater that would be the optimum mix! Now I wonder if DS2's girlfriend (who's veggie) would mind...............:rotfl:

It is only the pee from a fella i'm afraid .....us women are too hormonal! :eek:

kimmee

Megansmum wrote: »

It is only the pee from a fella i'm afraid .....us women are too hormonal! :eek:

Really? :rotfl: I'll have to ask DS2 to pee into a bucket then :rotfl: