veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

mrbadexample

Wobbledoos wrote: »

this year i figured with the "greenhouse" i could do it right...

Forget the greenhouse for carrots, and forget transplanting them too.

Get yourself a council recycling bin. Fill with B & Q multi-purpose compost. Sow carrot seeds in it. Water. Wait. Water a lot.
Wait. Water some more. Wait. Pull up weeny carrots. Sigh. Eat them. Smile. Water again. Wait.

Hey presto, carrots!



You'll probably still get some this year.

frazzbo

mrbadexample wrote: »

Forget the greenhouse for carrots, and forget transplanting them too.

Get yourself a council recycling bin. Fill with B & Q multi-purpose compost. Sow carrot seeds in it. Water. Wait. Water a lot.
Wait. Water some more. Wait. Pull up weeny carrots. Sigh. Eat them. Smile. Water again. Wait.

Hey presto, carrots!

You'll probably still get some this year.

Are there holes in the bottom of your recycling bins or are you finding they work anyway without holes? I have been looking for somewhere to plant some carrots and that might be just the thing!

lolly5648

mrbadexample wrote: »

Get yourself a council recycling bin. Fill with B & Q multi-purpose compost. Sow carrot seeds in it. Water. Wait. Water a lot.
Wait. Water some more. Wait. Pull up weeny carrots. Sigh. Eat them. Smile. Water again. Wait.

Hey presto, carrots!

How did you manage to get the recycling boxes - if we lose or damage ours we get the third degree from the council.

mrbadexample

frazzbo wrote: »

Are there holes in the bottom of your recycling bins or are you finding they work anyway without holes? I have been looking for somewhere to plant some carrots and that might be just the thing!

Yes, there was a hole in each corner, but I drilled a few extra too (about another 4, IIRC). I forgot to say that there's an inch or so of sharp sand in the bottom to aid drainage.

mrbadexample

lolly5648 wrote: »

How did you manage to get the recycling boxes - if we lose or damage ours we get the third degree from the council.

(Parts of) Birmingham and Walsall Councils both (fairly) recently changed from the tubs to wheelie bins - we got to keep the tubs. A kind chap at work located some (think they were collected from people who didn't want them), so I got some more from him. I've pushed my luck a bit and asked him for another dozen - he's leaving soon so who knows when the opportunity will present itself again?

janibrown

oh my god its been raining all night my poor plants !!!!!
Not seen thunder and lightening like this for a long time
It looks like a river at the front of our house hope it stops soon

red-boxer

Can anyone tell me if this is ok. I have a tub with carrots in, but 1 of the plants has grown a long stem with what looks like flower heads on it........do i leave it or should i pull it up and throw away?

Love seeing everyones pics......i haven't got any fruits on my peppers yet, just a few flower buds. Cucumbers are coming on a treat, can't wait to try them.

[Deleted User]

Hey everyone.

Been gone off here for so so long - sorry about that. I will go back and read all the posts in mo (and do a proper update soon) but I wanted to ask a quick question. How do you know when your spuds are ready? Mine have taken over the whole garden adn it looks like a jungle! A couple flowers a few weeks ago but only like 2 flowers and nothing since.

janibrown

red-boxer wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if this is ok. I have a tub with carrots in, but 1 of the plants has grown a long stem with what looks like flower heads on it........do i leave it or should i pull it up and throw away?

Love seeing everyones pics......i haven't got any fruits on my peppers yet, just a few flower buds. Cucumbers are coming on a treat, can't wait to try them.

If its flowering the carrot wont get any bigger so you may as well pick it or you could leave it and try to collect the seeds :)

izzwizz_2

Hello to the new people :wave:

The photos look brilliant, puts my tiny peppers to shame! :T

All this talk of swedes makes me want to grow some now too. Will have to have a look through hubby's old seed box and see if I can find some seeds :rotfl:

We had a washout downpour day yesterday, but I'm not complaining since it was the first rain here in ages and it saved me having to water outside. Cloudy today, but still warm. I hope we get some more good weather. Sowed loads of seeds last week from Kings seeds order, but nothing has come up yet. Did another tray of french beans & mangetout yesterday, so hopefully that will crop before the weather turns arctic here in the Autumn.

T&M sent me a £5 off £15 code (one of those "sorry you didn't win" emails from a comp entry). Can hear the credit card calling...