veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

WestonDave

Personally I would put off making raised beds now until the autumn - by the time you get the timber, build them and then fill them, its going to eat into your growing time and as you say you can't plant things and then raise the beds!

(Gravel boards are basically a treated plank of wood designed to go at the bottom of a fence panel, partly to stop any gravel you might have drifting under the fence, and partly to be the bit that is in contact with the ground and therefore potentially rotting - the idea is that its cheaper to replace the gravel board than the whole panel. Anyway you can buy them in 6ft or 8ft lengths, about 6 inches across for a couple of quid each in Wickes - I tend to buy 6, cut two in half for 3ft ends, and use them to build a one foot tall raised bed. Wickes also do short "pegs" which are a small wooden post with a sharpened end - ideal for the corners. Job done for about £20 per bed)

beingfrugal

Good day to you all!

We have spouting going on here! Isn't it exciting! The chilli's, rocket and pak choi are coming on very nicely as are the freebie Lakeland salad leaves. No sign of toomatoes or peppers just yet though.

I have only lived in this house for 6 months so don't know what the slug situation is like but I saw a little blighter on the school walk.

I have grass, decking, pepples and patio in my garden so no ground growing for me so it's growbag city with the odd cheap pot!

I'm not going to do it this year but next year I wanted to try some carrots - can I grow carrots in pots?

heynonnynonny

I've got carrots in pots, never tried before, they were the BBC dig in ones royal chantenay, got a 25cm large pot and they have started sprouting!! Only sowed them about a week ago too

silvertoes

Just putting myself forward to join this merry group of gardeners!:eek:
It's taken me ages to go through all the informative pages - so thanks everyone for all your tips and knowledge:T
Fairly new at growing veg - although I've been growing potaoes for several years.

So far I've planted
Sweetcorn
Sweet peppers
Spaghetti squash
Celery
Beetroot
Purple sprouting
Green beens
Onion
Swede
Turnip
Rooster potatoes - chitting away

toni_

hey guys, im new to all this grow your own business so if someone could give me some advice id really appreciate it ive got pepper and chilli plants that are 2 inchs high now, i havn't got a greenhouse though so would they be alrite to put outside in the summer? and could my chillis stay inside? What else could i start off in my propagator? ive got loads and loads of different seed but i dont want to start anything off too early. Many thanks

jacand

Just when I think I can't plant anymore, more free seeds arrive. This time from Britain on Show, Beetroot and Spinach. Now where can I start growing these?

chelms38

wssla00 wrote: »

Morning all

Well, I wanted to show you my lettuce They have gone from this:

Last week to this:


I am so pleased Lovely in a sandwich!

Congratulations on your lettuce produce which looks good enough to eat.

turbo5019

AT last my potatoes are starting to poke through also I have seewtcorn, turnips, peas and butternut squash are through. I keep thinking they would never grow.
Glad it's stop raining here so I can get out in garden:j

ds1980

Megansmum wrote: »

Argh! Are the tips still showing or have you buried them completely??

As long as the tips are showing you're ok. Water in dryspells until mid august then stop cos it can stunt the maturity after that.

(Google is my best friend) :rotfl:

Buried completely! I'll leave em and see how they go. They're very loosely covered.

Can i reuse the sets afterwards? Was hoping to use a couple of sets to restock and then eat all the rest now what to do with an assortment of onions......mmmmm onion marmalade and chutney for starters me thinks!

rosie383

I put a load of coriander seeds in a long planter about October time and they didn't germinate at all. So I just stuck the planter outside and left it out through all the snow etc. I was going to empty it and use it for something else but never got around to it.
I couldn't believe it when I went out yesterday and there is a lovely green sea of little coriander seedlings peeking up!
By the way, I just buy a big bag of coriander seeds (about 60p for 100g or something) from a local Asian grocer and they work fine. My friend showed me her packet of about 50 seeds bought for £1.68!!!!! I have about a million seeds!