Do I really spend to much on food?

crux

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Pots? Planters? At the moment, I am using those flexible buckets you get from the DIY stores for my carrots, potatoes, asparagus, and the courgettes and tomatoes will be going in them soon, Our garden will more than double in size next year which will make a big change to life but the tubs do me fine just now. You'd be surprised what you can do in a small area, but you'd be better on the Gardening board for that!

I already am on the Yorkshire gardening thread

Grow stuff in pots too, lots of salad! and I have 16 tom plants in my kitchen window atm, tumblers, Gardeners delight and a beefsteak tom that I forget the name of. Hoping for lots of sun this year!

We are lucky to have a huge front garden for flowers, but the down side is a small back one, I don't think front garden raised veg beds would go down too well with the neighbors :rotfl:

Got on the allotment waiting list but it's 18 months

crux

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Yes but I'm the only one in the house who likes it so there should (hopefully) be enough for me! (rubs hands in anticipation). Grilled Asparagus with organic soft boiled eggs for me. or sauteed in butter topped with black pepper and parmesan! I am hungry now........

lol, this thread will see us all putting weight on!

Char-grilled for me, with a dash of good balsamic vinegar and sea salt/black pepper.

I better call it a night or I'm going to eat something :rotfl:

cya all tomorrow.

greenbee

crux wrote: »

I already am on the Yorkshire gardening thread

Grow stuff in pots too, lots of salad! and I have 16 tom plants in my kitchen window atm, tumblers, Gardeners delight and a beefsteak tom that I forget the name of. Hoping for lots of sun this year!

We are lucky to have a huge front garden for flowers, but the down side is a small back one, I don't think front garden raised veg beds would go down too well with the neighbors :rotfl:

Got on the allotment waiting list but it's 18 months

Sod the neighbours... it's your garden. The only problem is that they might nick all your lovely veggies!

jinky67

crux wrote: »

I already am on the Yorkshire gardening thread

Grow stuff in pots too, lots of salad! and I have 16 tom plants in my kitchen window atm, tumblers, Gardeners delight and a beefsteak tom that I forget the name of. Hoping for lots of sun this year!

We are lucky to have a huge front garden for flowers, but the down side is a small back one, I don't think front garden raised veg beds would go down too well with the neighbors :rotfl:

Got on the allotment waiting list but it's 18 months

greenbee wrote: »

Sod the neighbours... it's your garden. The only problem is that they might nick all your lovely veggies!

I was just coming to say that:mad::T:T:T

jackie, I would never have thought of using trugs....I have always fancied growing my own veg, and now you have put the idea in my head:j:j

jackieglasgow

You can have that one for free! Last year I used the Tesco Hessian bags for my spuds, but they weren't reuseable. The plastic trugs have been great, but I didn't make the holes big enough in one potato container and it started to fill up during the monsoon a couple of weeks ago. It's sorted no, though, and as part of my garden is north facing I can move my plants about into the sun. Definitely going to bed, I was watching Cougar Town but I'm cream crackered. Night!

se999

crux wrote: »

We are lucky to have a huge front garden for flowers, but the down side is a small back one, I don't think front garden raised veg beds would go down too well with the neighbors :rotfl:

Got on the allotment waiting list but it's 18 months

Years ago there was a program Geoff Hamilton - The Ornamental Kitchen Garden. Basically you mix fruit, veg, salad in with the normal planting, so you have something that looks good, but also can produce food for the kitchen.

I used it in my last house which had a small back garden, rhubarb and courgettes have nice sculptural leaves. Salad etc you plant in clusters rather than rows, so you could have lollo rosso, frissee and rocket in 3 different groups, you eat the thinings as salad leaves.

Walls and fences you can use for espalier fruit trees or climbers such as kiwi or blackberry.

Herbs like rosemary, bay, thyme and chives always look nice.

You could investigate elible flowers.

Also some weeds are edible too.

So wanting a garden that looks good doesn't mean that you can't have it produce at least some food too.

I think the book that went with the series is normally available on amazon or ebay.

thriftlady_2

se999 wrote: »

Years ago there was a program Geoff Hamilton - The Ornamental Kitchen Garden. Basically you mix fruit, veg, salad in with the normal planting, so you have something that looks good, but also can produce food for the kitchen.

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The Ornamental Kitchen Garden

Thanks se999 for reminding me that I have this book, must get it out and have a good read:)

SusanC_2

crux wrote: »

We are lucky to have a huge front garden for flowers, but the down side is a small back one, I don't think front garden raised veg beds would go down too well with the neighbors :rotfl:

I'm putting our vegetable patch in the front garden partly due to size but mainly due to it being the best place to grow things. If you think the neighbours would really object then try to arrange things prettily and intersperse with flowers. (Ours was wild and overgrown when we moved in last year which gives the benefit that anything we do is an improvement.)

crux

se999 wrote: »

Years ago there was a program Geoff Hamilton - The Ornamental Kitchen Garden. Basically you mix fruit, veg, salad in with the normal planting, so you have something that looks good, but also can produce food for the kitchen.

I used it in my last house which had a small back garden, rhubarb and courgettes have nice sculptural leaves. Salad etc you plant in clusters rather than rows, so you could have lollo rosso, frissee and rocket in 3 different groups, you eat the thinings as salad leaves.

Walls and fences you can use for espalier fruit trees or climbers such as kiwi or blackberry.

Herbs like rosemary, bay, thyme and chives always look nice.

You could investigate elible flowers.

Also some weeds are edible too.

So wanting a garden that looks good doesn't mean that you can't have it produce at least some food too.

I think the book that went with the series is normally available on amazon or ebay.

Thanks that's a good idea! Sometimes I think I have a shortage of common sense . I will look into types of veggies that look nice and love north facing gardens

ceridwen

crux wrote: »

I already am on the Yorkshire gardening thread

Grow stuff in pots too, lots of salad! and I have 16 tom plants in my kitchen window atm, tumblers, Gardeners delight and a beefsteak tom that I forget the name of. Hoping for lots of sun this year!

We are lucky to have a huge front garden for flowers, but the down side is a small back one, I don't think front garden raised veg beds would go down too well with the neighbors :rotfl:

Got on the allotment waiting list but it's 18 months

Front garden food - why not? A potager could look very attractive. Also take a look at the front garden on the Dervaes family website (google Path to Freedom) and there are various photos of their food-producing garden (including the front bit).

LOoks very attractive to me:D