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What could I plant now?

LE3
LE3 Posts: 612 Forumite
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in Gardening
I'm moving house imminently & would love to grow just a very small number of things initially - what sort of things could I plant at this time of year?

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  • Lotus-eater
    Lotus-eater Posts: 10,792 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    To eat, to look at?
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • LE3
    LE3 Posts: 612 Forumite
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    to eat would be good - but it feels too late in the year to start anything now!
    Will herbs establish now?
  • jeferey
    jeferey Posts: 4,300 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Salad, salad and more salad!
    Radish always work well.
    Carrots - a quick growing variety and of course herbs (Basil, Thyme, Parsley, etc)
    You could even put a few potatoes in - you might not be able to get hold of seed potatoes now but just a few organic spuds and pop them in - less chance of diseases that way. They will be ready in the autumn.
    Kale is another possibility.

    Good luck :D
    If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try - oh bu99er that just cheat :D
  • Beccatje
    Beccatje Posts: 728 Forumite
    There's loads of stuff you can still sow.
    Look here for example: http://www.seedtoplate.co.uk/vegetable_sowing_calendar/
  • olly300
    olly300 Posts: 14,738 Forumite
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    LE3 wrote: »
    Will herbs establish now?

    Yep.

    My coriander seeds planted last week are shooting up.

    I tend to take cuttings of lavender and rosemary in late August/September if I want to grow plants but don't harvest them until the next year.
    I'm not cynical I'm realistic :p

    (If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)
  • jeferey
    jeferey Posts: 4,300 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 28 June 2010 at 3:06PM
    Beccatje wrote: »
    There's loads of stuff you can still sow.
    Look here for example: http://www.seedtoplate.co.uk/vegetable_sowing_calendar/
    Good site - how about this one as well - click here
    or RHS (June)
    If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try - oh bu99er that just cheat :D
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