Edible things for easy care garden :-)

cootambear

strawberries

end of argument

ashaput

dwarf cherries and beetroot are great to plant.

Enterprise_1701C

If you are after herbs, then it might be worth trying rosemary. The first year mine was planted it was covered in snow a lot of the winter, and it has been quite happy this year after the winter snows. I know it is not as cold in the south, but I personally think rosemary might survive in scotland.

Scotsbride

cootambear wrote: »

strawberries

end of argument

strawberries will tolerate a little bit of shade but I find tend to taste sweeter if they have more sun. The other thing is radishs and I found that horseraddish is growing well. As for herbs I rosemary I lost mine over the winter:(

cootambear

Scotsbride wrote: »

strawberries will tolerate a little bit of shade but I find tend to taste sweeter if they have more sun. The other thing is radishs and I found that horseraddish is growing well. As for herbs I rosemary I lost mine over the winter:(

true, strawbs will grow in shade but for a good crop they need sun, however alpine strawbs (in partial shade) imho seem to like it.

Rosetta92

I would love some herbs but I'm not sure which ones would happily grow outside in Central Scotland... :cool:

Any ideas regarding other things I could plant that are easy to care for?[/QUOTE]

You can also grow thyme, sage, marjoram (use a bit like oregano) and winter savoury (great flavour for casseroles and you can't get it in the supermarket). I also have lemon balm and mint - but you need to control them or they take over.

I also lost rosemary because of the snow. Heard on the Beechgrove Garden that its the waterlogged soil that kills them rather than the low temperature. Had been growing fine outside for six years before that.

Good luck .. and happy planting.

cootambear

in early autumn LIDL et al will do fruit trees and bushes cheaply eg £6 for two. get two of the same variety of fruit trees for easy pollination. You can pay around £25 a tree from the `premium` suppliers (though they are a year or two older). My two pears from LIDL are thriving, as are the blueberries, the rasps arent doing much. early mid autumn is the time to plant.

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Gigglepig wrote: »

If all goes well I should be moving to a new place later this summer with a garden. I have very little time for gardening but would love to have a few nice edible things :-)

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So far I have thought of planting: blackberries and redcurrant bushes, lavender (a pot somewhere sunny), chives, parsley.

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If you are planting lavender to eat you will need to plant the English type not the French type as the French type cannot be eaten. The English variety is sometimes found being sold in the herbs section.

Courgettes are quite easy to grow and if you have the room pumpkins are fairy easy.