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tattycath wrote: »

Thanks for posting this Tilly. I didn't realise courgettes were easy to grow-I managed to kill my cucumbers when I last tried to grow them so I will try courgettes this year. I'm a bit late getting my seeds in. I must try to get some planted this week.

Courgettes are easy and tend to produce loads of veggies per plant. Just keep an eye on them because they hide behind the huge leaves and before you know it, you have a marrow to deal with.

Cucumbers will struggle outside in this country but do really well in a greenhouse - the homegrown ones have such a nice taste compared to the supermarket ones.

It's still early enough in the season, you've plenty of time to get started. I love this time of year, so much promise, so many good things to come.

Thistlewhistle

My dad has an allotment and always sends a few beetroot my way which I pickle. In return we give him a crate of damsons off our tree.

Home pickled beetroot........suddenly have an urge to create a cottage pie!

T:D

Pearla*Merle

Thank you for the fantastic growing tips, Tilly! I think I'll spend some time today potting things up/running to the nearest garden centre in glee

SJ1

Thanks for the tips Tilly. I think I will try tomatoes, lettuce leaves of some description, courgettes, green beans, radishes, peas and maybe potatoes. I do like the idea of leeks, my friend says that they taste brilliant when you grow them yourself!

Do you normally grow from seed or have I missed that timing wise and need to buy some young plants - think I need to do some research or buy gardeners world!:p

Thanks

SJ

P.S. On the mortgage I think I just go for gut instinct and the longer term.... Who knows where things will go!

brizzledfw

Hi Tilly :wave:

Lovely to be back home briefly after 2 days away for work. Exhausted

But..OH has been sterling and planted loads and loads of veggies so fingers crossed this lot take.

In other MSE news we will have use ups today. Too knackered to cook. Currently having a cup of tea but must drag myself into action in a moment!

Hope alls OK with you.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Good luck with all the veggie growing

SJ, you are late for some stuff from seed, such as tomatoes and you'll need to buy some plants. Car boot sales would be a good place to try and much cheaper than garden centres.

The BBC site is good for information and I borrowed books from the library when I was starting out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/

I forgot to add I have 5 blueberries split between two pots - they are really prolific and worthwhile growing, plus a small raspberry bed and strawberries in a raised bed. All fairly expensive to buy and cheap and delicious to eat straight from the plants

Good luck, Tilly x

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, NSDs are going well this week

Is it wrong to be counting down to my next pay day already :rotfl:

Very much looking forward to another long weekend and will defrost the freezer on Saturday morning. I know how to live :rotfl:

I'm having some offers of help at work which is great and I'm working on how to set this up. It will take me a few days to write instructions etc, but I will be

What over news? Well Mr T is enjoying his challenges. It's hard work and testing his grey matter but after a month :T is making positive changes. Great feedback from the client - what a relief to be back on an even keel.

DD will be home on Friday and I'm making a special effort with dinner as everyone will be back in their nest . No Osprey style fighting ala Jeremy Kyle . Not sure what to cook and going off menu plan :eek::) I quite fancy something Middle Eastern, spicy and flavoursome but not hot.

My naughty hounds have eaten all the pea shoots now - I did plant more but they will take a few more weeks. Given I can't be outside all the time with them, to train them, it's very frustrating

Have a good day everyone

Tilly x x

Fortune_Smiles

Hi Tilly


so pleased to hear things are going well for Mr T in his new job. Mr F has just finished his first month too. He's getting good feedback but never properly relaxes until his probation is over. Only another 5 months to go :eek:


Fortune x

kirstypark

oohhh, am i too late for the gardening chat? i love gardening - although still a bit of a novice having only grown stuff in containers until this year. I can recommend courgettes too, but also spinach - very easy and great to keep in the garden to add to meals. whenever i buy a bag half of it goes off after a day or so. My beans have been in the ground for over 2 weeks - but caught a baby bunny rabbit in the garden last night (it ran off - didn't literally catch it) so might need to try some chickenwire.

Pearla*Merle

Re: the pea shoots - maybe try sprinkling some cayenne pepper around them? Dogs aren't keen on it and it should put them off

We used to have it sprinkled all around the house to train our dog, ah memories. :smileyhea