Veg growing help wanted!

lynzpower

hi there

I did OK last year with my little efforts ( rocket, lambs lettuce, spinach, rasperries) and Id love to get more going on this year.

Weve moved house and are now in rented, so I dont want to disturb things too much, but I guess we could knock up a raised bed. ill be doing lots of stuff in pots I think, & potatoes in a bin.

the issue is in our shaded area, we have a wall, and its shaded by huge trees. we are close to a large forest & these trees i fear will sap the nutrients? Will they?

Id like a greenhouse, but cheapest as poss- any thouhts?

*twinkle*_2

Hi Lynz

There are often greenhouses advertised locally free/very cheap if you are prepared to dismantle them. Do you have a free adds type paper you could put a wanted advert in perhaps?

Caroline2CV

Lynz - Check out if there is a FREECYCLE scheme near you or friends or family with transport. You may be lucky if someone is offering ideally a greenhouse or even a cold frame.

Friends of the Earth may have a branch near you or friends/family and be a useful source of information.

lynzpower

we dont have a car and the one Im getting through work has no boot
No one we know has a car either, maybe we are all too green

*zippy*

If you want to start small what about the ones that have a metal frame you fit together and they come with a plastic cover. We started with one of these it was about £15 in poundstretcher, the following year we used our shed and surprised ourselves how well we did, DH put a shelf up under the window so they had plenty of light and we also used some old bedroom shelving around the sides.