Help MBE grow his dinner 2013.

TallGirl

Wow its bitterly cold with the wind here today.

Been out pottering in the greenhouse as I got my cheapie plants from Thompson and Morgan.


The Beginoas are on the top shelf they cost £1.99 for 5

Then 42 mini plugs for £4.99 (left hand side) Snapdragon, Lobelia and Petunia.

5 Giant Fushias for £4.99 (also two begonias I have taken as cuttings)

Also my seeds on the right.

I think it is still too cold for the little plugs so covered them overnight or do you think I should take them inside. I am on the South Coast and the minis spent last night in the greenhouse and looks ok today.

My 5 Cosmos seeds I planted inside have all come up will repot when the leaves are out properly. Think I shall keep them inside for now.

Love all the picutres that allotment looks lovely. I must admit when I see an area of allotments at the moment they do look a mess with all the plastic and rotten shead and odd bits of wood. I know its Winter but still if they all looked like yours it would make a big difference.

Good luck with the mushrooms interesting idea.

annie123

Popped into lidls for bread flour etc and came out with 3 self watering planters and 5 pkts of seeds, Opps!

This years something new to try will be ...........watermelon!

Do not know what made me think I could grow them without a greenhouse but I'll give it a go, and I do like a challenge
It may be something to do with my optimistic wish for a long warm summer this year :cool:

Little_Vics

watermelon?!?

Foxy0810

annie123 wrote: »

Popped into lidls for bread flour etc and came out with 3 self watering planters and 5 pkts of seeds, Opps!

This years something new to try will be ...........watermelon!

Do not know what made me think I could grow them without a greenhouse but I'll give it a go, and I do like a challenge
It may be something to do with my optimistic wish for a long warm summer this year :cool:

I've got watermelon seeds too ill be having a go, you can grow them outside but you need something to have the melons from so they don't lie on the ground

mrbadexample

Little_Vics wrote: »

watermelon?!?

I thought that. :rotfl:

I'll stick with me aubergine I think. :beer:

annie123

Little_Vics wrote: »

watermelon?!?

:rotfl: Yes I know, think warm sunny thoughts

Foxy0810 wrote: »

I've got watermelon seeds too ill be having a go, you can grow them outside but you need something to have the melons from so they don't lie on the ground

Oh, good we can grow them together. Can't be much more difficult than BNS I've decided.
Got my eye on neighbours trellis that sides my sunny bit, only a little section but wasn't planning on growing enough for a market stall, I'll be pleased if I get 1 this year.
Last year 1 of my BNS used it and a cucumber tried to but got lost. They're nice neighbours and won't mind, especially as it's their cats that use my garden as a toilet.;)

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

I thought that. :rotfl:

I'll stick with me aubergine I think. :beer:

Watch out for a women sneaking up on you when you visit your folks offering strange plants

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

Watch out for a women sneaking up on you when you visit your folks offering strange plants

Ok, I'll be there at Easter.

skilly

Morning all, thank you all for answering back about old seeds .still putting green house together lol got wet through yesterday should be Finished off today then just have to make something for inside for plants to seat on .

Fay

Hi everyone-it's absolutely bucketing it down here so I don't think I'll be getting much done this weekend. According to my weather app we are also due more snow this week! If I feel up to it tomorrow I will clean th greenhouse. I've had a week off work but Sod's law the day I broke up I started with a sore throat, which quickly turned into a cold and sinus infection. So my weeks leave turned out to be lots of lying on the sofa feeling really very ill
Anyway, the chillies and peppers have started popping up, so far I have 15 that have come up out of approximately 28...but it's not bad as the seeds are all at least 1year old and some are 2 years old. It's also the trickier ones that haven't come up-weeks hot yellow (these proved problematic for me last year) and albertos locoto and a few peppers.
As I'm away during may I'm still confused what to get on with but I'm going to try leeks again this year. I did em 2 years ago but neglected them in the greenhouse so we had spring onion size leeks-tasty tho!