First time gardener!

lucyAM

Farway wrote: »

Beware of these, often called "blow aways" because they are so flimsy & light a good gale will see them in next door's garden, or blown over, along with all you plants

Not advising against, just be aware of potential problem that as newcomer may deter you

Ooooh, thank you for letting me know that. I don't think it would go down too well with new neighbours if my greenhouse decides to visit their garden!
I once had an incident at my parents house where our pop-up gazebo flew off into next doors garden and scratched the Hell out of their Vintage car. :eek: Definitely don't want a repeat of that!


Thank you again, everybody for your advice, help, and ideas on what I can grow - it's a huge help!
I bought a big dustbin today to plant potatoes as I've read you can plant them in there, so I'm on my way.
I will keep you posted on how things go; whether I get results that are good or bad. *fingers crossed for good*

I have noticed today the window-sil Basil pot I bought is sprouting, so that's a start! My Bearded Dragon will be happy with that. :rotfl:

Farway

lucyAM wrote: »

I bought a big dustbin today to plant potatoes as I've read you can plant them in there, so I'm on my way.

remember to make drainage holes in the base of dustbin or the spuds will just rot in wet soil

PZH

Farway wrote: »

...Possibly just about time to find rhubarb crowns, not for eating this year, but time to get settled in form 2014 cropping. For some reason is expensive in shops but very easy to grow

For what it's worth, I bought a Rhubarb Crown from Wilko's last week - was reduced to 75p (As was all their "Ready to grow" bulbs)

Showing good signs of life already - but as said above, won't be ready to crop this year

Steveswift

Hi hope you don't mind me hijacking your thread but i am guessing some of the basic questions i ask will be of interest to you .

I have just bought some multi purpose compost, with the intention of growing some herbs in pots initially but them maybe transplanting them into the garden later. Am I ok to fill the pots with half soil, half compost or is that proportion wrong? Could i fill them will all bought compost or is that just a waste.

Also when i was preparing a border for eventual planting i discovered after about 14" i hit concrete slab, so can i plant anything (Veg) trouble free in that amount of soil or do i need to raise this bed? I would like to put green beans in this spot it is the best position for catching the sun.

Regards

Steve

Steveswift

Bump and

I have a large area of my garden which gets no sun so is in the shade permantly, any idea what veg generally could im site there and would a green house be of any value in this sort of area? I am thinking of having a little go of making a greenhouse from water bottles.

Steve

Steveswift

Wow really suprised no one has responded to both of my questions, never know MSE'r not to respond, maybe i am a not loud enough

knock knock " and body there"

Steve

Linda32

Steveswift wrote: »

I have just bought some multi purpose compost, with the intention of growing some herbs in pots initially but them maybe transplanting them into the garden later. Am I ok to fill the pots with half soil, half compost or is that proportion wrong? Could i fill them will all bought compost or is that just a waste.

I've done this before with certain plants, such as bedding or veggies. In the case of veggies we have a big half barrel which is filled with all manor of stuff, but the top 4" or so is replaced each year with a contents of grow bags. In this we plant things like radish, spring onions, lettuce. That sort of thing which isn't in the soil for very long and is a small plant so a shallow amount of soil is fine.

In the case of herbs. I've never really grown then to use much apart from bunging the odd one in a pot or ordinary mint which seems to grow no matter what you do. :rotfl: As I understand the idea with growing plants which wouldn't normally grow in this country is to replicate as best you can where they would normally grow, so for herbs I am guessing the baked Mediterranean with possibly impoverished soil.

Someone else will be along to answer the question fully, because I don't feel I have there, just waffled a lot

steveswift wrote: »

Also when i was preparing a border for eventual planting i discovered after about 14" i hit concrete slab, so can i plant anything (Veg) trouble free in that amount of soil or do i need to raise this bed? I would like to put green beans in this spot it is the best position for catching the sun.

14" sounds more than deep enough to me. Green beans would be fine.

Linda32

Steveswift wrote: »

Bump and

I have a large area of my garden which gets no sun so is in the shade permantly, any idea what veg generally could im site there and would a green house be of any value in this sort of area? I am thinking of having a little go of making a greenhouse from water bottles.

Steve

You might get away with lettuce as that tends to bolt in the sun. I don't think a green house would be of any value at all, sorry.

sb44

Steveswift wrote: »

Bump and

I have a large area of my garden which gets no sun so is in the shade permantly, any idea what veg generally could im site there and would a green house be of any value in this sort of area? I am thinking of having a little go of making a greenhouse from water bottles.

Steve

I am not that well up on gardening but, I am sure I read that raspberries will grow in the shade.

Oops! I think I replied to the wrong question.

Linda32

:TYes, raspberries are a far better idea than lettuce, that's just boring