Show Us Your Veg Patch - You Know You Want To!! (Merged Thread)

bribrian

Well here's a bit of my production........

Primrose

Bribrian - what do you make the hoops from and have you been using them with protective fleece, or the transparent corrugated plastic to use as cloches. Isn't it amazing what everybody manages to cram into small spaces?

rubiales

Bribrian, what a neat and tidy plot - looks fab!

I love the little scarecrow BTW!!!

bribrian

Primrose wrote: »

Bribrian - what do you make the hoops from and have you been using them with protective fleece, or the transparent corrugated plastic to use as cloches. Isn't it amazing what everybody manages to cram into small spaces?

The hoops are bendy plastic rods but i can't remember where i got them from, could have been poundstretchers. I usually just cover with clear polythene & then remove it & tie cord to them for the garden peas to climb on....
Sorry about the poor pic, used my phone...

Lotus-eater

Primrose wrote: »

Bribrian - what do you make the hoops from and have you been using them with protective fleece, or the transparent corrugated plastic to use as cloches. Isn't it amazing what everybody manages to cram into small spaces?

You can use any sort of flexible plastic water pipe. Someone who is building a new house will have some of the blue stuff, Might have a few offcuts.

Lizzieanne

skintscotslass wrote: »

Did you put the tomatoes in a hanging basket? I'm trying toms as my first thing to grow. I'm fairly rubbish and kill most things so I'm trying really hard with these.

I love everyone's photos! Its great to see what can be done

Sorry for the delay in replying, been away on holiday!

I put the herbs in the half baskets that you fix to the wall. I grow my tomatoes in large pots, but there is definitely a variety of tomato that will grow well in a hanging basket - I remember my Mum growing some one year.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge will come along and point you in the direction of the right variety!

MRSMCAWBER

hi there

Tumbling toms are a tomato that grow well in baskets etc

rubiales

Tumbler toms are great. I also recommend Garden Pearl (sometimes sold as 'Gartenperle'). They were delicious last year and one of the few varieties I had that did not succumb to blight in the horrible, wet summer we had.

MRSMCAWBER

rubiales wrote: »

Tumbler toms are great. I also recommend Garden Pearl (sometimes sold as 'Gartenperle'). They were delicious last year and one of the few varieties I had that did not succumb to blight in the horrible, wet summer we had.

I have some gartenperle planted this year amongst other :T glad they are nice:D

kazwookie

Stomps foot waiting................ :rotfl:

Any one else got veg plots to show us??