growing own veggies

[marieuk]

Hi all




I remember reading a thread last year about a few of you growing your own veggies and i was just wondering for a bit of advice of when to start planting them and the area of the garden i was thinking of using is shaded a little, any suggestions on what may be good to grow??


I have always wanted to have my own veggie patch (Mr Muk thinks i am mad :rolleyes: ) but our last garden was more of a yard and tiny and i want to make the most of this one.




All advice much appreciated :flowers2:





Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[sp54]

I'm a beginner with veg myself MUK, but some things are easier than others.

We are not greenfingered but are very pleased with our efforts at potatoes and they taste much nicer too :D As I say - we are novices ourselves and I think you can plant them at different times of the year depending on when you want a crop. I would buy a basic vegetable growing book if I were you, as you will find you probably need to keep referring to it :rolleyes:

Other veg are easy too, but I really recommend potatoes :)

[marieuk]

Hi all

Thanks SP i will look for a good book to buy tomorrow :D



Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxx

[spartacus73bc]

Hi

I used to have an allotment a few years back (no, I'm not 80 but 35...)and enjoyed every minute of it. Veggie-growing season starts quite soon. Now is the time to dig the plot, if you haven't already, to let the frosts break the soil down again.

It depends upon how shady this patch is. I grew spuds in a shadyish part of my garden last year and they really didn't grow very well. They were rather leggy and a bit light below. No veggies find shade ideal...

[Annabel]

I had an allotment as well spartacus, it needed digging over and I started renting it in the autumn and couldnt get onto doing it so did nothing all over winter, I had the allotment officer breathing down my neck about it, he was really nasty, kept phoning me at work, saying other people were complaining about my patch getting overgrown with weeds, I was so upset it was just a timing thing, i wasnt quite ready to get on with it, so I handed back the keys to the site and that was that!

so this year, i am wondering if I can grow some veg in my garden, preferably in pots, obviously tomatoes are a doddle and I think lettuces as well, herbs too, no problem, but can you do potatoes in a tub?

oh, just to say you can find some good gardening books in the library check there before you go and buy, some gardening books are well pricey!

[sp54]

Annabel, yes you can do potatoes in tubs :) We usually do both - some in the ground and some in the tubs. Last year the tub ones did much better than those in the ground. You can also buy 'potato barrels' :)

[mazza]

I'd love to be able to grow veggies.

I'd be really interested to know if you can grow potatoes in a pot too - does the pot have to be in the sun? B) .

Tried tomatoes last year and got precisely .... One ripe tomato out of two plants! :crybaby:

So I don't think I have the knack somehow :cry: .

I do have a nice pot of thyme though :lol: .

[sp54]

I'm not sure if the tubs for potatoes are supposed to be in the sun TBH :unsure: We have a south facing garden so it is pretty sunny anyway :unsure:

There are a few simple rules to follow with potatoes so they are not hard to grow, but they taste so much better than shop bought.

Me and mr sp are very sad :lol: and we both want to dig the potatoes up as it is quite exciting seeing them appear out the ground :rolleyes: [we don't get out much :lol: :hihi: :hihi:]

I put a pan of water on to boil, we go and dig up some spuds,clean them and then the water is boiling - ground to table in half an hour - you can't get fresher than that :no:

[Annabel]

apparently the taste of fresh tatties out of the ground is amazing!

[Planet 24]

Yes you can grow potatoes in a pot - you can grow them just about anywhere - as they will sprout 'eyes' in any dark place, then you can plant them up. You dont have to use seed potatoes ordinary ones will do but seeded ones are best.
You must keep the roots hoed up especially when they start to flower.

I'm growing apple trees and pear trees in pots (6 ft high now) on the patio and I also have an olive tree and a portable herb garden ( it goes where I go).

My mother grew an apple tree from a pip and it grew to a ripe old age of 50 before it was cut down ( new people bought the property) and fruited approx 20 buckets of cooking apples every year.

Everytime I move I take a pot full of soil from the garden and a plant then transplant them to my new home - am I sad or what?

[spartacus73bc]

I imagine that the local chavs would only raid an allotment if it grew fruit or ginsters' pasties. Nobody in the underclass bothers to cook anything fresh. Grow some deadly nightshade among your raspberry plants and the population of chavs would decline sharply.

[Planet 24]

I imagine that the local chavs would only raid an allotment if it grew fruit or ginsters' pasties. Nobody in the underclass bothers to cook anything fresh.[/b] :lol: :lol: :lol: and of course bella off the vine :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


It's called 'al fresco' :lol:

[sp54]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rowan @ 30th January 2007 - 1:52 PM) 232457</div>You'll never want shop-bought again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)[/b]

:no: :thumbs:

[red2357]

HI MarieUK

I grow veg and fruit each year, I've only been doing it for 2yrs but each year i learn something new, what not to do, etc and each year I get a better crop.

I do have a garden but not one you can grow in veg in so I grow everything in grow bags and pots in or outside my greenhouse.

The easiest I've found to grow is runner beans - the stringless type - so easy. I've also tried tomatos in grow bags and found the F1 hybrid the best or tumbling tomatoes in a hanging basket. ;)

I've grown chilli and peppers and this was OK, but last year was my first time so I'm hoping for a better crop this year!

My new veg this year is potato's in a massive dustbin (no need for fancy pots, etc). I will start in Feb.

I tried strawberries but found these too hard, so gave up on these after the first year - we don't get the sun in the north! :unsure:

Anyway, good luck :thumbs:

[Planet 24]

Thanks for that tip Red - I hadn't thought of using a dustbin but now you say - it's ideal.
The only thing I can cook is potatoes - Mr. P always says there must be Irish in me somewhere :lol:
and they really do taste different from bought ones

[magpie]

Hi Planet 24

I have tried all sorts where i am.

Spuds are easy as you dont need to do anything.

But saying that, it is the same i found with onions , i just put them in and left them to it.(they were a lot stronger than the bought ones)

Beetroot is the same too.

Carrots are good too, but the soil has to be good with no stones or anything as mine came out all sorts of funny shapes.

I dont realy know about time to start, i just go out buy loads of seeds and stuff and do what ever is says on the packet as it is all on there.

I find if you try to plan it all out it doesnt work as well.


magpie

[marieuk]

Hi all


WOW what fantastic advice you all have. I will cretainly be trying potatoes and onions i love peppers etc we have such a large area i wont know where to start so i think i will start small this year then see what happens :thumbs: . We have four amazing garden cetres at the end of our road and they are always really helpful so i thionk i will go and get some seeds over the weekend.

I think i will try pots/dusbins as well as planting them in the ground


We should be really sad and post pics of our best crop (thats hoping i get some)



Thanks so much for the great advice


Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxx

[red2357]

Just one more point:

If your planting in the garden you need to rotate your veg every year, so if you plant potato's in one part of the garden one year ,then you must plant it somewhere else the next year and plant something else where the potoats were originally - it has something to do with keeping the soil fertile - as I said i can't grown in the soil in my garden so it doesn't apply to me but I remember reading about it when I first started and got a load of books.

The best book (easy to follow) I found was the ones they sell at B&Q or garden centres, you know, the How to grow :in your greenhouse/garden/pots/flowers, etc. They are dead simple to follow (have to be for me) and give advice of various deseases your plants could get, etc.

HAPPY PLANTING!!!

[marieuk]

HI all





Red you are a star thanks for the great advice



Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxx

[Annabel]

Every year I grow potatoes in two old dustbins - layer of broken crocks/stones and 6" of soil/garden compost, 5 chitted (sprouted) potatoes to each bin, soon as the leaves show add another 6" of soil/garden compost, repeat until the soil is about 6" from the top, keep moist[/b]

ok can I just check, when you add the extra soil, you cover up the leaves???? (sorry if that is a dumb question)

also P24, what do you mean by hoeing up the roots? wont that damage the tubers? (again sorry for being a dim wit)

also, how do you get the potatoes out if you have grown them in a dustbin??? :blink:

[magpie]

Hi Annabel

Sorry to but in, but i dont cover the leaves with more soil, a little old man told me all you need to do is plant them deep,the deeper you plant them the more spuds you get.(and it works a treat).


magpie

[Annabel]

Can you tell i am a townie through and through :lol: :lol: thanks magpie :rolleyes:

[sp54]

You need to regularly hoe the soil up around the base of the plant [if they are in the ground or small tubs - haven't tried a dustbin ourselves yet]. I think this apparently prevents the potatoes being 'green' and it does seem to work as the odd plant that gets missed tends to have some green spuds :unsure:

[Annabel]

i suppose that to keep the potatoes from getting light to them - aha you see i am catching on :lol:

how about leeks? i saw some seeds in our local supermarket for them, i reckon they would be good in a deep tub :unsure:

[mazza]

It makes sense to me to cover them up too otherwise the light will get in and make them green??

I hear courgettes are easy to grow too...my friend says they grow like weeds in her garden, but I can't even get more than one tomato :cry: .

By the way, taking photos is not that whacky - I was so pleased with my one tomato that I took a photo of it and it's my wallpaper on my mobile phone now! :lol:

[Annabel]

did you eat it?

you know you could have still made tomato sauce with the green toms, i have done that before, mix them with a tin of plum toms and add some puree and whatever herbs you fancy. I made mine curried, t'was good! :yes:

[mazza]

Yeah cut it into pieces and we all had a taste - after we had stared at it in awe for a few days!! :lol:

I didn't think to use the green ones...mind you, I think something had nibbled most of them :cry: .

[Annabel]

:lol: :lol: :doh:

[Annabel]

wonderful post :notworthy: , I might have to pin this thread when we are done with it for reference purposes! :)

[Lady Penelope]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(spartacus73bc @ 30th January 2007 - 1:27 PM) 232439</div>I imagine that the local chavs would only raid an allotment if it grew fruit or ginsters' pasties. Nobody in the underclass bothers to cook anything fresh. Grow some deadly nightshade among your raspberry plants and the population of chavs would decline sharply.[/b]

I love this thread too! Well done and thanks for the tips eveyone. :notworthy:
I'm going to pin this up in my Greenhouse when I ever get round to erecting it!

Spartacus makes me howl with laughter reading some of his posts, god I'd love to have him as my neighbour :lol:

[spartacus73bc]

Why, thank you fair lady. I regret, however, that I will not be available (as a neighbour) for some time to come. I will be sure to advise you should this situation change with the eviction, murder or disappearance (Pinochet-style) of my NfH. Do you own a large rural estate with a detached cottage of considerable size? If so, we should talk.

[Annabel]

oooh i say, is that a proposal for Lady P? :lol:

[Planet 24]

Why Spartacus - you're not thinking of becoming milady's gamekeeper are you ;)


Rowan thank you for that info - I'm going to try to grow some other veggies than potatoes :)

[marieuk]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE( @ 30th January 2007 - 10:59 PM) 232847</div>You're planting the spuds way down at the bottom of the bin; when the stems and leaves have grown to just over 6" high, add more earth to almost the top of the leaves; the stems shoot away again, and at 6" high you repeat adding soil - and so on

If you were growing in open land then you 'earth up' potatoes - basically it's partly to protect the young growth from frost/cold and partly because the potato is one of those plants that 'breaks' from covered stems and forms roots up the stem which tubers form on (your potatoes!) - increases the amount of the potatoes - yes!!

Getting the potatoes out is fairly easy - firstly the soil/compost is lighter and less wet than soil on the ground - by digging down in a small section with your hands you'll soon have a panful of 'new' potatoes - make sure you cover any exposed tubers you leave, otherwise they go green in the light and can be a bit poisonous/dangerous to pregnant women

To harvest the whole crop just tip the dustbin on its side and collect the potatoes - store in a light-proof, cool place - mine're in a B&Q bucket covered with a black lined plastic 'once held chopped bark' bag in a dark corner of the garage! - store soil in dustbin ready to use for other vegs in pots next year
As for runner beans, courgettes, peppers and tomatoes - I prefer big tubs rather than growbags (i'm anti-peat anyway) - the big plastic tubs from DIY (like B&Q) places are great for them - enough depth to give good root spread and too hold the supports and easy to move with the handles

I get hubby to drill four holes around the bottom, about 2" up the sides, add a layer of stones/broken crocks/gravel and you have enough water in the bottom to act as a reservoir but the holes allow for good drainage

And if you get 'bush' tomatoes, you don't need to phaff around with nipping out side shoots, just let them grow between supports and tie in as necessary






Any green tomatoes at the end of the year make good chutney too!
Whoops - bit of a long post - I miss my allotment - so now I grow in my little garden :D[/b]






What a great post thanks so much i have printed it off so i can refere it on a daily basis. I was a little bit worried about starting this thread as i know its not everyones cup of tea and normally those who dont enjoy it think its really sad (like Mr Muk :D wait until he has tried some of our produce), but know i am so happy i did it as you lot have given some amazing information and given me the confidence to try and do it.




Love a very greatful Muk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[marieuk]

Hi all


Well i am gutted i have been quite giddy over the last few days about growing own veg and as i was flicking through TV guide tonight i came across this mini series from the BBC grow your own veg!!!!!! only problem is its the second to last one i have missed the first four :( :( :(


I have been on web site and you can read about what was covered (everything that i had thought about grown) there are videos you can play but for some reason they wont play on my comp. If anyone else can view them could you let me know what they were like please


http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/tv_and_radi...l#programme_one (http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/tv_and_radio/growyourownveg_intheprogramme.shtml#programme_one)




Thanks love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[spartacus73bc]

I used to grow jerusalem artichokes in my allotment. They were impressive plants and tasty to boot. I'm going to do it in pots this year (the plants are very invasive) and am going to use them as a screen for a particularly ugly part of the NfHs garden, which we have no choice but to overlook. The plants reach 9 feet so are probably a good tip for anyone here whose NfH has a squalid garden.

[Annabel]

The plants reach 9 feet[/b]

:bigeyes: wowie!!!

i bought some seeds today, carrot, courgette and mixed peppers :thumbs: im going to try them all in tubs and see how i get on.

marie, I meant to say i had a look at one of the vids - about potatoes - it was excellent, I have put your link on my bookmarks. you need Real player to view the videos..

[Sparrow]

:) Every year we say we are going to have a go at growing some veg but never do! After reading this Im determined to do it this year! :)

The kids are keen to have a go too - they have given me a great long list of what they want to do - told them they will have to pick a couple - we have got a small back garden not a football stadium :lol: I have always wanted to have a go at growing sweetcorn - no idea why but Ive always wanted to!!

We will have to have a competition in the summer and post pics in the gallery of whose veg is the biggest etc!! :thumbs:

sparrow x :)

[marieuk]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Annabel @ 3rd February 2007 - 5:08 PM) 234024</div>:bigeyes: wowie!!!

i bought some seeds today, carrot, courgette and mixed peppers :thumbs: im going to try them all in tubs and see how i get on.

marie, I meant to say i had a look at one of the vids - about potatoes - it was excellent, I have put your link on my bookmarks. you need Real player to view the videos..[/b]



Thanks Annabel i will try them again as we have got real player, i managed to set sky plus for episodes 5 and 6 which should be ok as i too bought some seeds yesterday i bought carrots courgette peppers pots and onions oh and also a mushroom growing kit i know it sounds a lot but im really looking forward to it oh and also bought one of those 6 foot greenhouses :thumbs: (metal frame with a zip up cover) not sure how good it will be so fingers crossed.


Sparticus wow 9 feet i could have done with them in last house with NFH!

Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxx

[sp54]

:D Seed potatoes are in the garden centres now. They should generally be planted out between March-May [checked it out when we were in the garden centre yesterday :D ] but you need to buy them soon to give them time to 'shoot' before planting :D

[Planet 24]

Do you have to use seed potatoes or can you use the one I have buried in the kitchen that have sprouted 'eyes'?

[spartacus73bc]

Yes, you can use those ones. They just guarantee that seed spuds are disease free. The eyes need to get about an inch long, ideally, before you plant them. Plant them with the eyes facing upwards.

Courgette (marrow) plants are large so you'll need a very big pot. they also need a lot of richness, so make sure there's a lot of well rotted compost or manure mixed in with the soil.

[sp54]

I'm no expert, P, but I think you can :unsure: though I guess the 'especially bought for the purpose of' ones produce a better crop. Not sure though :unsure:

[Planet 24]

I have loads of potatoes in the kitchen hopper - I overbought for Christmas and was going to just chuck them out but now I'll plant them in a dustbin :) and give it a go

[Lady Penelope]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(spartacus73bc @ 31st January 2007 - 8:19 AM) 232919</div>Why, thank you fair lady. I regret, however, that I will not be available (as a neighbour) for some time to come. I will be sure to advise you should this situation change with the eviction, murder or disappearance (Pinochet-style) of my NfH. Do you own a large rural estate with a detached cottage of considerable size? If so, we should talk.[/b]

Good heavens!

Missed all this...lol! :lol: spartacus hun it is very Rural detatched and surrounded by Countryside, alas no Cottage, though you could always barter with the Landowner next door.

If you can give me any tips on digging up a medium sized old tree stump where I am about to errect my new Greenhouse, I might just put in a word for you.
Any tips on how to control Ground Elder whilst your at it? :blink:

Brilliant Thread btw :thumbs:

LPxxx

[Annabel]

P24, if you have a moment have a look at the link marie posted - there is a really good one on potatoes, and Monty Don says its not all that good an idea to plant up shop bought pots that have sprouted as the plants that come out of them tend to be weak and snap off...plus the disease thing as well... :unsure:

those videos are fantastic!

and spartacus thanks for that about the courgettes as I have got some seeds i want to try to plant! good job there are a few riding schools round here where i can help myself to manure (not literally, they leave bags of the well rotted stuff on the roadside and you can just help yourself :lol: )

for ground elder, i recommend a flame thrower, very useful those for many an awkward situation ;) :lol:

[Lady Penelope]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Annabel @ 5th February 2007 - 8:28 PM) 235069</div>for ground elder, i recommend a flame thrower, very useful those for many an awkward situation ;) :lol:[/b]
:lol: Aw cheers hun :P My old neighbour said to move house!! :rolleyes:

[Planet 24]

Thanks Annabel - looks like the old spuds will hit the dust then. I'll try the seeded pots :)

[Annabel]

:rolleyes: I'd like to know as well, doesnt the sweetcorn grow massive? (im thinking about a really scary corn maze we all got lost in once :blink: )

[Sparrow]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Annabel @ 7th February 2007 - 8:18 PM) 236162</div>:rolleyes: I'd like to know as well, doesnt the sweetcorn grow massive? (im thinking about a really scary corn maze we all got lost in once :blink: )[/b]


I always thought that was different stuff to what we eat - its grown for cattle fodder (spelling?) isnt it? :unsure:

[coppernob]

Right that's it, you lot have shamed me into giving it a go myself :blush: I remember the thread before about growing your own veg and I said i'd give it a go back then but never got round to it.We ear salad at least two or three times a week in my house so liked to give salad veg a go and spuds.CN

[sp54]

Sweetcorn reminds me of something from a Stephen King novel :unsure: :blink: :lol:

Seriously though, we have grown it for the last 2 years but find it gets plagued with earwigs :(

Any eco friendly tips for that? :)

[marieuk]

Hi all


Wow i have not been on for a day and i have missed so much. Mumski i have already bought a spud pot and the spuds, mushroom growing kit, onions, courgettes peppers lettuce and sprout seeds i am guessing 1 of them may work (i hope) Nancy i would never have thought to grow sweetcorn but we love it so much i may consider it.




Sp i remember watching a film called Children of the corn (horrer film) but dont know if its Steven King :D




I have got so many good tips from this thread i could print them off and make a book with them :lol:





Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[marieuk]

Hi all


Mumski i got the bucket, potatoes and all other seeds from our local garden centre it was only a few pounds and its huge it has holes in the bottom and side and has big handles on side too, and i dont mind you asking, ask away.




Love Muk xxxxxxxxxx

[Annabel]

I have got so many good tips from this thread i could print them off and make a book with them [/b]dont worry abut doing that, I'll pin the thread that way it will always be easy to find if you want to look at it again (esp. those video links)

We eat salad at least two or three times a week in my house so liked to give salad veg a go and spuds.CN[/b]

lettuce is dead easy, i have done that before in tubs, and you pick the leaves as you need them, and hey presto, more grow in their place!

not sure about cucumbers though as dont you need to water them plenty :unsure:

[marieuk]

Hi all

Annabel not sure about cucumbers i just got all the packs that were rated 'Easy to grow' and what we like to eat :thumbs:



Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi all


Annabel sorry for being dim but what do you mean by pinning the thread :bigeyes: soory i had to ask?






Love Muk xxxxxxxxx

[marieuk]

Hi all



i i would be over the moon if mine only produced one :thumbs:




Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[coppernob]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Annabel @ 7th February 2007 - 10:19 PM) 236178</div>lettuce is dead easy, i have done that before in tubs, and you pick the leaves as you need them, and hey presto, more grow in their place!

not sure about cucumbers though as dont you need to water them plenty :unsure:[/b]
Thanks,Annabel :D I think i'll give that a go, I must buy about four lettucces a week.I'm off to B&q for kitchen bits but I'll pop into the gardening section too.

[marieuk]

Good luck with it Cn let us know how it goes


Love Muk xxxxxx

[Annabel]

I have pinned this thread, so that any time you go to 'The Eco Zone' it will be at the very top of the list of posts! :thumbs:

You can keep on adding posts to a pinned topic as usual unless its closed (which this one isnt)

[coppernob]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(marieuk @ 7th February 2007 - 10:31 PM) 236187</div>Good luck with it Cn let us know how it goes
Love Muk xxxxxx[/b]
Will do, Muk :D I'll add it on my list of things to do ,otherwise i'll keep putting off doing it/forget. It would save us a fortune,too.My youngest eats tomatoes like they're going out of faishon and cucumber.
Thanks for pinning it, Annabel :thumbs:

[marieuk]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(coppernob @ 7th February 2007 - 9:58 PM) 236201</div>Will do, Muk :D I'll add it on my list of things to do ,otherwise i'll keep putting off doing it/forget. It would save us a fortune,too.My youngest eats tomatoes like they're going out of faishon and cucumber.
Thanks for pinning it, Annabel :thumbs:[/b]


Thanks for the reply Annabel and thanks for pinning it :thumbs:


CN its good to hear young ones are still eating fruit and veg :thumbs:



Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxx

[Sparrow]

:) This weekend me and the kids have planted sweetcorn,lettuce and peppers. And 75 gladioli bulbs and 60 anomenes (sp?) sunflowers, nasturshums and 5 different herbs!! If none of it grows Im going to cry :lol:

[sp54]

:D Well done sparrow

I did some gardening this afternoon - what a lovely gardening day it has been :D Me and my ipod had a very relaxing couple of hours :)

We have tomato plants doing very well on the kitchen window ledge :rolleyes: and our potatoes are ready to go in this week too.

You are well ahead of me, sparrow :p

[Sparrow]

Mr sparrow told me it was too early for tomato plants (im a complete novice with this gardening lark!) :huh: Now Im wondering whether he said that to stop me spending anymore money in the garden centre :lol:

I forgot to say Im growing beansprouts in a jam jar!! I never knew you could do that :lol: and cress on some damp kitchen roll!! I could get into this gardening lark!!

[sp54]

It's too early to put tomato plants out, but if you have a nice sunny window ledge it gives them a great head start. Ours are already about 12 inches high

[marieuk]

Hi all

Have not been on in ages as could not get on site......anyway Sparrow im sure everything will grow:D . I have sown seeds for lettuce, mixed variety, spinich, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes onions carrots tomatoes cauli and cabbage. all of them have sprouted and and are coming on well especially potato, onions and cucumbers, oh and grown loads of my own mushrooms so far they were scrummy in a cassarole. I plan on doing some more this weekend sweetcorn etc good luck to all fellow veg growers:)




Love Muk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[sp54]

I always get earwigs in my sweetcorn

[Sparrow]

:thumbs: sounds good Marie!!

[Planet 24]

I bought some seed potatoes today and a lilac tree and petunias lobelia's, geraniums trailing fuchsias, hollyhocks, and garden bench and a hosepipe. I only went in Homebase for a lampshade. I have a serious gardening problem:lol:

[Sparrow]

:) We will have to have a Nfhib veggie show! See whos got the biggest veg :lol: :lol:

[Planet 24]

:) We will have to have a Nfhib veggie show! See whos got the biggest veg:lol: :lol:

Sparrow, You're not thinking what I'm thinking are you:eek:

[Sparrow]

:lol: I dont know planet - what are you thinking?! :lol:

[Planet 24]

Don't go there :lol: I married a Guernsey remember :lol::lol:

[Sparrow]

:wow: :wow:

:lol: @planet!!

[Planet 24]

I'm going back tomorrow for some Pinks I stayed away from Homebase for a whole day today :lol:

[Beth]

I have been preparing the garden beds, and have got as far as planting some peas and beans in pots in the cold frame, but a big part of me is saying slow down, its still a wee bit early :unsure:

[Planet 24]

I have been growing potatoes in a big pot and they are peeking through now so I guess they are doing Ok. Does anyone know very much about growing pears and plums as I went mad and bought a plum tree and a pear tree on ebay, but I havent got a clue what to do with them. I have an apple tree growing in a very large pot it has flowered and now there are what look like tiny apples forming so I think its doing ok . But I don't know if I can grow the other trees in separate pots. The pots I have are very big like waterbarrels.
Can anybody help?