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My spinach in pots has two long leaves each at the moment. Any tips for what to do next?
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  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I have bought a organic grow bag and I have cut x holes in the top and planted lettuce and herbs. I have tomatoe plants waiting to go in when the weather is warmer. I have also planted herbs and strawberries in a planter. I am going to try to remember to water them each day but I usually end up with half a dozen tiny strawberries and about 3 tomatoes per plant. I even manage to kill off the herbs however, chives is my 1 success. Any tips? If I am able to be slightly more successful I might venture to introduce another veg next year :)
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    Remember to place the grow bag in a sunny area and do need water them every day especially in the summer.

    Agree - Chieves are easy to grow and they can last for years.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I've got my broad beans in pots this year. I have grown tomatoes & cucumbers in pots as well as spring onions & salad leaves.

    I grew potatoes in bags last year & have got some on the go this year too.

    I have strawberries in a hanging basket & in pots too. Last year we were picking the strawberries every day throughout the summer. They were lovely.

    Coz my garden is small I try to make use of every available space. It is filled with pots. My husband & kids always take the mick out of me for having so many pots :) (mind, they all enjoy the produce that comes from them)

    Ramblingange, make sure you use good compost, especially if you are growing stuff in pots & make sure they gat watered even if it has been raining. IWhen I've planted my veg in my pots I water them then mulch them to keep the moisture in. Seems to work for me.Good luck with your strawberries & veg.

    I grow herbs in numerous pots & my chives were bought in Asda & I planted them in betweed the paving slabs.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I've not grown veg before but this year my wife who hasn't had any interest in gardening before decided that she would have a go! I have built her two raised beds out of wood offcuts from other projects around the garden. So far she has peas, carrots and spring onions planted. It will be interesting to see how she gets on with it. I have suggested to her that if she enjoys it she can takeover our front garden and design and plant it as she wants!
    Cheers
    Higgy
    http://higgysgardenproject.blogspot.com/
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    The dwarf runner bean, "Hestia" gives a great yield in a pot and looks lovely enough to grace any front door. Veg. that need more depth of soil like carrots can be grown successfully in the slatted wooden fruit boxes you can acquire for the taking away at your local fruit and veg.shop. Pots of herbs like parsley, basil, coriander from your grocers late in the season for half price ,when well watered and divided, will develop into huge plants to give you herbs for the rest of the year. Much cheaper than trying to grow from seed as those plants are well grown in heat and none will be lost to slugs. How do I know so much about growing in containers when I have such a large garden? I've had to share it for long spells with a "football pitch" or a badminton court or even an athletic track depending on whether my sons or daughters laid claim to it. But, despite using up my growing land to play on, I still managed to feed them fresh veg. and fruit from it with containers in every corner.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I have got my L plates on and need some help with growing potatoes in a bag. Can someone tell me do I cover the new shoots with more soil etc! I am enjoying reading all the blogs, but so far haven't found the one I need, ha ha
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    panlids - yes keep covering the new shoots with compost until you get near the top of the bag then let them grow and they will flower. I grew potatoes for the first time in bags last year and it was very easy.
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I've grown potatos in bags this year but i've put shredded paper at the bottom to keep the compost moist with some fertilizer mixed in with the bottom layer of compost. I've didn't do that last year so we will see if it makes any difference even though i had a good crop last year but make sure you keep them well watered to get a good crop.
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    I would like to know if old tres are a good thing to grow veg in.??
  • Gardeners' World Web UserGardeners' World Web User Posts: 17,147
    I have only 2 small vegetable plots in my garden [for broad beans, runner beans, courgettes,squash and marrow] so grow lots of things in containers. One of my water barrels split in all that cold weather - a friend cut it in half for me and now I am growing potatoes in the 2 halves. I have several old recycling boxes in which I am growing Meteor peas, sugar snap peas, beetroot, garlic and Swiss Chard. 2 of the deeper swing top kitchen bins now contain garlic and a smaller tub has dwarf purple bobby beans.In another square bin is spinach and more potatoes in sacks. Wooden half barrel is herb garden and more herbs in smaller tubs. Strawberries in hanging baskets do well. I keep my 2 small greenhouses for tomatoes, chillies and salad leaves so with all my containers I can grow much more.
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