i've a decent size garden but always feel i haven't enough space so i bought some decent size containers and have grown carrots, beetroot, onions, brocoli (need netting, to stop cabbage white's) with great success, they just need regular watering.
Great reading all your comments! I also have very small garden so mine is also covered in pots of diff sizes depending what im growing.Its my first time tho with spuds in bags..ive noted all comments and hopefully will have good yields!My water butt is dry now so having to use tap but add feed weekly,thank god ive a water meter!! Happy Gardening.
Nice to see all you budding growers making the most of the space. I have potatoes growing in compost bags. I empty 2/3rds of the compost out and roll down the top of the bag, plant potatoes in then water and keep banking up when the green growth shows through. Did this last year and had a lovely batch of spuds, saves buying specialist bags / planters too (I used a sharp knife to punch drain holes in the bags before planting the potatoes. Have also got 2 types of carrots, parsnips, lettuce, cabbage, peas, beans and strawberrys growing. As I said to my hubby, we have the makings of a Sunday lunch growing in the back garden, only need the meat to go with it! I have only had a garden for the last 3 years and I find it most rewarding to see your hard work come together and flourish. I planted a pear tree last year, but not sure when I will get any fruits, it is still quite small and young, looking forward to that yielding fruit.
Previously I grew tomatoes quite successfully, so this year I have decided to grow beetroot, spring onions and a pumpkin. So far all seedilings but the pumpkin have come through. Does anyone have any advice with things to look out for?
Lovely that the growing season is here once more, I have made a start on my veggie crops, like everyone else having to grow in pots and in amongst my flowers as I love the flowers to lift my mood, tulips have been wonderful, but vine weeval have been rampant so have purchased nematoads to deal with them so what ever you have in pots keep an eye for these evil beetles and their grubs.
I'm hoping someone can give me some advice and answer some rather stupid questions - but this is all new to me, so apologies in advance! I now have a couple of raised beds and I've sown lettuce, carrots, parnsips and beetroot. I've also planted onions (from sets) and garlic. How often do I water the seeds? I'm not sure whether I do it every day or every few days. And how often do I water the onions/garlic? Thank you
We have a small garden and I use everything I can get my hands on as a container!Morrisons shopping bags are ideal planters,hardwearing and come with handles to move easily.Just make holes in bottom for drainage,fill with compost and you are away.They come in 3 sizes,cheap and have pictures of leeks on!
I'm a first time vegetable grower and have planted some tomatoes in containers in my garden. Some of the leaves have yellowing spots on them, and wondered whether any one could explain what this is, and what I can do?
If the leaves are mottled it could be a virus called mosiac virus, if so there is nothing you can do but destroy the affected plant or if the leaves have purplish brown patches underneath the with the yellow spots on the top of the leafe it could be tomato leaf mould it can be treated by removing some of the lower leaves and prevent by ventilating the greenhouse at night. good luck and give up BobbyD68
it could either be mosiac virus which they will have to be destroyed or tomato leafe mould if brown patches on top of the leaves and can be treated by removing the lower leaves.
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