Try rearing plants in pots (I use a mix of peat free compost and John Innes 2 or 3) and pot on until you have strong plants maybe 8-10 inches high. I find this method quite useful and they are not fussy when they go in the ground providing they are still good strong plants. Roger
hello all i have an alottment and grow a fair bit on it during the summer ,winter it tends to flood a bit so only have parsnips and leeks on a raised part
Hello, we planted a pear tree this spring after having it in a pot for 12 months. The tree looks healthy and is growing but we were surprised when it flowered in September and amazed when pears started growing in December! The wind has blown most of them off although they did not reach maturity. Will our tree flower and fruit next summer 2012 or is that it do you think? Why did it flower and fruit when it did this year? Thank you, Bally.
I am new to veg gardening, in fact this coming year will be my first attempt. I have plans to create two 4 ft wide by 8 ft long raised beds, would welcome any advise and tips on what to grow as a first time veg gardener. Fancy growing tomatos, onions, beans and also some herbs. love to hear from you.
Brian, early potatoes are delicious and twice so straight out of the ground. Of course you can grow tomatoes, onions, beans and herbs. Why not do as the american indians taught our migrants and grow runner beans up the stalks of corn with squashes at their feet? Growing veg. is great fun and makes for good, healthy eating. I gave my xmas visitors strawberry trifle using some of my glut of strawberries from last year. Think of permanent plants like strawberriea, fruit bushes like blackcurrents and rhubarb too as well as sage, thyme, rosemary. Your raised beds can look beatiful all year long. And intercrop with salad leaves to go with your tomatoes!
Hi everyone, I'm new to forum and will be trying to plant some veg. I planted some winter potatoes last year which should of been ready on Christmas day but were ready before but tasted wonderful. Any tips will be a great help. Thank you Sharon
Hi everyone, just joined today and checking out the forums my partner bought me a plastic walk in greenhouse as an early b'day prezzie a few days ago (although it was blown over in the 80mph winds last night, luckily I hadn't planted any seeds up yet). Anyways I was wanting to try and grow some veg this year as i've only stuck to seeds and bulbs for the last 4-5 years. I grew some tomatoes last year which tasted amazing but want to expand.
What would be the best veg to start with as a "beginner"?
I have had an allotment since I took early retirement, about 3 years now. (Yes, aren't I a lucky boy!) I cannot grow sprouts - not club root but pathetic minisprouts! I also cannot grow carrots or parsnips. Carrots because of carrot root fly, parsnips because they just don't germinate.
However I have huge crops of currants, strawberries, potatoes, beans and tomatoes (Tigrella was a superb succes this year) and have the space and time to have another go at my failures.
I have some spare ground beside a garage wall facing North. Divided up into 5 raised beds. What would be suitable veg to grow. It is a shady spot and spuds grew ok there last year.
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Try rearing plants in pots (I use a mix of peat free compost and John Innes 2 or 3) and pot on until you have strong plants maybe 8-10 inches high. I find this method quite useful and they are not fussy when they go in the ground providing they are still good strong plants. Roger
hello all i have an alottment and grow a fair bit on it during the summer ,winter it tends to flood a bit so only have parsnips and leeks on a raised part
Hello, we planted a pear tree this spring after having it in a pot for 12 months. The tree looks healthy and is growing but we were surprised when it flowered in September and amazed when pears started growing in December! The wind has blown most of them off although they did not reach maturity. Will our tree flower and fruit next summer 2012 or is that it do you think? Why did it flower and fruit when it did this year? Thank you, Bally.
hi all im new to veg gardening having problems with couch grass any tips
I am new to veg gardening, in fact this coming year will be my first attempt. I have plans to create two 4 ft wide by 8 ft long raised beds, would welcome any advise and tips on what to grow as a first time veg gardener. Fancy growing tomatos, onions, beans and also some herbs. love to hear from you.
Brian, early potatoes are delicious and twice so straight out of the ground. Of course you can grow tomatoes, onions, beans and herbs. Why not do as the american indians taught our migrants and grow runner beans up the stalks of corn with squashes at their feet? Growing veg. is great fun and makes for good, healthy eating. I gave my xmas visitors strawberry trifle using some of my glut of strawberries from last year. Think of permanent plants like strawberriea, fruit bushes like blackcurrents and rhubarb too as well as sage, thyme, rosemary. Your raised beds can look beatiful all year long. And intercrop with salad leaves to go with your tomatoes!
Hi everyone, just joined today and checking out the forums
my partner bought me a plastic walk in greenhouse as an early b'day prezzie a few days ago (although it was blown over in the 80mph winds last night, luckily I hadn't planted any seeds up yet). Anyways I was wanting to try and grow some veg this year as i've only stuck to seeds and bulbs for the last 4-5 years. I grew some tomatoes last year which tasted amazing but want to expand.
What would be the best veg to start with as a "beginner"?
Thanks everyone,
K
I have had an allotment since I took early retirement, about 3 years now. (Yes, aren't I a lucky boy!) I cannot grow sprouts - not club root but pathetic minisprouts! I also cannot grow carrots or parsnips. Carrots because of carrot root fly, parsnips because they just don't germinate.
However I have huge crops of currants, strawberries, potatoes, beans and tomatoes (Tigrella was a superb succes this year) and have the space and time to have another go at my failures.
I have some spare ground beside a garage wall facing North. Divided up into 5 raised beds. What would be suitable veg to grow. It is a shady spot and spuds grew ok there last year.