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Charlies Dimmock
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Hi guys, hope this is the right place. My MiL bought me a veggie patch for my b'day, and i'm not really sure where to start. I've never grown anything before, and everything I get close to seems to die. Is this the best time to start planting stuff, or should I wait for it to be a bit cooler?
It comes with:
- 5 packets of organic seeds - baby carrot (little finger), cucumber (marketmore), lettuce (salad bowl green), radish (pink beauty) and rocket (arugula)
- 5 bamboo plant tags
- 18 biodegradable coconut coir eco-pots
- and a planet-eco grow guide - picture based booklet covering how and when to grow the seeds in your pack plus others
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Firstly what do you like to eat?
Its too late for most stuff for this year, but you could still get away with the seeds you have been given except the cucumber as that wont get big enough in the time weve got left this year
All of the other stuff except the carrots grow really quickly, just sow a few seeds every two weeks, its as simple as that.
Carrots take a long time if you want big bugs bunny ones, but if you are happy with baby carrots, you could have some by september
Thanks for the warm welcome Bekkie
I mostly like radishes, mostly. And peas. I think Nando's macho peas are my favourite thing in the world. But I don't have peas, so not sure while we're talking about peas, lol.
I do like baby carrots, so will give them a go.
What about the radishes?
Radishes are really quick to grow so only do a few seeds at a time and every other week. They should be ready to eat 4 weeks after sowing
Water your soil first, make a line in the soil about a centemeter deep, dosent really matter if its deeper or shallower, put the seed in as regularly spaced as you can, cover gently, within 3 days, things like lettuce will be up, be sure to keep the soil damp - simples!
The only real problem can be slugs etc as they like salad as much as we do, its your choice how you protect your plants, but i go for SAS spray from the organic gardening catalogue and have found things like garlic granules useful in the past. There is always a debate about slugs etc going on!
Thanks for your help guys!
Haha, bekkie. Maybe I can take you there one day?
Do you not eat any meat, bekkie? Not even pork? The radish of all the meats.
It's a shame there isn't enough time for you to grow cucumber. I have so many in my greenhouse at the moment that I really don't know what to do with them.
Any ideas?