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Recommend fruit veg plant- will sping back up in spring
growbar
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in Fruit & veg
Hi
I am new to all this. I dont really have a clue to be honest. I live in a house, where the sun is facing the front garden and there is nothing I can really grorw there,
1- grown has been covered up
2- there is no fence and I am worried if I put pot around, some cheeky person will come over to pick all the fruit and veg, or even the entire pot itself.
The garden, is small and shady - any suggestion of what I can grow here
Also I will be getting an allotment and dont really want much work to do. Can you please recommend me veg/ fruit plant, which I can leave in the allotment over the winter period but will come back up by itself during the spring. I know strewberrys, but that is it really.
Thanks
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Will have to get my thinking cap on for the garden, but if you grow things in pots, you need to be prepared for watering at least once a day.
Alloments are hard work, but really worth it and enjoyable, lots of soft fruit and some veg like a variety of kale (sorry cant remember the name right now) will happily grow away without much care, but you will have to protect from pests,feed, water and regularly harvest the fruit.
What do you like to eat?
Go for perennials in the allotment. Rhubarb, asparagus, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, etc. If you don't want the work of keeping after pests, watering, and constant weeding, then strawberries might not be a good bet. Larger plants will result in less work (but some work, none the lesson). Search no-dig gardening on the internet, and other less intensive gardening practices.. which will save you some effort. If you want more vegetables, consider buying seedlings from garden centers or big-box shops, as this is easier than starting seeds yourself.. and the larger size will give them a fighting chance against pests.
Thanks for your replies.
Well I just had a baby and with all these franken foods out there, I really want to feed her real food. NO GMO. I have been told genetically modified food will genetically modifying you. And during her early years, I really dont want that to happen. Back when I was young, everything was organic and now real food is like posh food. Im digressing, sorry. Its just really important for me right now to be able to just feed my child to allow her to develop naturally.
Blue Onion- thanks for that tip. I will definately look up no-diging gardening and the garden centre.
bekkie hughes - Well there isnt much I dont like eating. My mum use to give us a fridge full of veggies to munch on, because it was cheaper than letting us snack on biscuits and chocolates. So eating veggies raw, and a range of veggies is okay for me.
We always buys potatoes/ leaks/ bak choy/ carrots/ broccoli/ onion/ coriander/ spinach/ spring onions.
I am also newto cooking, so I usually use the same ingredients. I buy dry herbs, but would love to grow fresh ones.
I I would like to grow a lot of stuff, so that I can feed my baby all kind of food.
Oh and we also have a mouse problem in the area. Do you know of any plants, I can pot around the house or garden (front/back), which will repell rodents?
I am sorry for asking so many questions. Im pretty clueless on this.
Thanks
Beans of all descriptip are really easy to grow once you get them going, you will need to protect them from slugs and mustnt put them out until the frosts have finished
Where do you live? Certain area have different pest issues lile allium leaf miners that eat onions/leaks etc, a fleece barrier can help against this.
Salads and herbs are really easy too, remember this can include some flowers which will also benefit your crops
If you are on a budget, the pound stores have lots of soft fruit canes on sale, be sure to buy them soon as they dry out quickly in the shops
Do you/little one like squash/pumpkins? Once you get them going, they dont need much care, take up loads of soil space with their big leaves which will help to keep the weeds down
The others on here will probably shout, but i wouldnt bother with brassicas in your first year, they get eaten by everything so need netting and faffing with, ultimately, its up to you,but i guarentee you will be given loads of stuff from the other allotmenteers
We are all clueless on some things, im hopeless with lots! Especially cooking, so im afraid i cant help you there! The guys on here are great for stuff like that tho
Think that kale that is perennial is something like dumburtons kale...you would have to google it i think
Thank you so much for your info. I really appreciate the help.
The mouse thing, I thought it was worth asking, just in case someone knew.