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Easiest Veg to Grow from seeds
NoviceHerbs
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in Fruit & veg
Hello there , what is the easiest veg to grow from seeds , with minimum fuss , I am thinking spring onions or leeks ? am I right.
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No, both can be quite tricky.
Try dwarf French beans. Easy to grow and very rewarding ... you'll feel like a real gardener when you pick and eat your first harvest.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Cool I would Imagine 10-15l pot will suffice for Dwarf French Beans ?
Fine
I'd also use 50% John Innes No 2 and 50% multipurpose compost, mixed together.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
can I grow the seeds straight in the pot or would i need a seedlings tray?
what spacing would I need in your opinion
Sow them straight in the pots. Spacing may depend a bit on variety, so read the back of the seed packet, although in a pot you can get away with sowing a bit closer together than in the open ground - but the odd inch more or less isn't vital so don't worry.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks a lot Dove am i right in thinking that leeks are easy to grow in plant form ?
Also one general qu do you wash your plant pots from season to season using water and fairy liquid ?
Dove I only have John innes no 3 and no 1 will I also need no 2 to grow these beans ?
Ok uf that's what you've got I'd use No 3 with the MPC.
Its not an exact science. Your plants will be fine.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As for washing pots , in theory we should, few of us do. No one seems to have any ill effects to report. There was a thread about it a while back.
Ive only grown leeks from seed myself - I've not used bought in seedlings so I can't really comment, but the process is the same.
You might like to look out for a copy of Alan Titchmarsh's book, How To Be A Gardener - it'll give you a lot of the basic information you seem unsure of.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.