Oooh... I forgot Chillis... hubby grows them... Apache F1's.
Also grow sweet peppers... and radishes & Beets (but don't like them so give them away)
Bov... what cucumbers are you growing.. and where are you growing them?
I swear by chicken shizzle.
I have runner beans,peas,lettuce,two or three types of tomato(was only supposed to be two..but ones deffo mutant!),various spuds in pots,onions, and in the greenhouse more toms,cucmber,peppers and melons!
I have runner beans,peas,lettuce,two or three types of tomato(was only supposed to be two..but ones deffo mutant!),various spuds in pots,onions, and in the greenhouse more toms,cucmber,peppers and melons!
quote:Bov... what cucumbers are you growing.. and where are you growing them?
Burpless Tasty Green, i have them in growtubs inside my conservatory...one has 2 about 5" and about 4 new fruits on the go, the other has about 7 just starting to develop
quote:Originally posted by Mazzystar:
I swear by chicken shizzle.
I have runner beans,peas,lettuce,two or three types of tomato(was only supposed to be two..but ones deffo mutant!),various spuds in pots,onions, and in the greenhouse more toms,cucmber,peppers and melons!
What type of cucumber are you growing?... have you grown them before?
My boy grew them last year... his first gardening experience... they loved it on his windowsill... to the extent where I feared for him as they were taking over his room... so we moved them downstairs into the conservatory.
They were mental plants... but unfortunately the cucumbers were rank! My son was v dissappointed (he loves cucumber... we have to hide it from him)
quote:Originally posted by Bovrilking:quote:Bov... what cucumbers are you growing.. and where are you growing them?
Burpless Tasty Green, i have them in growtubs inside my conservatory...one has 2 about 5" and about 4 new fruits on the go, the other has about 7 just starting to develop
Ok... let me know what they taste like! (I can't remember which ones we grew... but they weren't those ones)
quote:Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:quote:Originally posted by Bovrilking:quote:Bov... what cucumbers are you growing.. and where are you growing them?
Burpless Tasty Green, i have them in growtubs inside my conservatory...one has 2 about 5" and about 4 new fruits on the go, the other has about 7 just starting to develop
Ok... let me know what they taste like! (I can't remember which ones we grew... but they weren't those ones)
Will do
quote:Originally posted by Bovrilking:
These are the growtubs that i got, i have cucumbers, peppers and my courgettes in them
Growtubs
Those grow tubs look handy.
Potato Barrel
I bought this potato barrel year before last... but benefit of hindsight n all that... I don't think I was watering them enough... all that work.. and barely enough for us to have one meal!!!
I am gonna try again with spuds... apparently empty compost bags turned inside out and rolled down work well.
My rocket's coming up, and the basil and coriander have just started sprouting 
I agree with the tomato feed
Lil just think of the delicate sandwiches you can make with your lettice supply
doily of course to present them nicely perhaps when they are ready you could have a tea party 
Lil just think of the delicate sandwiches you can make with your lettice supply
doily of course to present them nicely perhaps when they are ready you could have a tea party quote:Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:quote:Originally posted by Bovrilking:
These are the growtubs that i got, i have cucumbers, peppers and my courgettes in them
Growtubs
Those grow tubs look handy.
Potato Barrel
I bought this potato barrel year before last... but benefit of hindsight n all that... I don't think I was watering them enough... all that work.. and barely enough for us to have one meal!!!
I am gonna try again with spuds... apparently empty compost bags turned inside out and rolled down work well.
Oh i was gonna get that one, i bought these 2 like plastic sacks with side flaps, the seconds have grown faster than my firsts
Just planted my strawberries in my strawberry jar yesterday...it was sunny then
quote:Originally posted by Bovrilking:
Oh i was gonna get that one, i bought these 2 like plastic sacks with side flaps, the seconds have grown faster than my firsts
Thats interesting... I must give spuds another go... other ppl that grow veg say they are the veg that tastes the most different, better, than shop bought!
Don't know how big or small your garden is Lil, but why bother with pots. Just sew your Lettuce and vegetables in the garden and you definetely will have lovely lettuce and vegetables to eat.
quote:Get yourself some biodegradable peat pots 2", 3" or 5" and put one seed in each, once they are set and ready to move, just plant the whole pot out, no need for root damage when transplanting
WHAT A FANTASTIC IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOUR WONDERFUL BOV.
That's the problem!!!!!!!
I am off to source the pots right now!
Don't BUY the pots - cut empty loo roll tubes in half and plant in those.
quote:Originally posted by rusticana:quote:Get yourself some biodegradable peat pots 2", 3" or 5" and put one seed in each, once they are set and ready to move, just plant the whole pot out, no need for root damage when transplanting
WHAT A FANTASTIC IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOUR WONDERFUL BOV.
That's the problem!!!!!!!
I am off to source the pots right now!
Don't BUY the pots - cut empty loo roll tubes in half and plant in those.
We tried that last year with the chilli's... they went mouldy! (any idea what we did wrong... I assume its to do with being damp... but you have to water them?????)
quote:We tried that last year with the chilli's... they went mouldy! (any idea what we did wrong... I assume its to do with being damp... but you have to water them?????)
Never had that problem - perhaps a touch of fungicide might help.
This year I'm trying something new in the greenhouse.
My son had one of those tall water filled lamps in his bedroom - he got fed up with it and threw it out. I've put it in the greenhouse, removed the one way valve from the air line and attached drip-feeds tubed to each of my various plants )toms, kukes and peppers. It's great takes about twelve hours worth of water and just drips away all day.
My son had one of those tall water filled lamps in his bedroom - he got fed up with it and threw it out. I've put it in the greenhouse, removed the one way valve from the air line and attached drip-feeds tubed to each of my various plants )toms, kukes and peppers. It's great takes about twelve hours worth of water and just drips away all day.
quote:These are the growtubs that i got, i have cucumbers, peppers and my courgettes in them
Growtubs
OMG ÂĢ38 - Buy plastic buckets from B&Q , make small holes just under the rim of the bucket and secure the canes with tie-wraps. Drill a few holes round the base about 1" from the bottom for drainage.
quote:Originally posted by Bovrilking:
Google J.Arthur Bowers peat pots, lots of entries and they are excellent
quote:Originally posted by paace:
Don't know how big or small your garden is Lil, but why bother with pots. Just sew your Lettuce and vegetables in the garden and you definetely will have lovely lettuce and vegetables to eat.
i wish
quote:Originally posted by Pengy:
I agree with the tomato feed
Lil just think of the delicate sandwiches you can make with your lettice supply
OH HOW WONDERFUL!!!
Do you know how many tomatoes i got last year?
TWO
TWO
Strawberries?
Three
(and a tiny sparrow ate one)
Three
(and a tiny sparrow ate one)
THE GOOD LIFE
I would starve
I would starve
My mum grows her own veg, or at least she attempts to haha
2years ago she did potatoes and they were really successful but she said she would space the planting out a bit more because we ended up with more than we could eat.
We used to grow strawberries all the time, but our lab used to wait until the day we were thinking of picking them and then go around the pot munching away
She attempted pumpkins, chillies, peppers and courgettes last year but it was a bit of a disaster, she didn't move them into big pots in time and they exploded or something (not sure shes not very good with the whole describing thing)
She has just ordered an orange and lemon tree and some raspberries. PLus we have an apple and a pear tree which produces a good yield each year.
2years ago she did potatoes and they were really successful
but she said she would space the planting out a bit more because we ended up with more than we could eat.We used to grow strawberries all the time, but our lab used to wait until the day we were thinking of picking them and then go around the pot munching away
She attempted pumpkins, chillies, peppers and courgettes last year but it was a bit of a disaster, she didn't move them into big pots in time and they exploded or something (not sure shes not very good with the whole describing thing)
She has just ordered an orange and lemon tree and some raspberries. PLus we have an apple and a pear tree which produces a good yield each year.
Hello Eddy Lil
I planted a couple of Lollo Rosso and they are giving leaves, bitter but moist.
I planted a couple of Lollo Rosso and they are giving leaves, bitter but moist.
Pak Choi & Sweetcorn
Any humane squirrel killers advice please, the little feckers dig up everything I plant. I fed them Apache chilli's (grown in a conservatory) they laugh in my face.
quote:Originally posted by Essex Angel:
Any humane squirrel killers advice please, the little feckers dig up everything I plant. I fed them Apache chilli's (grown in a conservatory) they laugh in my face.
Sprinkle the ground with drawing pins
The only way i know of is to put wire mesh around your plants
