counturchickens Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Well bought some first earlies to chit, will be growing these in a bag in the greenhouse, and will be sowing chillies in a couple of weeks. As we moved last sept the veggie garden isn't quite ready yet but we have a little while before the major sowing season. Has anyone else started yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I'm always too late - so my plan for today is to decide what to grow this year, check if I have any seed in hand, and order anything new. I have a friend who grows their own veg, and we try and share because you always raise too many seedlings, so we'll swap some things. The 'definites' will be courgettes, runner beans and tomatoes - I'd like to try celeriac and fennel again (failed last year ). I also want to put in some raspberry canes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I am starting to think about what I will grow this year & what I won't bother with. No Potatoes this year,as the ground is so very wet that I don't think they will thrive. Ditto Onions - they were such hard work & such a disappointment last year that I am not bothering with either this year. Will certainly be doing my many Tomatoes again, the fab mini Cucumbers I discovered last year,& some continental salad onions. Along with Carrots,Courgettes,Radishes,Lettuce,Parsley & Beetroot. I am sure I will find something new to try too - I usually do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I've started thinking too. Not sure whether to bother with tomatoes as they just never ripen for me. I did potatoes in cheap grow bags from asda last year and they worked really well. I've got some kale on the go at the moment but it's not doing very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I've got seeds on order plus some I brought last weekend plus 25 varieties of spuds hopfully I'll be able to get the other 10 or 12 that I should have got today (vans off the road due to fuel contamination so I've had to miss Ryton's potato day for the first time in about 10 years)in a week or 2 the plots about 75% dug the other bits still got stuff in but if the weather holds then some of that will be dug in the next week or 2. I'll start sowing seeds in about a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I'm losing my whole veg patch to a housing development imminently so have a big job to do preparing a flower bed for a new patch. Not sure if it's a good enough location though, as it's right up against a garage wall and doesn't get much sun . Lots of ancient bushes and shrubs to clear first too . No other option, though, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 I feel awful for you ANH. Could you fit some pots in and those raised veggie tables, then at least you can keep yourself in salad in the summer. Maybe some dwarf peas and beans in bags? Lets hope the sun shines this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I'm going to give it a go this year and if it doesn't work, at least the girls will have a nice bed to dig about in. All the shrubs are ancient so will be no loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 ANH do you think they will get to your patch soon. If not you could maybe manage another summer out of it I haven't thought too much about the garden as yet but I suppose I should buy the potatoes. I tried 'Rooster' last year and they were great so I will get them again. Tomatoes are always good in the greenhouse but cucumbers all get some sort of disease where the stems die off I will not buy or plant pepper seeds (remind me about this if I ever start on about them) as they never grow with me. I still have some lovely sprouts in the raised bed and once I get my act together (and the weather improves) should pick and freeze them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 We have bought our spuds, shallots and broad beans this weekend, will look seriously over the next couple of weeks at what needs sowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Have ordered potatoes, onions and shallots - have to do the rest of the seed order soon, BUT ............................ .......... I think the only thing I'll be able to grow is rice as the whole garden is like a paddy field . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 So much for me planning to get Rooster potatoes again. Everyone else must have had the same idea as they had sold out at the garden centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Last year, friends of ours who really do live on what they grow themselves, cropped 5% of their normal crop. Across the board. I felt so sorry for them, but better that mine wasn't me, if that makes sense. I shall be putting in allsorts as soon as it dries off a bit, but it's too soon here in Devon yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 We are still eating kale, sprouts and Jerusalem artichokes So far we have broad beans, peppers and early tomatoes planted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Went into Lidl today and bought some seeds. Does anyone know if Aldi are selling any this year? I have bought them there at really good prices in previous years but have not seen them advertised this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Answered my own question by popping into Aldi today. They have seeds too, and at a good price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Aldi have fruit trees starting on 7th Feb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Lola, tbh I'm just giving up the land now even though there's not much sign of activity yet. We've been told to make it accessible and if I did go ahead and plant things, there's every chance they'd start working right on that bit . I've got a gardener coming on Friday to look at taking out the old shrubs so I can plan a new bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I hope you soon have a new veg plot up and running V - such a shame you've had to give up the other piece of land. I bought some of the Aldi seeds on Saturday - 39p a packet - lettuce and rocket......I can't remember what else they had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazaddress Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Just invested in a new (small) green house. the veg patch is still in use with onions, chard, garlic and PSB, and it seems all the herbs (except basil) survived the winter so sage, mint, thyme, oregano, chives, parsley, rosemary and bay I have 6 covered trays on the windowsill sprouting Tomatoes + marigolds + basil peppers + chilli + coriander parsley + celery squash + leeks Cauliflower+ camomile lettuce I am very excited as this is the first year i am trying to grow from seed rather then buying the plugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Hope all went ok with your gardener ANH I bought some more seed potatoes, this time from Aldi, so I will be prepared when the time comes. I also bought some grow bags from there too. I have decided that this year I am not growing the tomatoes in them. I will fill up pots with the contents as I got much better results from the one tomato plant I had in a pot last year than the others in the grow bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 All the shrubs are out now (gave me a fright when I came home and looked out of the window as I didn't know it was happening so soon!) and the bed looks great for veg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 That's good news ANH. We've had some maure and top soil delivered, so today we're filling the raised beds. I'm already anticipating my bad back! Haven't sown anything yet, as the weather is still too cold. More snow on the forecast for us next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I also bought some grow bags from there too. I have decided that this year I am not growing the tomatoes in them. I will fill up pots with the contents as I got much better results from the one tomato plant I had in a pot last year than the others in the grow bags. Interesting you say that - I have used pots instead of grow bags for the last two years and find it's much better. The pots don't seem to dry out as quickly, and I can get more of them in the greenhouse than the grow bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 We grow our tomatoes in bottomless pots in the greenhouse soil and have found this to be a great way to do it, we get lovely sturdy plants and it is easy to target the water and feed into the pots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
