Space Chick Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 OH bought these for growing in the greenhouse last year, they really did the job well. Amazing they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Thanks space chick, just found some similar and a bit cheaper on the selections website, they are reduced currently! Just need some warm weather now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I grow my tomatoes in 10 or 12 inch black plastic pots (I have a mix of both) sizes on a bed of gravel lined with plastic DPC to form a trank basically that gets filled with water once the tom are in the big pots it served me well for the last 8 years or so then the compost goes into the chickens dust bath in the following spring it keeps them occupied for a hour or two bracking up the pot shaped compost looking for grubs and the odd tomato seed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 OH bought these for growing in the greenhouse last year, they really did the job well. Amazing they are I have used those for 5 years now - they are amazing. Makes watering so easy ....... they are brill for Cucumbers too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 Sowed chillies and peppers today, they're in a heated propagater, and some broad beans and sweet peas in the greenhouse. It was bloomin chilly out though, hope it warms up a bit soon - veggie beds all filled with manure and topsoil now, I'm amazed my biceps don't look like Fatima Whitbreads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 We've just had a load of snow . I'll not be planting anything out imminently . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Finally sowed loads of seeds yesterday and planted up 3 lovely Tumbler tomato plants which I bought last weekend into their hanging baskets, they will live in the greenhouse for a while yet until the nights warm up. Last weekend I sorted out my raised beds and planted some little gem lettuce plants and sowed some radishes. No sign of he radishes yet but the lettuces have doubled in size, must be all that lovely composted chicken poop that went onto the beds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I've cheated this year and had a couple of windowsill propogators on the office window ledge at work. So far I've got some young tomato plants and a few cucumber plants. We had a new greenhouse last year so it's got to earn its keep, hence me planting some potatoes in bags to start them off in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Have finally got some stuff sown and first earlies in. It started to feel like the spring would never arrive. Chillies and tomatoes are underway, carrots, broad beans, peas, leeks, cabbages, sprouts all sown, and onion sets out. Lets see if we get a good growing season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Loads of the seeds that we planted on Sunday have come up and have been moved from the propagator to the greenhouse. I have put some other things from the greenhouse into the propagator to give them a boost for germination too. We also spent the afternoon at the allotment clearing and rotavating and we planted some broad bean plants that we bought a couple of weeks ago, they are a bit too tall, but still very healthy, we have one seeds sown to follow on so hopefully we should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Soil temp still too low, local farms not tilling yet, so I'm holding on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I have FE potatoes in and tomato seedlings in the polytunnel but I'm waiting as well - it all catches up in the end, I'm always late putting stuff in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 We have all of our spuds in now and some broad bean seeds direct sown. Loads of seedlings in the greenhouse now too. Would like to do loads more outdoor sowing but looks like it will have to wait until next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisaroo2 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Went out to the greenhouse tonight and the sunflower and lettuce seeds are up that I planted last week. It makes such a change to see some green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 It is so exciting when seeds germinate, I think that they are magical I have loads that need pricking out now, that will be tomorrow's job. Today I have sorted out my strawberry bed and given it a feed, I potted up quite a few healthy rooted runners to grow on to plant out in the autumn in another bed maybe at the allotment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Loads of pricking out and potting on done today with the back ache to prove it I have also planted 4 tomato plants into their bottomless pots in the greenhouse beds along with a mini cucumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
