Cat tails Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 A big Dutch supermarket had a campaign, giving out veg seeds when buying your groceries. Collected a number of growing pots myself and this is the result so far! It was mainly marketed for kids, but most of my colleagues admitted to having them too! I have bell peppers (which I really don't like), rocket, lettuce, leek (not my favorite either), cherry tomatoes, radishes and sellery. Added a few sunflowers, cucumber and broccoli. Going to have a full garden. Can anyone tell me how big bell pepper plants get? So I know how much space I need to reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 depending on which one they are between 300mm-500mm on average but one or 2 up to a metre high plant the at about 600mm apart, I grow mine in 250mm dia pots the same as my tomatoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Well done - you seem to have a good germination there I'd get them potted on or out as soon as poss to harden off, they are beginning to get a bit leggy, but its always so difficult because it can be too cold outdoors. Who said this gardening lark was easy Give your peppers the most sun you can and you might be surprised - home grown ones can get much more flavour and more sweetness than the imports we are used to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Thanks SJP! Hope they won't get too tall. The only spot for them is to go infront of my grape and I don't want them stealing to much sun from those! You're right Daphne! They are getting rather tall... I really need to sort out my garden, but the lettuce, rocket and radishes are destined to go in my planter on legs. That way the slugs and chickens won't get that much change in munching away in my greenies. We still have the occasional frost overnight, but I might chance it and put them out tomorrow. I'm quite positive I won't like the pepper though... Can't even stand the smell of those things in food! Brrrr! But hey, they indeed germinated (got 8 of those blighters!) so they'll go into the garden I suppose. They might make a good chicken snack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 If you put them out then drape some plastic covering over for protection. You may get some damping off if they aren't hardened off enough to firm up though. Good germination though - well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 I have a few clear plastic crates of Ikea that I could put over them, to offer a bit of protection. But for now, it's just too wet and yuck out to do anything in the garden... I had a nice little surprise though. I got a few fruit sticks (just a stick with some roots on one end) last year, with an order of plants. They were free and included different types of berries. Some did grow a bit, but didn't survive the dry summer. One didn't do anything, and I left it in a pot in a corner. Too lazy to chuck it. Well you must have guessed it, but this little brown stick has decided to wake up and produce leaves! It's a redcurrant, but then white. (Can you call that a white currant?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 It would indeed be a white currant. We had one years ago so now have only blackcurrants and redcurrants. Enjoy - they will look like little mistletoe berries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
