Louise Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Sammi I bought some chilli plants yesterday and the label said if you didn't put them in the ground to use a large grow bag so maybe that is an alternative to pots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jangle Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Does anybody have any experience of growing squashes? My Dad brought me two at the weekend (they are about 2" tall at the moment). Can I grow them in a growbag or pot as I don't have space to put them in a bed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I haven't Janet but I'm growing Jack Be Little pumpkins in pots this year so I expect they'd be similar to your squashes. I've read elsewhere that pumpkins like loads of vegetable matter dug into their compost so I'll be putting kitchen peelings into their pots too. They're supposed to be very greedy. Apart from that, I don't really know what else to do with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Hi Janet .. I grew Pumpkins last year at the front of the "bean" bed at the back of the garage. They tend to grow along the ground .. but also climbed up the netting and the climbing hydrangea . Apparently once they produce say 3 fruits you can cut of the growing tip, so all the growth is then concentrated into those fruits. I did not do this last year but ended up with about 6 small, windowledge pumpkins and 4 large ones. The leaves tend to be BIG .. but you could prob do these easily in a growbag .. or pot with some canes in .. so if they climb they will stay contained , if that makes sense. The pumpkins I had last year did not fall off even when pretty big .. so don't worry about making them go VERTICAL. I am doing Vertical courgettes this year. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Me too !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Me too ... what .. going vertical, Kate. Its a good space saving idea esp with those kinds of plants, and its amazing how the fruits stay on the plant even when pretty big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jangle Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Thank you Kate and Sarah for your advice - I shall try them in Growbags as I have just the right space for them on the path leading up the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I'm growing verticals as well this year! Janet - Squashes will need plenty of water but should be fine in a Growbag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherhen Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 My big success last year was tumbler tomatos in hanging baskets - well away from my avaricious girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 My big success last year was tumbler tomatos in hanging baskets - well away from my avaricious girls Jane .. I had mine in baskets too .. but the patio pot ones were munched in the night by a little nibbling MOUSE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammi J Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Sammi I bought some chilli plants yesterday and the label said if you didn't put them in the ground to use a large grow bag so maybe that is an alternative to pots Yes I was thinking about getting a grow bag, might take hubby to garden centre over weekend. I bought seeds yesterday....Peas, carrots, cabbage and lettuce. And picked up some big plastic pots from local hardware store for a pound each, fantastic!!! Cleaned chooks and rabbit out when I got home and then planned to plant seeds but started rain with thunder and lighting just as I finished the rabbit so didn't do it in the end, will do it tomorrow me thinks. Thanks for all the advice and I'll keep you posted on how my new garden experience is going!?! Sammi -x- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Bit fed up, got home form work and my plastic greenhouse had blown over. It's ruined, major joints are broken but worse is lost most of my seedlings as well. good job there are some in the veg plots but very fed up looks like I've lost all my cinnamon Basil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Oh dear Trish Mine did the same thing last year and I lost all my tomatoes, I threw away the plastic bit becase it was ripped but have kept the frame work and shelves..........In fact I used one of the shelves for the base of the anti-broody cage.........Hope you find a use for the bits you can salvage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I was wondering about getting a more wind proof greenhouse and using the salvageable bits for staging. We'll see, thinking of doing a British Horse Society Stage one course as well ad both require more money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I had to run into the garage yesterday ... mid-planting, due to thunder. And today the wind has been CRAZY . Hope all the plants and gardens have not suffered too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 The plastic cover off ours must have landed in the next village during Summer gales a few years ago - the frame is now outside the polytunnel and we use it for hardening off the plants. Sammi - there was an advert in March KG for something called Gardman Growbag Cane Frame - it is a metal frame that fits around a growbag and also holds the cane upright. £1.99 each or £4.99 for three, from Garden Centrea or DIY outlets. They look good - I thought I might look out for them when next shopping. (I'll read April KG some time next month I like to know what I'm late with ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammi J Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Sammi - there was an advert in March KG for something called Gardman Growbag Cane Frame - it is a metal frame that fits around a growbag and also holds the cane upright. £1.99 each or £4.99 for three, from Garden Centrea or DIY outlets. They look good - I thought I might look out for them when next shopping. (I'll read April KG some time next month I like to know what I'm late with ) That sounds good Lesley, Might give it a go and look out for one next time I go to city centre, they won't have any in our local village garden store. As for the out of date magazines, I have loads waiting for me. I never throw one away till I've read ever article, which means I have a large pile of half read mags in lounge!?! Sammi -x- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Mine are all under the bed - magazines not growbags, by the way ! I never throw one away because you can guarantee the minute I do, there'll be an article I want to re-read ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammi J Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Mine are all under the bed - magazines not growbags, by the way. Oh, forgot to say, planted lots of seeds yesterday afternoon. Really enjoyed myself and only stopped when I ran out of pots!!! Can't wait for them to start growing.... I hope they do or I might I found so many snails, worms and beetles for the girls while I was getting all the old pots from the side of the garden, they were in heaven! And they also had a special treat of being let out into the main garden, were hubby said they could weed between the trees and bushes next to their large area. I didn't think they would stay there with out any fencing but they did and a great job they made of clearing the area, saves hubby having to go on his hands and knees through all the bushes!!!! I'm getting quite into gardening again now and not my usual kind, sitting at picnic table with a cold drink and a good book!!! Sammi -x- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Sammi - hope you have better luck than me at finding the Grow Bag things - I can't get them round here. One Garden Centre said they may order some in a couple of weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 The rain held off long enough for me to send Lauren and Jake on an expedition this afternoon! They hadn't had any outside playtime at school because of the rain so off they went with their little magnifying collectors pots - collecting slugs and snails and then feeding them to the chickens! Hurray - less slug damage to our veggies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Great idea ..... save the veg, and feed the chooks in one, who ever said women were rubbish at multi-tasking ... or at least getting the kids to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 We grew peas, broad beans, onions, garlic and shallots overwinter this year and the first peas are almost ready At the weekend we had our first crop this year of Asparagus, and some strawberries from the polytunnel. The garlic and onions are doing really well, we usually have quite small garlic so I'm hoping that overwintering will mean bigger bulbs. The Broad Beans are all in flower and very sturdy plants. I have just sown more peas, broad beans and onion sets to follow on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Lesley Don ..... haha .... I think you make us all look like absolute dabblers Lesley, what a fab selection of crops already. . Feel rather jealous .... wish my castle grounds were bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Don't worry Sarah - the photos lie! Our garden is full of weeds and stones which don't show up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
