I only have two very LEGGY seedling sprouted so far. I didn't bother labelling anything in the first round, so I THINK they're butternut squash.
I've planted some carrots and broccoli. Also on the look out for some isolation obtainable pre grown tomato plants, because my own efforts have been traditionally dismal.
Nope, I had a very successful crop of tomatoes last year and year before. Not even in a greenhouse Though I stick to cherry toms
I have grown them before but my patio is very sunny and sheltered. Even then hardly any of them ripened and I ended up picking them all green and sticking them in a box with a banana
I find the grafted plants worked best up in these bleak lands. Especially if you're only doing small garden grows. Seeds are all well and good until you've got 30 vines taking up every inch of space.
I think it's requires quite specific conditions and a lot of attention. Temperature control and an eye for when to move them outside for example. Best save that shit for retirement. Although it might not be too late right now.
The purpley ones were so tasty, I picked up three plants from my garden centre mid may last year and they were a doddle to grow compared to doing them from seed. I'm just doing that again.
This is my garden this morning, and I'm glad we built this climbing frame last year considering we're stuck at home now!!
I was supposed to have a few weeks now to work on the garden while Dannii started at nursery and before I went back to work. Wasn't meant to be though
I have activity in my BEETS and Ron Jr brought a seed home he’s planted at school and apparently its some form of bean so I grow beans now too
Schools always plant beans! I absolutely love spending time in the garden, but the past 3 years it's gone to pot a bit as I just haven't got time. I had plans to paint that bench and table this year. The patio bit extends further back towards the house, which is where my greenhouse and veg trug are. Again I had plans to build a raised vegetable bed there, but nursery closing put boot to that
When we buy our forever/ retirement home, the garden has got to be at least as big as my current I'm totally going to grow my own fruit/veg then.
Some of the stuff you see on that fb gardening group, omg! Some of those outdoor kitchens/bars are insane.
Hello gardening experts, I have a depressing balcony which is in the shade 24 hours a day. Is there anything pleasant I could try and keep alive out there which needs... Well... Minimal direct sunlight.
Copied this from a fb group; Shaded flower beds are my favourite, they're perfect for what I call fairy flowers ♀️ Hedging/shrubs like sarcococca hookeriana (which will give you winter interest) and choisya ternata and Daphne odora (which will both give you lovely scent). Other shade lovers include hydrangea petiolaris, lonicera tragophylla and lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty', Arum italicum 'Marmoratum', anemone nemorosa. And some of my personal favourites are: hellebores, snowdrops, bluebells, daffodils, fritillaria, lily of the valley, and foxgloves. You can also grow ferns, euphorbias and hostas for interesting foliage. That should hopefully give you some ideas hun. Enjoy your garden
Another thing to watch with balconies (particularly if you are higher up, or your flat is in a block which often have their own microclimate) is the wind.
I've grown lots of CHILLI seedlings which I have no idea what to do with next. Do they have to stay indoors? Do they grow ENORMOUS?
I've had chilli plants before but they didn't grow massive. I think I would keep them indoors for a little bit longer, perhaps till mid May.
I've grown scotch bonnets a few times because I needed them for jerk chicken and found it difficult to get hold of them. @Shirley I kept the scotch bonnets indoors but had to do plant sex to get chillies on them (fine paintbrush and eggcup of water used to transfer the pollen from one flower to another). Don''t think I'd have had to do that if they were outside though. They probably grew about 3 feet tall at most but I've no idea about other varieties. I tagged you in a FB photo so you can see what I did with them (it's 11 years ago).
Shirley, can we see how big they are? The last time I grew chillies, I put the seedlings into pots and when they started to flower, I was so distraught by the idea of doing the plant sex, I took them outside. They were quite happy on the steps of my conservatory.
Ooh I'm going to have to log into Facebook for the first time in I don't know how long to look at Floppet's chillis Oh they look quite manageable. Although goodness knows where I'm going to put them all. Maybe some of them won't survive PRICKING OUT
