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Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

what you all growing this year?for the first year in a while im not growing anything this year

as i wont have the time .

Biggles · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:03 am Post subject:

ill be growing this year,
onions, lettuce, herbs, tomatoes
and of course weeds lol

jolou39 · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject:

I've put strawberry plants in a hanging basket, I have also planted a blackcurrent and blackberry bushes. I have planted two pear trees and a plum tree, so maybe not this year but next year I might get some extra fruit!

pimpdriver · Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject:

Still not done the raised beds, but in the space allocated for them we are growing:

sunflowers

sweetcorn

pumpkins

squash

And strawberries in a planter.

GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

We've plated a couple of courgette plants during the week. I managed to get a large bag of well rotted manure which has been mixed with the soil - we then put the plants into this. I know these type of plants like plenty of manure but could you plant a courgette directly into well-rotted manure??

Martin?
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Martin Peck · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:35 am Post subject:

yes you can plant in well rotted manure but have a small area of soil to plant in first on top of the manure.Stops the young roots being scorched.
Martin

jolou39 · Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

My son brought home from school some carrot seedlings, so I have planted them into toilet tubes for now - they are in my plasticy greenhouse thingy until they are bit bigger.

My mum in law gave me some tomato plants yesterday so they are in the plastic house for now as well......

I bought myself a rhubarb plant from whitehall at the weekend......I just have to work out where to stick it..........

GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I bought one of these giant gorilla tubs from CMA Buildbase the other day with a mind to use it to plant potatoes in. Well tonight I filled the thing up with two fertiliser bags of well rotted manure, mixed in a little soil and popped four chitted potatoes into it. I've done this in the past with a fair amount of success but I'm hoping the well rotted manure will pay dividends with a bounty crop of spuds.

I was given another courgette plant by my neighbour today so it looks like I will be ok for courgettes come the summer.

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pimpdriver · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:37 am Post subject:

GTB, where do you get your manure from (or is it a trade secret???)

Cheers
S

GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I am getting this manure of a dung heap which is about 3 - 4 years old. This heap is in a field in a village near Devizes and is next door to where we are working at the moment. If you are after manure then I'm sure that a friendly farmer would be only too happy for you to bag up a bit from an old heap.

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