Hi thought I would ask in here, any tips about growing your own produce,Just brought a cheap green house some compost and few pkts of seeds so whats next lol oh ive got some potatos chitting already lol any tips would be usefull guess the list is endless, thanks cocky xx
Oh thank you posh kate xx
Remember to add water regularly - apparently plants like the stuff.
get a nice strapping lad to come and do it nakid for you ....but mind the thorn bushes lol
Let part of your garden grow wild. Brambles, Stinging Nettles etc. You'll be astonished at the variety of wildlife that will start to appear. Different bugs, spiders, moths and butterflies. These you can enjoy for their own sakes but also for the different birds and small mammals that they will attract. Also, you'll appreciate the colourful diversity of 'weeds'.
Sink a bucket into the ground and fill it with water. Put a water loving plant into your 'instant' pond. After a while you'll notice water beetles, water snails, little frogs and toads in your bucket. Adding pond or stream water speeds up this process.
Be wary of letting your whole garden turn wild though. (As I have done). It then becomes a massive task to turn it around again. But having a wild section is a true delight.
Enjoy yourself.
Cocky are you going to grow those rude shaped carrots & potatoes that the supermarkets dont sell???
Cant beat a carrot that has grown a `willy` lol
If you make your own wine or beer let it brew in the green house. Plants love CO2, yeast give off CO2.
...if there's anyine in SW London with an allotment going spare, drop me a line.
I want to brw tea in a shed, peek out through the rain, and whittle me dibber.
seriously!
lp
Wow thanks guys n gals for all your replys yes will try and remember the water food warmth and stuff yeah dunno about the pee and pooo though but yeah, set some seeds today got loads more to do then just wait I guess lol Cocky xx
Have a word with Mistress39 - she's a fab gardener and her tomatoes are gorgeous :lickface:
her melons are pretty damn stunning too :twisted:
decide on what you eat veg wise and grow them, the usual, toms, cucumber,pots,carrots in a tub for space,lettuce,sweet peas on a cane wigwam. a small herb garden goes really well and if feeling adventures a chilli plant. hope you enjoy your green fingers and good luck.
I'm afraid my fingers are more brown and mouldy than green, but we have had great success in growing compost from household food scraps! has lots of info on that, and our local council did a deal on cheap composters so might be worth checking with them too. :thumbup:
I have a distinction in horticulture and massage if you need any help in the garden.
I helped someone on here recently with an overgrown bush and an anal sphincter problem.
Its all in the fingers-green ones, that is!
I have a full size and a half size allotment. i started with the half pinter, then 3 years later got the full size.
usually they come after a long period of misuse. so you need to think simple and DEEP. that is prepare the soil more than use it. so for the first 2 years just dig and get used to working on the plot. you can grow spuds and roots; stuff like that. keep the weeds down etc . plant easy things first and find out what actually grows in the soil you have. then build on that.
but don't do too much in one go. stop when you are tired. don't work when its wet or cloggy. make it enjoyable not a thing of hardship.
try here theres plenty of info in there as well for good advice on growing flowers and veg in your garden or on an allotment
and heres another also you are able to find allotments by council area
enjoy
Lot's and lots of day-light flourescents, and use the basement, not the attick. Police helicopters use a lot of heat sensitive cameras now when searching for crims on the run, and an interesting by-product is being able to spot the heat signatures of peoples loft-gardens.
lp
Thanks so much for all ur tips and things, Yes I will refer to them as and when I need it, but you can keep them coming cocky x x x