General Chat

Not sure if the soil is not right for the garlic ....or the weather.Shallots seem good though.

He is used to it by now Lesley .... I had a spell where I was always moving plants and shrubs about .... or at least I was supervising him lol

We have a small-ish garden but I have two large pots with two tomatoes in each (flowering plus a few baby toms showing) two more large pots with bell peppers, one pot of chili peppers, one large pot with a cucumber and a few lettuces. The lettuce is much nicer than the shop stuff - roll on the toms!!

Jill

http://www.rickswoodshopcreations.com/Pineapple/pineapple.htm

found this article on growing pineapples :-)

lol Lesley you really must grow a pineapple x

Hi

Youngest son has just planted his own vegetable garden and takes a pic of it every week...lol

Nothing like fresh vegetables

xx

Yep- tomatoes, carrots, lettuces, pumpkins, beans, onions, hot peppers, capsicums, eggplants,beetroot, herbs


xxxxxx mick

Dear Janet and Mick from the Bush

Hello,

Are you our GR Australian cousins?
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Janet, your son is lovely; growing vegetables and taking pictures of them.

MIck, you send like you are going into business!

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My ancestors were market stall holders and worked in gardens.

As for my family, we use the area community garden.
We are growing lettuces, tomatoes and small potatoes.

Best wishes to you both and your families.
GR member, England
xx

Mel, I think I'm going to have to. I like pineapple but I'm not even that fussed. I just want to watch it grow lol

i grow tiny lettuce tomatos and onions in my hanging baskets
amongst my flowers
cucumbers and herbs in a pots

i cant grow anything in the garden ground
as Benson my dog digs them up or diddles on them
so its paves decked and graveled

wow Joy, I never thought of doing that with onions (are they normal or spring onions?) and lettuce.

What a good idea - thank you!

that sounds absolutely idilic Shemp :-)

I've never heard of anyone growing nuts before. What does it involve?

A squirrel has to eat you know ;)

they are spring onions in my baskets hun
the lettuce is called little gems and are tiny
my tomatoes are tumbling tom tiny and very sweet
and are growing very well if i say it myself


we did try growing bannas
last year in large pots in the summer house
but they died over the winter

Joy, I will have to try the spring onions and lettuces next year, did you say that you grew them amongst the flowers?

yes i add them between the flowers
and when the flowers die down
i am left with my salad stuff still growing if
we have a BBQ we can pick our salad fresh from the baskets but you have to feed them regular

i also have radishes growing round the base of my yucca trees

I never thought of that! Thank you Joy :-)

I have runner beans growing up my parasol, a tomato plant which looks promising, and I have dug my spuds up in great excitement even though half were green, I couldnt wait! I cut the green bits off as I heard they were poisonous. `All in pots on my patio. Sooooo satisfying:-) BCXX

i am gonna try potatoes peelings in a bin bag next year
with all my used potting compost
and if i get get even one tattie
all is well it will of cost me nothing

i have 2 sons who work in the Tranmere and Rock Ferry area of the Wirral.
helping peeps to grow veg

Sorry for being so dense, can you grow potatoes from potato peelings? I thought you grew them from other potatoes lol You can tell I've never grown them lol

Where do you keep your spuds BC?

I should imagine they love their job Keith :)