General Chat

well my poly tunnel is up and OH has it ready for me to put seeds in appropriate pots , potoatoes are in a huge pot, and veg in other boxes, all easy enuf for me and my crutct and a seat to sit on, so im pleased ive got a fresh start with it, i let it go last yr as i wasnt able, so have a lovely day getting gardens ready and green housesetc.

I had a bargain of ebay 12ft long 6ft h and 6ft w for 42.00 buy it now. xx puss xx

Swiss chard maybe or pertetual spinach? We grow both and we are still eating the perpetual spinach.

No idea what you call silver beet over there- it is a green leaf veggie with a bigger leaf than spinach, related to sugar beets and beetroot. I have been growing hop vines for 10 years- so far not one single hop has been produced!

xxx mick

Sounds interesting Julia, I shall let you experiment first and see how it works out. :-D

Just popping on for a few minutes, as I am busy sewing up all my crocheting though keeping my eye on what is being posted,and I cannot resist the gardening thread.
As many of you know, we are fortunate enough to have an allotment, where OH grows all the fruit, veggies, potatoes, and soft and hard fruits.
But, I thought I would make myself a 'Living Salad Bar', up at home, for when we get those hot days, and cannot be bothered cooking a full dinner, and I can just pop outside and grab a handful of this and a handful of that.
Just outside the back door, I have a trellis which divides my garden into 'rooms'. My idea is to screw onto this, four lightweight troughs, two above the other two. Into these I propose to grow all kinds of Salad leaves, Baby Beetroot, Spring Onions, Garlic, .Small varieties of Chillies and Peppers, Radishes, some baby Sweetcorns, and anything else I can think of that goes into a salad. With staggered sewing I should be able to keep us going all summer.
I already grow the Tomatoes down the garden in my greenhouse, and the herbs in pots, against where I am going to put the Salad bar. Even if whilst this year is trial and error on yield, at least I will have penty of greenery to look at.
Just thought I would share this idea with you, in case anyone else is of a similar mind.

Julia in Derbyshire

Mike do you make your own beer from your hops if so is it easy to make?

Lesley

Heather not 100% sure but I think another name for silverbeet is chard

Lesley

Mick what's silver beet?
I know beetroot and sugar beet and something we call C0te de bettes(Swiss chard) but I've never heard of Silver beet. I suppose it's a root vegetable.
Heatherg

Yes, us girlies wouldn't dream of growing veggies :-P

All sounds good and very macho Mick :-D

I dont grow useless girlie stuff like flowers, but have-
potatoes, climbing beans, silver beet, celery, onions, garlic, artichokes, jerusalem artichokes, spinach, tomatoes, capsicums,eggplants, red hot chillis, many herbs, hops, chinese gooseberries, tomatillos, and many seedling eucalypts, casaurinas, & melaleucas.

xxxxx mick

As it was so mild today I thought I would make a start on some weeding and was amazed at how much cleaver had reared it's ugly head.

Also planted some tomato seeds and re-potted my mint's.

Knees and back are killing me even though I've had a long soak in the bath.

:-D :-D :-D

Oh no - what have I done :-0

All your fault Wend! I am trying to write a story featuring Pampas grass ;-)

Rose has been quiet to-day - I think she may have been out looking for a very special 'Pampas Grass' he he! ;-) <3

any tips on parsnips i planted seeds 2 yrs ago all they did were grow very long and skinny please ? x :-0

you can supervise ya good as bossing ;-)

im defo going to plant some thing this yr, i know i say it every year,

but if i can grow some salad stuff, my tortie can scoff it for lunch :)

Not me Stray I can hardly use a fork or spade can I?

*falls off wheelbarrow laughing*

ooooh im all eggsited i nspent all my months pocket money on the tunnel, but OH is going to get to work and grow some veg, im off now have a nice day xxxx

i hate gardening sooo i think all you lovey gardeners should come practice on my garden :-D