Newbie with first ever own garden

[brmead]

Hi! I've just bought my first house and it's the first time I've had a garden (rather than a yard) since I was a child, so I'm really excited to get started. I've actually been inspired to get stuck in by my job - I'm a psychology researcher looking at urban agriculture and health, so it's given me to boost to have a go since we moved in to our first home in the North West in May.

I was given three young tomato plants a couple of weeks ago which I've got in a grow bag. They're getting flowers but no sign of tomatoes yet. I've also got a pot each for strawberries, peppers and blackcurrants. It's looking like I'll get strawberries and peppers in the next few weeks, fingers crossed! I've just planted some rocket seeds too, so hopefully they'll grow soon. I can't seem to post a picture with this post yet but I'll try again soon.

[bikermike]

Shhhh everyone! He's looking for evidence gardenning keeps you sane... :-)

Welcome! On a serious note, good luck.

To me, what i love about gardenning is the long-term view of it. There's the short term faff of getting stuff going, then there's annual harvest, and then the looking back at several years' working

[Jay-ell]

Shhhh everyone! He's looking for evidence gardenning keeps you sane... :-)

You sure he's come to the right place?

Hi Brmead and welcome to the vine.

You'll need to make 10 posts before you can start uploading photos. Have a browse around and join in some of the discussions. You don't have to be knowledgeable to join in - everyone has their inputs to make.

[brmead]

Haha! Not that sort of psychologist, I promise!

That's one of the things i'm looking forward to. I'm hoping that all the hard work this year will pay off and I'll get a regular harvest. How did you find getting started?

Shhhh everyone! He's looking for evidence gardenning keeps you sane... :-)

Welcome! On a serious note, good luck.

To me, what i love about gardenning is the long-term view of it. There's the short term faff of getting stuff going, then there's annual harvest, and then the looking back at several years' working

[veggiechicken]

Hi and welcome
There's no doubt in my mind that being outdoors, growing things and, if your lucky, eating the results, improves your state of mind.
You may have started with a grow bag and a couple of pots but, once the bug bites, you'll be squeezing plants into every corner, wall and windowsill and putting your name down for an allotment.
Good luck with your growing and your research.

[Nicos]

Hi there and welcome to Vine from me too!

[brmead]

Hello! Thank you. I'm already there. I've started eyeing up bits of the garden that are free (does the BBQ need to live there? ) and filled the kitchen windowsill with pots. I've even got a couple of pots on my windowsill in the office at work.

Hi and welcome
There's no doubt in my mind that being outdoors, growing things and, if your lucky, eating the results, improves your state of mind.
You may have started with a grow bag and a couple of pots but, once the bug bites, you'll be squeezing plants into every corner, wall and windowsill and putting your name down for an allotment.
Good luck with your growing and your research.

[SarrissUK]

Hi and welcome! We're nuts here - just got to get that out there LOL

When I started, and I still do, I went to car boot sales to buy all the tools I needed for a fraction of the cost and a huge improvement in quality, compared to buying in the mainstream outlets.

These days I source an awful lot of stuff on Facebook, often free. People give gardening a try and get bord and give stuff away, and I am happy to take it off their hands

I now have a tiny little back garden that is crammed full of greenhouse and vegetables and flowers... and two allotment plots which look hideous but provide me with lots of veggies and fruit

We have threads on here with bargains and good deals too, so we can't even promise that we won't lead you astray!! haha

[bikermike]

Haha! Not that sort of psychologist, I promise!

That's one of the things i'm looking forward to. I'm hoping that all the hard work this year will pay off and I'll get a regular harvest. How did you find getting started?

How did I get started? I opened the door and there it was...

On a more serious note, I'm not quite sure why the bug bit. We bought our first (and so far only) house, and it had a lovely garden that inspired me to give it a go, but it also frustrated me as there wasn't much space that wasn't allocated. There are allotments behind our house, so I put my name down for a half plot (three year wait), that autumn I got one, and then a few years later the old boy with the other half handed his keys in...

I think it was the taste of home-grown strawberries that did it for me - some are OK, but some are so much better than that. I also like growing tomatoes (even though I'm not a huge fan of eating them).

My mum's always been a keen gardener, so that put me in that way of thinking I suppose.

Now I've got a son and he's showing an interest (although it does make it rather less relaxing...)

[Bren In Pots]

Hello and welcome to the vine Brmead.
I'm a back garden grower that went from a couple of pots to filling in a pond and digging up the lawn, growing veg seems to takeover.

[Jay-ell]

I started as a worm and woodlice trainer when I was a kid and needed somewhere to keep the menagerie.

[Jungle Jane]

Hello welcome to the vine,congratulations having your own garden it’s a great place to be. I made loads of mistakes in the beginning but then you learn sometimes,it makes you feel good to finally succeed when you do.

[bikermike]

I started as a worm and woodlice trainer when I was a kid and needed somewhere to keep the menagerie.

That explains the tall hat... did you have a whip as well?

[Jay-ell]

That explains the tall hat... did you have a whip as well?

Yep - and a very very tiny chair.

[Small pumpkin]

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