Hey everyone!

[BethanLowri]

Just thought, I'd say hello as I am new to the grapevine. I'm growing a whole load of stuff which I sowed earlier in the year and have recently acquired a greenhouse as a gift ( Sooo difficult to assemble!). I'll give you a list of the stuff I'm growing, Sweet Peppers, 10 varieties of Chilli peppers, Spinach, Lettuce, Radish, Kelsae onion (from seed), Spring onion, Strawberries, Oranges, Lychees, Lemon, Red Lime, Peas (Onward), Tomatoes (Big Boy and Red Cherry) and 10 varieties of herb! So as you can imagine I have quite a lot on my hands! I suffer with an illness called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME) and gardening has become a kind of therapy for me.

Thank you for taking the time to read this essay!

Bethan

[barrie tough]

welcome to the vine BL,you`ve got your hands full there.no what you mean about therapy helps me unwind fa the hassle of work.best of luck with your veg any probs just ask thats what the vine is all about

[BethanLowri]

Thank you very much, shall definitely be on here if I have any queries about my plants from now on. Hopefully there will be people here who can impart some of their planting wisdom on me!

[everdream78]

Hey there! I've got fibromyalgia - very similar in lots of ways to ME so I can sympathise with you. I find gardening an excellent form of therapy - you can just lose yourself for hours! I often go for a wander with a cuppa, stop to pull out a weed and come back to the house three hours later! lol

[BethanLowri]

Haha, yes that's exactly what I end up doing. The fresh air is great for me when I'm feeling a bit low. Yes, Fibromyalgia is very similar to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or at least there are similarities in symptoms. I've found that having a hobby takes my mind off feeling ill.