hello to all

[stumpy1972uk1]

thought id introduce myself,my name is adrian , known as ade. just starting out on growing our own , my youngest daughter who is in the echo team at school and has been growing veg at school since last year , shes 8 years old , and after much nagging she talked us in to a greenhouse and starting our own veg plot in our garden. we went for a plastic 8x6 greenhouse due to the kids playing in the garden which is thermostatically heated by a 2kw heater. i will try not to ask any daft questions and will attempt to use the search option. bye for now

[tootles]

Hello Stumpy, welcome to the vine.
Call me a thickie - but what is the echo team??

[zazen999]

Welcome.

She talked YOU into a greenhouse - much respect to her. And a heated one as well???

Honestly....you've got a good one there haven't you! What a star.

[stumpy1972uk1]

hi all, thanlks for the welcome, echo team is the name the school uses for the gardening club they have , they get to do the growing during school lessons as part of their curiculum. birmingham schools are taking it quite seriuosly. they sell the produce in the school to the parents and the money goes to fund the growing. we had some rocket, cucumbers and lettuces last year , the look on our daughters face as the family tucked in to her and her friends hard work was pricless. she is a star , we are very proud. thanls again ade.

[sharonr]

You should be very proud of her. I wish all schools encoraged their pupils to grow veg.
And good on you for joining in with the fun. Heres to many happy years growing your own.

[selfraising]

Welcome to the vine and good for your daughter!!

[stumpy1972uk1]

thanks , we are very proud of her , the green fingers must have something to do with her name , rosie. lol.

[Glutton4...]

Hi Stumpy and welcome to the madhouse - it's lovely to hear of Parents doing as the kids tell them lol!

[TonyO]

Hi Stumpy - welcome to the vine,

its a pity schools in London dont do the echo team curriculum, it would certainly be an eye opener for them, & it might even steer some of them away from all that junk food!!!

NO pizza isnt a vegetable!!!!!

Tony

[Samwise]

Hiya and a warm welcome to the vine

[ixi1456]

and welcome from me as well

[RedThorn]

good to see the younger generation pushing upwards! Congrats to Rosie (you are afterall only the Dad )

Welcome and happy growing!

[Flummery]

Hi and welcome. They have an eco-club at our local school - I imagine it's the same. The kids there grew some fantastic yellow courgettes last year - better than mine!

[stumpy1972uk1]

thank you all for the warm welcome , rosie and i will keep you all informed on our progress, we are really looking forward to a fun filled year of growing.