Hello

[StephenH]

I've just joined this forum, having discovered it when googling about compost pits. I'm 57, and recently revived my interest in organic fruit and veg. growing. I look forward to discussing them, and other, topics.

[FionaH]

Hiya welcome to the Vine

[ixi1456]

hello and a warm welcome to the forum

[Flummery]

Welcome. Many of us grow organically. Pull up a seat and join in!

[Samwise]

Welcome to the vine

[Glutton4...]

Hello and welcome to the madhouse!

[shirlthegirl43]

hello and welcome to the vine.

[Alice]

Welcome to the Vine StephenH. You've come to the right place.

[TonyO]

Hi StephenH - welcome to the vine,

Organic is good - what are you growing?

TonyO.

[StephenH]

Thanks for all the welcomes.

Organic is good - what are you growing?

I've got some unusual 'heritage' seeds from realseeds - bean 'Cherokee Trail of tears', tomato 'Amish Paste', cauli 'Ottobrino', and turnip and dwarf bean varieties I can't remember the names of. I've also got some more everyday varieties of parsnip, spud (Maris Piper), and onion, and some herbs - basil, sage, rosmary and thyme (yes, I know the first should have been parsley, to fit with the old Simon and Carbunkle song, but I never use parsley in cooking, but do use basil). I've just bought an unnamed variety of redcurrant from Wilkinsons, tempted by the price - only £1. I'll grow it against a south-facing fence, behind my gooseberries, which I planted in the autumn - 2x 'London', 2x 'Langley Gage', and 1x 'Jenny Lind'. I also planted in the autumn four one-year-maiden apple trees - Egremont Russet, Brownlees Russet, Cottenham Seedling, and Flower of Kent, the last-named the variety which Sir Isaac Newton saw an apple of fall from the tree, which prompted him to come up with his theory of gravitation. Also, in the front garden, 'Ispahan', a European Quince. They are all on semi-dwarfing rootstocks. They won't fruit for 4 or 5 years, though. I've also got a mature, full-size apple tree, which was fully-grown when I moved in 31 years ago so must be getting on for a century old, the variety being, I think, 'James Grieve'. I'm in the middle of giving it a drastic prune.

[Herbie]

Hello StephenH

Welcome to the vine. Lets us know how your heritage varieties turn out. Good luck.