New!

[Donnalwat]

Well I am Donna and very new to growing my own!

I have just bought a plastic green house and have Iceberg Lettuce, sweet peppers, tumbling tomatoes, beetroot, peas and cucumber plants as well as dwarf nad french bean seeds in it at the moment - outside I have strawberries ,mint and about to put potatoes in pots this weekend. Any advice would be welcome!!!!

[Alison]

Hello. If you need to free a bit of space up then I suggest you put the peas, beetroot and lettuce outside. The dwarf beans can go out during the day (and soon 24 / 7 round here) as can the tomatoes.

[Donnalwat]

Alison - I will be putting the lettuce out as soon as I get home as per your advice on the under cover thread!

[Alison]

Lol but please don't blame me if it gets slugged now!

[Incy]

I do my lettuce in troughs on my windowsill. That way you avoid the slugs:-)

[FionaH]

I do my lettuce in troughs on my windowsill. That way you avoid the slugs:-)

Not convinced! I think the little beggers can abseil!

[Donnalwat]

I have also been reading through the older posts and might try the cut off 2 litre plastic bottles around them until they get older - might help with my "droopy" leaves and stop the slugs!

[Incy]

No sign of the little blighters in the salad in the house. been eating homegrown for a couple of months from my troughs I do agree they can get most places though. Can't stand them

[Donnalwat]

It the spotting the slime but not finding the bugger that winds me up! Is it sad to say it is starting to keep me up at night lol!