Clueless gardener here, with own boots and little else!

[binley100]

...and just think how excited you'll be when your first seedling pops up..We took a pix of ours. I was going to attach it but I can't get it to load

http://www.resizr.com/resized/f987.jpg

Omg it worked!!!!

Just goes to show Pete that theres grapes on this 'ere vine who know about everything.

(Thanks two sheds)

[Pumpkin Becki]

Welcome to the Vine from me too Pete.
We cover a multitude of topics here, and sometimes you'll get conflicting advice to your questions, but we're only human and can only tell you about our own experiences. If you try an experiment and it goes wrong, just remember, you've probably only wasted the price of a few seeds, its not the end of the world. Start gently, and don't try to do it all in one day.
And most importantly - have fun!!!

[crazywitch]

hiya pete welcome. my first tip is to grow what you like to eat and maybe if you have time and space something new and exotic to expand your horizons.

[ginger ninger]

Hello Pete, and welcome to the vine, as you can tell we're a friendly bunch, if you can find room for a compost bin...my advice is to get one.

[Pete C]

Hello Pete, and welcome to the vine, as you can tell we're a friendly bunch, if you can find room for a compost bin...my advice is to get one.

I thought about making a compost bin, then I saw how cheap the council punt them out for, so I thought "sod it" and took the plunge!

I also sat down last night and made a list of what I wanted to grow. It came out at 48 things, so I guess I'll trim it down when I'm not at the wrong end of a bottle of red!

I also feel like I'm approaching the end of my greenhouse/cold frame turmoil.

The next step (according to the books I've flicked through) is get the beds built and chuck a load of horse manure in to start rotting. I hope my neighbour likes the smell (actually, I don't really care; they never asked me if I wanted their dog to wake me up at sunrise).

I'm also going to do a series of photographs to spur me on in my darkest moments, of which I am sure there will be very many. I did that when I tried to rebuild the back of my house. Every time I felt like giving up I hooked them out and reminded myself of what a long, slow, torturous journey it had been. Then I went to the pub. Still, I got it finished in the end!

Thanks to all for the support!

[sarraceniac]

Welcome to the Vine from me too Pete.
We cover a multitude of topics here, and sometimes you'll get conflicting advice to your questions, but we're only human and can only tell you about our own experiences. If you try an experiment and it goes wrong, just remember, you've probably only wasted the price of a few seeds, its not the end of the world. Start gently, and don't try to do it all in one day.
And most importantly - have fun!!!

The old adage is that if you ask 10 gardeners for advice you will get 10 different (and conflicting) answers. That's part of the fun of it.

[Bigmallly]

The next step (according to the books I've flicked through) is get the beds built and chuck a load of horse manure in to start rotting. I hope my neighbour likes the smell.

Try & get hold of well rotted horse manure if you can, the darker the better & it shouldn't smell.

[Pumpkin Becki]

The old adage is that if you ask 10 gardeners for advice you will get 10 different (and conflicting) answers. That's part of the fun of it.

Perfectly summed up there sarraceniac

[northepaul]

Hi and welcome, I am sure you'll get along fine

[piskieinboots]

I'd go back and pick up a motoring mag if I were you

Welcome and good luck

[Eco-Chic]

You ought to have got the chicken mag too

Sounds like you are a dab hand with tools and wood so you could build your own coop and run into the garden design

[HayleyB]

Welcome to the nut house, we're all bonkers and once the bug really hits you'll go upsetting next door's dog with a couplea chooks too. Me - this was my second year and I'm hooked mainly the fault of all the other grapes on here I hasten to add, they are all very addictive

[lettucegrow!]

Hi Pete, don't look on it all as a chore and I 've come up with some great ideas at the end of a bottle or two!! Take your time with planning and definitely just grow the stuff you like to eat(and OH likes to eat!) You'll find loads of info here and lots of advice,some you will disregard and carry on regardless but that's how we learn.And you must must must go as big as you can and allow space for chooks!!! Part of the gardening cycle!!( Free manure)

[Incy]

Hi Pete,
Welcome to the madhouse. I'm sure you'll fit in just fine. There are plenty of really good gardeners on here willing to give sound advice and there's also the rest of us who gratefully receive it.
We also have plenty of non gardening fun here too so don't forget to check out/ join in on the general chitchat thread

[Brengirl]

Oi !

I thought that would raise a few eyebrows but it does no harm to butter them up once in a while