Clueless gardener here, with own boots and little else!

[Jeanied]

Welcome PeteC and it's nice to swell the numbers of us southerners! There won't be much that you can't find out here! Coupled with a few ideas (sometimes even mine!) that are just plain bonkers. And every so often something in the air comes over people and the vine starts zinging with jokes and banter - hilarious if you are on your own with the computer and a glass of wine or two!
The purple signature that appears below my post is the product of just such an occasion not so long ago!

[Madhouseof5]

Hi! I'm new here too, but am not new to gardening or veg growing. It's quite addicitive. I agree that there is no feeling in the world like when you see your 1st seedling pop up out of the ground or when you pull up your 1st crop to eat. Enjoy!

[sarraceniac]

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

Oi !

if they don't always know the answer they usually know a man that does.

Is there something wrong?

[COMPOST CORNER]

Hi Pete C.
Apparently native Americans used to bury a fish under plants to feed the plant a the fish rotted. And in New Zealand, apparently some criminal types are poaching from the rivers to bury the fish under illegal cannabis plantations.

But Halibut is a little expensive, so manure is possibly a better alternative.

[Julesb]

You will really really be glad you took the plunge into growing your own food. I used to find gardening a chore but love my allotment. So relaxing, especially when you have a glass of red at hand and so fullfilling when you can barbecue and eat all your home grown produce (with yet another glass of red!!). And then of course you can come on here when your day of digging is done and talk to other like minded growers (with yet another glass of red!!!!). Have fun and just enjoy