Hallo from Edinburgh

[Croila]

Hallo, I've been lurking here for a while and everyone seems very friendly so I thought I'd just say hi. What a fabulous amount of information is in these forums! It's sooo helpful!

I just started gardening, oh, about two months ago. I always used to think it was terminally boring, hearing my father and my granny going on about plants and gardening, and I always swore I'd never do it. Because I was convinced "only old people do gardening". And I didn't like to think of myself as old ..!

Well, I realised I was completely wrong there and I've got the bug now. My only regret I didn't start earlier in the year so I could have got more veg started!

All the best,
C

[Two_Sheds]

everyone seems very friendly so I thought I'd just say hi. What a fabulous amount of information is in these forums! It's sooo helpful!

Oh, you're trolling aren't you?
Only kidding, you're very welcome aboard.

[Caro]

Hi Croila,

It is a very friendly and welcoming place!

Welcome, and hope you enjoy your new gardening bug!

[ginger ninger]

Hello Croila and welcome to the vine.

[Jeanied]

Welcome to the vine Croila - is that a photo of your square foot bed?

[Florence Fennel]

Hello and welcome to the Vine Croila. There's still time to sow some more veg, go for it!

[Croila]

Thank you for all the welcomes, it's much appreciated! :-)

Yes, that's a picture of my new square foot bed ... My husband made it for me out of decking planks and I'm ever so pleased with it. I bought the Square Foot Gardening book a wee while ago and have probably read it about ten times before being brave enough to bash on with actually DOING it!

I had absolutely no idea what was suitable to go in it for our rubbish climate up here and the half-shade position it's in. I think sowing sweetcorn in one of the squares at the end of June was a bit optimistic ... The shoots are tiny, and two out of the four Dwarf French Bean seedlings look manky and haven't gone far.

Boy is there loads to learn. My parents-in-law tell me that getting your garden "right" takes years, but the trouble is I want to do it NOW! :-0

[Currysniffa]

Hi Croila, welcome to the vine