Good morning all

[Shoot Five]

Morning all.

Thought I should sign up and say hello; I've been taking guidance and tips from several sites including this on without ever contributing or joining in (shameful!).

So anyway, I'm Jamie, 26, from Grantham in Lincolnshire. I live with my other (better) half Danielle and we have a beautiful 6 month old daughter called Amelia.

I've been working on transforming the garden of our rented terrace and it's now got a little space for veggies (partial shade due to a massive silver birch); a little patio space for containers (full sun), a border (full sun) and a small patch where last year I (quite successfully) grew runner beans. We also have strawbs dotted about (and in hangers) but the rest is taken up by Danielle's flowers and the my lawn.

I'm already acquiring all the info I'll need for my first ever go at potatoes.

So anyway, "hi" all - I've learnt a lot already and especially have taken to the more 'frugal' tips - money's pretty tight for us so growing our own is fun but will hopefully be more and more rewarding in terms of feeding us up. Can't wait to get involved!

[Dead Dogs]

Welcome to the vine.

Some veg are quite colourful, you maybe able to slip a few into the flour beds as well.

[veggiechicken]

Hi Jamie and welcome. I agree with Dead Dogs, mix some veg in with the flowers, beans look lovely mixed with sweet peas and carrot and beetroot leaves are very decorative. Danielle may not even notice!!!

[Currysniffa]

Hello Jamie welcome to the vine

[Shoot Five]

Hi Jamie and welcome. I agree with Dead Dogs, mix some veg in with the flowers, beans look lovely mixed with sweet peas and carrot and beetroot leaves are very decorative. Danielle may not even notice!!!

She wouldn't mind so long as I don't totally steal "her" space.

We've gone from overgrown wilderness (first winter after moving in) to all lawn and flower beds (first summer), to about 20% veggies (last year) to this year.... Which is still in the planning stages but I'm hoping to be able to harvest little and often all year-round.

Thanks for the welcomes!

[veggiechicken]

You've clearly worked very hard on the "wilderness" - lots of rewards to come this year in the way of food! How about growing strawberries? There's nothing better than eating them straight from the plant and they're also very pretty.

[Helgalush]

Hello Jamie, welcome to the vine.

[Shoot Five]

You've clearly worked very hard on the "wilderness" - lots of rewards to come this year in the way of food! How about growing strawberries? There's nothing better than eating them straight from the plant and they're also very pretty.

Ahh we did have some strawbs, I don't know much of them but some are still in the ground with their runners doing whatever they do! I haven't read up on those, I just let She Who Must Be Obeyed grow them.

Delicious though, and we're having some in hanging baskets too this time around.

Also, wilderness is about right! After clearing it shortly after we moved in we discovered things like PATHS which you couldn't even see before! It was mind-boggling. Then I had to dig up and get rid of all the rubble from a previous shed foundations, buried tins of paint etc.

God knows what was going through the minds of the previous tenants!

[Jeanied]

Welcome to the vine Jamie - it would be helpful to put your location in your profile so we know whereabouts in the world you are growing!

[Bren In Pots]

Hello and welcome to the vine Jamie

[Shoot Five]

Welcome to the vine Jamie - it would be helpful to put your location in your profile so we know whereabouts in the world you are growing!

Amended - I'm in leafy Lincolnshire.

[Two_Sheds]

my first ever go at potatoes.

You've chosen a good crop to start with: check out Tattie Man's threads.

Me, I'd go for a lovely salad potato (Pink Fir Apple is my own fave spud). Seed spuds are available in £ shops and Wilkinsons.
Keep them sunny, fed & watered, and after about 4 months (summertime) you'll be digging them up

[Shoot Five]

You've chosen a good crop to start with: check out Tattie Man's threads.

Me, I'd go for a lovely salad potato (Pink Fir Apple is my own fave spud). Seed spuds are available in £ shops and Wilkinsons.
Keep them sunny, fed & watered, and after about 4 months (summertime) you'll be digging them up

I'll look into them; I am going to be growing in bags though unfortunately due to lack of space - would you recommend them (as I believe I'm better off sticking to First Earlies) in bags?

[Two_Sheds]

You won't get as big a crop in bags as you would in the ground. PFA are a late maincrop, so they need a longer growth than first earlies ... but are well worth the wait.

Go to your local £ shop and see what they have

[Shoot Five]

Thanks!

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