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I'm coming into my first full year of growing fruit and veg in containers, and would appreciate any and all advice!
I got started early summer last year in a rather unfortunate way when a local school lost the funding to start up an allotment themselves. A lot of parents/supporters had grown extra on their own plots/gardens and donated it to the school only for it then to be going to waste. Some of this (courgette, tomato, pepper plants) found its way to me in a rather should-have-been-planted-out-a-while-ago looking state. Not being too sure of what I was doing I got them planted up into larger pots and growbags, and actually got rather good harvests! I supplemented it with growing my own salad leaf plants and certainly enjoyed myself. Even made my own chutney with the last of the green tomatoes.
So this year I've decided to really go for it. Got stuff going early through the winter what I could, so if they didn't work out I could try again come spring...onions, cabbages, broad beans, dwarf peas, carrots and blueberries (free if I paid postage, I'm game!). All have survived thus far and are doing to my eyes really well.
Got tomatoes, courgettes, shallots, beetroot, peppers, lettuces, herbs, potatoes (got first lot of seed potatoes in an egg tray chitting away) all planned - as well as raspberries and strawberries - provided I have the patio space. Am even planting extra of everything as I hear the school now has the funding and I certainly want to help them any way I can.
The only experiance I had previously was with my grandfather who was a vegetable gardener in a big way and I used to help him out a little bit as a child. So like I say, any advice greatly appreciated - look forward to getting to know you all!
I'm coming into my first full year of growing fruit and veg in containers, and would appreciate any and all advice!
I got started early summer last year in a rather unfortunate way when a local school lost the funding to start up an allotment themselves. A lot of parents/supporters had grown extra on their own plots/gardens and donated it to the school only for it then to be going to waste. Some of this (courgette, tomato, pepper plants) found its way to me in a rather should-have-been-planted-out-a-while-ago looking state. Not being too sure of what I was doing I got them planted up into larger pots and growbags, and actually got rather good harvests! I supplemented it with growing my own salad leaf plants and certainly enjoyed myself. Even made my own chutney with the last of the green tomatoes.
So this year I've decided to really go for it. Got stuff going early through the winter what I could, so if they didn't work out I could try again come spring...onions, cabbages, broad beans, dwarf peas, carrots and blueberries (free if I paid postage, I'm game!). All have survived thus far and are doing to my eyes really well.
Got tomatoes, courgettes, shallots, beetroot, peppers, lettuces, herbs, potatoes (got first lot of seed potatoes in an egg tray chitting away) all planned - as well as raspberries and strawberries - provided I have the patio space. Am even planting extra of everything as I hear the school now has the funding and I certainly want to help them any way I can.
The only experiance I had previously was with my grandfather who was a vegetable gardener in a big way and I used to help him out a little bit as a child. So like I say, any advice greatly appreciated - look forward to getting to know you all!
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