Hello!

[Louise56]

About 4 weeks ago I decided to rescue the greenhouse from a small jungle in the corner with the view of growing tomatoes. I am a complete novice (I have managed to kill a cactus in the past) although I oddly enjoy garden clearance... Took about 2 weeks and a million trips to the tip but we are there now! Plus I am terrified of most insects so been held to ransom by a ladybird and a frog whilst in a boiler suit. My neighbour thinks I am crazy! Especially when the hoover came out for the spiderwebs..

I am now the proud owner of strawberries, 2 types of tomatoes, carrots, spring onions, sweet peppers, chilli plant, spinach and summer/autumn raspberries. All grown in containers as we will be moving next year and I would like to take what survives with us!

I have had one fatality which was a tomato plant plug which I man handled a bit too much. Apparently hiding severed roots underneath the plant when planting does not make it better! A strawberry plant also lost of leaf as there was a unidentifiable beastie, panicked, cut of the leaf and now thinking it was a small twig.. We learn!

[cariann88]

Hello and welcome

[muddled]

That we do!

Hello Louise and welcome.
Ladybirds eh?
You know they're the good guys right?

[veggiechicken]

Plus I am terrified of most insects so been held to ransom by a ladybird and a frog whilst in a boiler suit.

Hi Louise and welcome. I need to pay more attention when reading posts - I thought the frog was in a boiler suit Made me chuckle anyway
When you're eating your strawberries and tomatoes you'll forget about the beasties that have been scaring you - I promise. Soon you'll be talking to the spiders like old friends!

[Bren In Pots]

hello and welcome to the vine Louise

About your severed tomato plant if it happens again (like these things sometimes do) put the rest of the plant into water and it will grow new roots.

[Louise56]

Hi Louise and welcome. I need to pay more attention when reading posts - I thought the frog was in a boiler suit Made me chuckle anyway
When you're eating your strawberries and tomatoes you'll forget about the beasties that have been scaring you - I promise. Soon you'll be talking to the spiders like old friends!

I am hoping that is the case, gardening is quite difficult with a irrational fear of beasties! Hence the boiler suit when clearing it out! There is a spider in the corner which I check on every morning/evening to make sure it is still there and isn't trying to invade other parts. Huge step for me as a few weeks ago I would have been sat outside the greenhouse sulking that I couldn't go in it. When I found my first frog I had to go for a tea break before I could sum up the courage to put a pot over it for the OH to relocate later.

Having a bit of a problem with mosquitoes at the moment. I thought I was being a genius with upturned water bottles as a watering system. Stupid me though, perfect breeding ground for them! All open water is covered now so hopefully they will die down. At least they are one of the insects I can tolerate though.

[Louise56]

hello and welcome to the vine Louise

About your severed tomato plant if it happens again (like these things sometimes do) put the rest of the plant into water and it will grow new roots.

Will remember that for next time instead of planting it on top of the amputed roots in the hope they join back together. If you have a solution for a seedling accidentally beheaded with a stanley knife (they're not classed in the fatality count!) I will be very impressed!

[Knight of Albion]

A very warm welcome to the forum, dear Louise.

[Nicos]

Hi there, and a big welcome to the Vine from me too!

A greenhouse eh?...wow- how fantastic !

Sounds like you're already addicted to growing things...don't worry about the fatalities...I'm just as good at killing stuff off as I am growing it!..actually it's much , much easier to do!!!

[Guest]

Bless ya You have made me chuckle. Keep persevering and you will get there.

Welcome to the nuthouse

[ancee]

Welcome Louise. You sound a lot like my daughter who loves nature as long as she's not in it! Freaks out at any beastie and I mean any! Can't get her in the garden without her having a meltdown if anything flutters by

[Lumpy]

Hello Louise - Its brilliant that you have joined us on here. Like Nicos said don't worry about casualties - today, I ended up sacrificing 6 or so sugar snaps as I willy nilly slung the hoe around whilst trying to marmalise weeds.

[Verinda]

Hello Louise, welcome to the forum, I hope you soon get used to the insects and frogs

[Bigmallly]

Hello Louise & welcome to the jungle

[Louise56]

Thank you for the warm welcome! Glad to know I'm not the only plant murderer out there.

Quick question, if plant roots can be seen on top of the soil in a pot is it a bag thing? My raspberry plant definitely does not need potting on as it is Newley in a bigger pot. I've covered it up with more compost and pretended it never happened for now...

Also need some ideas of what to plant in my very last trough. Unfortunately no broccoli for me... will take a picture tomorrow morning to explain size. It's quite diddy but something yummy must be able to grow in there apart from herbs as I already have that covered.