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    i'm new to this whole grow your own thing and have no expierience and no ground to plant into so everthing im growing is in pots

    calabrese is in 5 gallon drums with the tops cut out and im feeding with fish blood and bone

    what size of container would i need for the iceberg lettuce i have currently got in 13cm pots to start off

    my cellerly is in a large pot about 35/40cm diameter but is very short maybe only 7" tall is there any thing i should feed this with preferably organic i did put cow dung in the pot but maybe not enough

    next year if i wanted to make nettle feed would the smell be likely to annoy nieghbours if made around 10 metres away frow their house,caqn it be made in a lidded barrel and does it go on plants straight or do you mix with water

    i told im new to this any help is greatly appreiated im 16 and tought id give this a shot

  • #2
    Hi, not quite an answer but if you're growing calabrese in pots you could try kabuki f1 as they are 'mini veg' and only grow about 18" tall. We grow them (in raised beds) and they are very tasty and have lots of side shoots too.
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    • #3
      thanks bit late for this year now but will take that on board for next year

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      • #4
        As for lettuce and leafy stuff we start ours off in 'seed tray modules' and then they can easily be grown in seed trays - say two-four lettuce to a half-size tray - they don't need deep containers.
        To see a world in a grain of sand
        And a heaven in a wild flower

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        • #5
          i know leafy lettuce doesnt need deep pots but i was told iceberg grows alot like what cabbages do is that not correct

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          • #6
            We grew our iceberg in raised beds but I imagine they might need a half-tray per head. We grow little gem and romaine and such like that are more suitable to sometimes pick individual leaves or small heads off, as there are only two of us and we don't want too large an amount at one pick - hence also as above the 'mini-veg' kabuki.
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            And a heaven in a wild flower

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            • #7
              Originally posted by teengrower View Post
              calabrese is in 5 gallon drums
              That must take a lot of compost, did it cost much? Great if you enjoy calabrese, but it might not be cost effective.

              Originally posted by teengrower View Post
              my cellerly is in a large pot... is there any thing i should feed this with preferably organic i did put cow dung in the pot
              Celery? Doesn't need feed, just lots of water


              Originally posted by teengrower View Post
              next year if i wanted to make nettle feed would the smell be likely to annoy
              There are 100s of old threads on nettle & comfrey tea, if you browse through.
              I make mine in 5 litre water bottles, and add a splash at a time to a watering can
              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by teengrower View Post
                i'm new to this whole grow your own thing and have no expierience and no ground to plant into so everthing im growing is in pots

                calabrese is in 5 gallon drums with the tops cut out and im feeding with fish blood and bone

                what size of container would i need for the iceberg lettuce i have currently got in 13cm pots to start off

                my cellerly is in a large pot about 35/40cm diameter but is very short maybe only 7" tall is there any thing i should feed this with preferably organic i did put cow dung in the pot but maybe not enough

                next year if i wanted to make nettle feed would the smell be likely to annoy nieghbours if made around 10 metres away frow their house,caqn it be made in a lidded barrel and does it go on plants straight or do you mix with water

                i told im new to this any help is greatly appreiated im 16 and tought id give this a shot
                Whats the matter with THIS year? You could knock a batch up in a fortnight!
                My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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                • #9
                  i suppose i could and it would be useful but would it smell bad in made in closed container or water bottle as two sheds suggested or would the smell only be strong once the lid was removed

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                  • #10
                    smells once the lid is off. smells really bad when the lid is off. smells really really bad when the lid is off.

                    but then, doesnt smell so bad when its mixed with water and chucked on your crops

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by teengrower View Post
                      what size of container would i need for the iceberg lettuce i have currently got in 13cm pots to start off
                      Hello and welcome to the vine

                      I grow my lettuce in those plastic window box trough thingies. you can pick them up fairly cheap and they hold a fair few lettuces.
                      Location....East Midlands.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by teengrower View Post
                        would it smell bad in made in closed container
                        er, no.
                        That's why I put it in a closed container ....
                        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                        • #13
                          thanks i know you can buy organic feeds but its around 4 pound a litre so not cost effective does the nettle feed go on straight or dilute

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                            and add a splash at a time to a watering can
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                            • #15
                              could anyone advise me as to the best and cheapest way to grow mushrooms

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