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it occured to me that most new people have posted a message saying who they are etc, ive been posting a bit but havent said hello to the group so hear it is..
Hello im gary from the wirral
ive been growing veg for 5 years now and basically taught myself from the ground up although i have studied botany / ecology at university which may have helped. I grow all my veg at home (havent the time for an allotment yet being in my prime 30's)
When i bought my house i developed raised beds over membrane to give me 3 raised beds (full sleeper long by half wide) filled with topsoil and topped up anually with home made compost. I also have a 4th bed now with is big enough to fit 4 of the above type in. I would say it gives me about 80% of my annual usage crop of veggies. I also have a lean to greenhouse which is south facing which i use for toms, chillis, bonsai production, succulents and carnivorus plants.
I try mostly to be organic but to be fair i have had to use slug pellets in the past as well as tomato liquid feeds. The only spray pesticides i use are in the greenhouse as some of my rare/hard to keep plants reside here (but when its warm i use my lizards to cull the bugs)
so there you have it, ill try to keep sharing my knowledge on the site where i can and hopefully pick up new tips too...
it occured to me that most new people have posted a message saying who they are etc, ive been posting a bit but havent said hello to the group so hear it is..
Hello im gary from the wirral
ive been growing veg for 5 years now and basically taught myself from the ground up although i have studied botany / ecology at university which may have helped. I grow all my veg at home (havent the time for an allotment yet being in my prime 30's)
When i bought my house i developed raised beds over membrane to give me 3 raised beds (full sleeper long by half wide) filled with topsoil and topped up anually with home made compost. I also have a 4th bed now with is big enough to fit 4 of the above type in. I would say it gives me about 80% of my annual usage crop of veggies. I also have a lean to greenhouse which is south facing which i use for toms, chillis, bonsai production, succulents and carnivorus plants.
I try mostly to be organic but to be fair i have had to use slug pellets in the past as well as tomato liquid feeds. The only spray pesticides i use are in the greenhouse as some of my rare/hard to keep plants reside here (but when its warm i use my lizards to cull the bugs)
so there you have it, ill try to keep sharing my knowledge on the site where i can and hopefully pick up new tips too...
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