Hello - Happy to be here !

[mike220]

Good afternoon all, how's it going ?

Thought I'd say Hi, as I've been lurking for a day or two trying to gather info.

A bit about me then -

Mike
26 (27 shortly)
St. Helens on Merseyside
Never grown a vegetable / fruit in my life - but I learn quickly !!

As you can see, this is gonna be a learning curve !! haha

Well, I'm still gathering info using the search function (after all that's what it's there for )

I plan to grow the following this year all being well :

Rooster potatoes
Spring onions
Peppers
Chillis
Corn on the Cob
Salad leaves
Brocolli (maybe)

Is there anything that I can't grow in tubs ? Anything major I need to be aware of as I go ?

I'm still gathering info, and off out this afternoon to buy some bits and bobs (seeds for onions/peppers etc. from Wilko's and a windowsill propigator to do the seeds from etc.)

Thanks guys, looking forward to gaining some knowledge and trying to help where I can.

Mike

[shirlthegirl43]

Hello and welcome to the vine Mike. I think all of those will be fine in containers. Have fun and keep lots of notes so you can refer back to them next year.

[veg4681]

Welcome to the vine. You'll be right at home here, possibly one of the best gardening/GYO forum .

For container gardening, I found this site, see what you think but do read other threads as there may already be similar questions on growing in containers.

Container Gardening

Also Wilko is good start for most gardening essentials with their affordable pricing policy.

[Hans Mum]

welcome from me too. theres not much you cant grow in containers, wilko very good and also try your local pound shop and freecycle, theres loads of good advice to be had on here, most of all enjoy

[carlseawolf]

hello and welcome

[lainey lou]

Hello Mike, glad you decided to join in the fun!

[piskieinboots]

Is there anything that I can't grow in tubs ?

toe nails
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elephants



Welcome to the Vine Mike, look forward to seeing more from you

[peanut]

Hi Mike, welcome to the best gardeing site on the planet!

[gardenplot]

Hello mike and welcome to the vine, have lots of fun growing veggies
Its my first year too

[Flummery]

Hi and welcome Mike. Best advice when growing in tubs is don't let them get dry.
Good luck, they'll taste fantastic.

[Nicos]

Hello there and welcome!

Forget about asparagus!!

Looks like you are in for a fun year!!..go for it!!

[Seahorse]

Hello and welcome Mike I think the best advice is to 'have a go'! As long as you're not precious about 'perfect' results, there's great fun to be had with experimenting with what works how and where.

[mike220]

Thanks for all the great responses guys - I'm overwhelmed by the overall level of enthusiasm and happy demeanour of most people on here. Lovely to see

I've been out and bough some seeds for the following today :

Spring onions
Salad leaves
peppers
chillis
onions
and a few other things, aswell as a tub to grow the onions in

Looking forward to getting started now, will get a tubtrug for my spuds at the end of the week and get cracking. Gonna buy the mini greenhouse thingy and some trays from Aldi on Thursday.

Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted with pics when I begin.

Mike

[newshootsinsunlight]

Hi Mike,

Just down the road from you on the Wirral. Ahh us Northeners and the crud weather we have to stick together! I'm a relative newbie as well, just got an allotment and start my RHS course (wanna pursue as career somehow). If you're like me, you'll be addicted dead quick. I'll make so many mistakes. look forward to hearing all your exploits (in the garden, that is!)

[terrier]

Hello Mike, there's one thing this site isn't short of and that's ... ENTHUSIASM