Frosty greetings from a new bod!

[Nelly]

Morning all, from frosty but glorious Cumbria. I'm new to this and not sure I've even begun to find my way around the site and its terminology; I'm hoping growing veg will be simpler... So far I've not ventured beyond windowsill tomatoes, peppers and herbs (though as a teenager I once grew a few chickpeas and lentils - a very few) but I'm determined to make this a season of many veg! Last year I had a magical experience in an old kitchen garden, causing me to rush out and buy an azada (even though the kitchen garden isn't mine and I don't have any earth to dig...).
Has anyone used the Linkabord raised beds? I would have to put them on a cobbled patio (what with not having that kitchen garden - sob) so I'm wondering (a) what's the best thing to line them with and (b) what can be grown (apart from salad leaves) in beds that are 15cm and 30cm deep. All suggestions would be most welcome. Looking forward to conversing with and being enthused by fellow veg growers. The excitement of seed packets is getting to me!

[shirlthegirl43]

Hello and welcome to the vine Nelly. Frosty here too this morning, very pretty though.

If you use the search facility on here and type 'containers' as the search, you will find lots of discussions on container gardening. You will be able to grow just about anything you want to using various containers.

Good luck and have fun.

[Nelly]

Thanks for site assistance (suddenly feel rather out-of-techo-touch) - will certainly have lots of fun but might also need a bit of luck!

[Flummery]

Wishing you lots of it then Nelly! Veg growing is always an adventure - you never get 2 seasons the same.

[hawthorns]

i would put some plastic in your beds to protect your patio. as far as growing you can pretty much grow what ever you want.

[Snadger]

Welcome to the vine Nelly!

Frosty here again this morning but the suns shining thats the main thing!

[mike220]

Welcome - glad to see it's not just me getting in over my head with a new subject !! haha

[Seahorse]

Hello and welcome Nelly I grew lots in containers last year with good results.

[lottielady]

Hi I have just bought a link aboard bed for my patio not sure if it will work but thought we would give it a go for salads and stuff at home, we went for 15cm on 1m x 1m and then 30cm on 2m x 1m, if you struggle with it give linkaboard a call as they were really helpful. We have lined ours with some weed suppressing membrane to stop the soil washing out, you can get that in homebase or we got ours from Ebay. This veg growing becomes addictive, I am trying to convince my husband that we need chickens now but with little success. Good luck

[bobleponge]

Welcome Nelly. Not frosty here either, although it does get a bit chilly in the desert this time of year.
Enjoy your gardening, a friend of mine used link a board last year and now swears by it. He also uses the membrane to stop soil leaving and said it worked a treat.

[terrier]

Hi Nelly, welcome to the forum. You'll soon get used to the way it works, it's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. If you use plastic underneath your beds, make sure there's enough holes in it for drainage otherwise the contents will become waterlogged and smelly then nothing will grow. For deeper rooted plants, grow in containers. In my garden I have a rose planted in an old loo, a couple of old Belfast sinks for herbs, flowers in old car tyres ... my OH thinks I'm mad.

[Nicos]

Hi there Nellie- and a sunny welcome from me!

[peanut]

Hi Nelly,

Welcome! I use link-a-bord and containers and they all work great for veg and fruit. Hope you have fun.

[gardenplot]

Hi Nelly and welcome to the vine, yes its been a very frosty past few days but lovely sunshine.

[Hans Mum]

welcome from too, wont be frosty for ever