How long have you been gardening?

[SarzWix]

I started gardening with my grandad as a wee 'un, growing my own cucumbers in the greenhouse and a flower patch of my own too. But as an adult I started gardening properly when we got our first proper garden about 14 years ago, just flowers and lawn. When we moved to this house, 10 years ago, I started growing a few tomatoes & cuc's in pots. Full blown veggie obsession didn't start til about 4 years ago though, and I got my first lottie in Feb 2007.
I put 5 to 10 years on the poll, coz although I do know some stuff, there's no way I am Yoda!

[zazen999]

Well, On and off for 40 odd years. I've moved alot so had gardens, then didn't then did then didn't ad infinitum. Used to grow lots in pot indoors and out but I've lost more growing spaces than I care to remember.

So, I've also put 5-10 years...but I still make the same mistakes and stand there sometimes wondering what on earth is in this pot and why my supposed long yellow courgettes are green and round. And I try too many crops that haven't got a cat in heck's chance of growing here but I like the challenge. I sometimes still think I am in Canada or in Kent and things are just different up here in the chilly midlands.

[HeyWayne]

Well, On and off for 40 odd years.

Now that I don't believe! Are you counting the time in your mummys tummy?

[shirlthegirl43]

Used to help my mum with her veggies when I was wee, this will be my third year of trying to grow our own veg so still very much learning the ropes. I have had houseplants thriving as long as I have had my wonderful hubby (over 18 years now)

[zazen999]

Now that I don't believe! Are you counting the time in your mummys tummy?

41 and a half hon...and proud of it.

[lainey lou]

Well, On and off for 40 odd years.

Now that I don't believe! Are you counting the time in your mummys tummy?

Must have been a previous life surely!!!

[di]

As I've just asked if there's a right/wrong way up to plant beans...think I can safely say I'm no Yoda...however growing veg has always been a way of life...my mum & dad grew a bit,but as kiddies we used to spend hours next door learning from a real Gardening Yoda!!!Then,however small a garden I've had,I've managed to grow something in the borders.We got our first lottie about 4 years ago(lost count already!).
So,although no expert,I've put 11 years plus!

[Pumpkin Becki]

My mother was my inspiration, but she loved her garden so much that nobody else got a look in.

I started keeping Bonsai (starting them from saplings and growing them on) when I was about 14, but didn't get my own garden til about 12 years ago when I moved in with my (now) husband. We only rented the house at the time, so just cut the grass and maintained the few meagre plants the landlord had stuck in, then we bought it and I was let loose!!

For this reason I've ticked 10 years for gardening, but I've only had a lottie and seriously grown veg for 2 years now. I've 'got knowledge' but there's always lots to learn!

[duggie]

Started growing some veg in pots in the back garden in summer 2007. Got the allotment in September 2007 so this will be my second season at the plot. So excited as we have managed to dig and clear more ground this year.

Always killed house plants - it's a standing joke in our family. Was put off gardening for years as a result of being dragged around garden centres at weekends as a child by my gardening parents.

Now I can't wait to get out there and get my hands dirty!

[ixi1456]

started middle last year had a lawn front and back with flowers that grew themselves for years only ever cut the grass and trimmed the rose bush's never planted anything but now trying to grow veg

[greendean]

my mum and dad have had allotments, horses, chickens, goats even a pig. i used to have a corner of a large uncultivated plot 15 years ago then when they moved away i took over my dads allotment 11 years ago. i've just taken on a new plot on the same site.

they say for every new thing you learn you forget four so i never stop learning, asking and reading

[Irie Jan]

I put 1 year as this is my first time in many years since I grew anything! I dabbled about 20 odd years ago, when my kids were young. I just tried a few things, some flowers, toms & Cucumbers, they always did well for me, runner beans as well! I once tried some melons but only got about 2 from the one plant. I tried a few strawberries once as well, from what I remember they were not too bad.

I just used to sow the seeds then stick the seedlings all in pots and grow bags and the ground and see what happened. yes I would water and feed things. If they grew then they grew, if not then perhaps I was either killing them with kindness or torturing them with lack of knowledge

I want to try lots of things I never have b4, as well as those I have had some sucsess with in the past, so we shall see what we shall see

[pigletwillie]

41 and a half hon...and proud of it.

He he he, older than me by 1, younger than Seahores by a score.

I must say in Andrea's defence, she does look MUCH younger. She must have had a small paper round.

[mrshopeful]

First year of any kind of gardening. We bought our house, and got our first garden, about 2 years ago, but the only gardening I've done since is chopping down overgrown branches and mowing the lawn (left it to grow so long last year it was nearly as tall as me )

For some reason this year I've decided I really want to grow veg, not too interested in flowers so will just sow some wild flowers for the bees, but I've become obssesed and have spent every spare moment digging up bushes and grass to make beds for the vegetables and reading and learning. Got so much more to do it's scary so I may not be able to plant as much as I'd like this year but I'll give it a go.

I have zero knowledge of gardening, didn't even know about pricking out seedlings (if that's the right term) but I'm very enthusiastic and willing to learn

[Noodles]

This is only my 2nd year growing veg. I started on a smallish scale last spring, had great results despite not having a clue what I was doing so am keener than ever this year