Hi,
I'm new to this grow-your-own thing and was just hoping to get some advice from people in the know. I want to gradually become self-sufficient with what I eat but for now I just wanted to try to grow a few different things to see if home-growing is for me. Everything will be grown in pots on our patio, as our garden has just been landscaped and the grass replaced with gravel I just have a couple of questions to help get me going.
The first thing I'm going to try to grow is potatoes. I remember doing so at school, so figured they must be one of the easiest things to grow?? How would I go about growing these on a patio?
The other thing I will try to grow is tomatoes - can anyone give me advice on which ones are the best - I'd like to grow plum tomatoes - and how often to water etc. Also(assuming all goes well!), if I chose to grow other stuff like lettuces etc. as well at a later date, could I just grow everything in the same pot(provided it was big enough)?
I already have a couple of herbs growing in my kitchen but I wanted to put them outside and maybe grow a couple more. The only concern I have is that I know some herbs can be funny about the amount of watering they like. At the moment, my chive and basil plants are really happy with being kept more on the dry side. Does anyone know if I could grow a range of different herbs in the same pot or if certain herbs need to be put together/separated?
Lastly, I wanted to start the long road of growing an olive tree. Which ones produce green olives? (don't like black ones!) I've read some threads on olive trees and they all mention the importance of drainage. I've never grown a tree before, so I'm afraid I have no idea how to go about 'drainage' with trees in pots! Any advice would be helpful!
I would also like some advice on the best type of pots to use - i.e. clay, plastic etc.
Sorry for the rather extensive thread but I'd like to start on the right foot instead of being discouraged when all my plants die! Any advice on any of the above or anything in general would be much appreciated! Thanks!
I'm new to this grow-your-own thing and was just hoping to get some advice from people in the know. I want to gradually become self-sufficient with what I eat but for now I just wanted to try to grow a few different things to see if home-growing is for me. Everything will be grown in pots on our patio, as our garden has just been landscaped and the grass replaced with gravel I just have a couple of questions to help get me going.
The first thing I'm going to try to grow is potatoes. I remember doing so at school, so figured they must be one of the easiest things to grow?? How would I go about growing these on a patio?
The other thing I will try to grow is tomatoes - can anyone give me advice on which ones are the best - I'd like to grow plum tomatoes - and how often to water etc. Also(assuming all goes well!), if I chose to grow other stuff like lettuces etc. as well at a later date, could I just grow everything in the same pot(provided it was big enough)?
I already have a couple of herbs growing in my kitchen but I wanted to put them outside and maybe grow a couple more. The only concern I have is that I know some herbs can be funny about the amount of watering they like. At the moment, my chive and basil plants are really happy with being kept more on the dry side. Does anyone know if I could grow a range of different herbs in the same pot or if certain herbs need to be put together/separated?
Lastly, I wanted to start the long road of growing an olive tree. Which ones produce green olives? (don't like black ones!) I've read some threads on olive trees and they all mention the importance of drainage. I've never grown a tree before, so I'm afraid I have no idea how to go about 'drainage' with trees in pots! Any advice would be helpful!
I would also like some advice on the best type of pots to use - i.e. clay, plastic etc.
Sorry for the rather extensive thread but I'd like to start on the right foot instead of being discouraged when all my plants die! Any advice on any of the above or anything in general would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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