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  • Hi everyone - Newbie :)

    Hello everyone, thought I would introduce my self, my names Brett, from the north east, and I am 23 years of age.

    Stumbled upon this website/forum a few weeks ago, and it has answered a lot of questions I had in regards to my garden/mini allotment so I thought I would sign up and not be shy!

    Me and my partner have just moved in to our first house, and we are expecting our first child. My instant focus was to get the garden and allotment sorted in time for baby Tommy arriving (August the 19th eeeeeek! ). Progress so far is shifted a ton of gravel ready to lay turf, dig up a section for raised beds for my veg which have been built, and create a border of flower beds, so far everything has went to plan, I just have the back breaking work of digging over the soil and putting down top soil for the turf - its like concrete from being compressed under all of that gravel!

    What I have started growing is Pak Choi, beetroot, beans, peas, spinach beet, baby leeks, spring onions and 6 different types of chilli plans, not to mention 16, meter tall sunflowers (partners request as they are her favourite flower) which are going crazy and 24 lavender seedlings.

    I am just an amature starting out, and thoroughly enjoying my self. I am looking forward to picking your brains for all your expertise, knowledge, guidance and advice

    Hope you are all well.

    Brett

  • #2
    Hello Brett and welcome to the Vine. Watch out for the nutters

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    • #3
      Hi Brett and welcome Ask away - we enjoy having out brains picked
      PS RustyLady ^^^^ is a Nutter but she's not admitted it yet You'll soon find out who we are..........

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      • #4
        Hello and welcome.

        16m sunflowers - wow. Mine are about 16mm and the ones in the fields are not much bigger.
        Le Sarramea https://jgsgardening.blogspot.com/

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        • #5
          Haha no no, my mistake, there is 16, one meter sunflowers, I wish there were 16m! haha

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          • #6
            Hello, and welcome to the Madhouse!
            All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
            Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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            • #7
              Thanks all

              So how are your gardens/allotments looking? Does anyone find growing/germinating slow lately?

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              • #8
                What are you trying to grow Brett?
                I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.

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                • #9
                  Welcome Brett
                  I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....


                  ...utterly nutterly
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                  • #10
                    Hello and welcome to the vine Brett I also love sunflowers and grow them at the ends of my pea and bean frames.
                    Location....East Midlands.

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                    • #11
                      Hi Brett only just found site and its amazing and full of great people with some great advice.

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                      • #12
                        hello, welcome, enjoy.
                        '' We came in different ships, but we're all in the same boat ''

                        ''I'm only responsible for what I say...not what you understand.''

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                        • #13
                          Hello, Brett. Sounds like you've got your hands full with a new house and garden and a baby on the way. Exciting times!

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                          • #14
                            Hiya Brett
                            Please don't tap the glass

                            2013, first year of trying to grow food for the table, any advice certainly welcomed.

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                            • #15
                              welcome Brett, have not been signed up for long myself so we can stumble along together and good luck for August.

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