Newbie with space(ish) (apologies for the long post)

[Asur84]

Hello all.

My names Jonathon and I have decided that the time is right to take the plunge into growing my own fruit and veg. I have quite a large garden to use however all parts get shaded at different times either by the house next to me or a rather large tree just outside my garden.

I currently do not have a greenhouse but am toying with the idea of getting one of them "blowaways" however, I did have one a while back and it did exactly that ( mainly because I left it in a part of the garden that actually got very windy and it wasn't anchored properly )

What I would like to do is to grow strawberries, black and red currents maybe a small potted fruit tree or bush if possible as well as tomatoes, potatoes, carrots and cabbage. If I have room I would love to grow cauliflower, broccoli and a whole host of other goodies.

I saw a post on here earlier today where someone (apologies I cannot remember who it was or where) grew Ginger indoors so I am going to give that a go, but I am open all kinds of help and advise.

Oh forgot to mention that I am going to be putting my name (and grandads too ) for an allotment plot but for the time being must rely on my own space.

Thanks a lot for looking guys and gals.

Jonathon.

[Florence Fennel]

Welcome to the Vine Jonathon and good luck with your growing. There's lots of advice on here, so have a look around and off you go!

[veggiechicken]

Hi Jonathan and welcome. I have a shady garden too - lots of trees. Doesn't stop me though. Fruit bushes don't seem to mind a bit of shade. Keep your sunniest spots for the veg - although salads like lettuce appreciate a bit of shade in summer.

[Bren In Pots]

Hello and welcome to the vine Jonathon try and get your fruiting crops in the most sun then things like kale and lettuce do fine in partial shade.

have a read at this older thread :-

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ade_12675.html

[Asur84]

Thanks for the advice guys and I'll have a read of that now Bren.

The more I think about it the more I think it would be best to grow what we like to eat rather than growing for growing sake like I tried before in my plastic greenhouse, so I'm going to be putting a lot of thought into what to grow, when and where. I may be using part of the front garden too but there's no ground to dig there so need ideas of what grows best in pots, so far I'm leaning towards salads and herbs.

[veggiechicken]

First rule has to be - grow what you like to eat. No point spending time, money and space on anything else