View from the greenhouse door 2017

[craftymarie]

OMG ha ha Did I really say that! Duh.

I'm always saying things without thinking first. It takes a while for my brain to catch up with my mouth

Looking forward to getting some things planted now. Just need some good weather so things grow a bit more. Everything seems behind this year apart from my onions.

[mic]

Net wall over sun facing windows for shade, hopefully strong enough for cucs to grow up. Cucumber, cucamelon and watermelons on the left, peppers and chilli on the right. Fed by self watering system not quite plumbed up to main water butt.... heater for cold nights and a few carrots.

[burnie]

This side of the greenhouse is close to full and ready for production, the right hand side however is in trouble as only one sweetcorn has germinated, may have to get some more seed, or admit defeat and buy plants, will have a think whilst fishing later.

[burnie]

After having a thunk, I went to the farmers market in Forfar and picked up some sweetcorn seedlings, not ideal but my seed was last years and didn't work. Lesson learned, not only parsnips need new seed each year.

[burnie]

Getting short of room already


Just planted the Melons and sowed some bulb fennel seeds and that's it after the last half dozen sweetcorn have gone in.

[Jay22]

What are you growing in the hanging baskets Burnie?

[burnie]

Tumbling red tomatoes, first time I've grown these and the first time I'm trying to grow something edible in a hanging basket.

[bario1]

May

Here's the poly this month:

Spring greens have all been eaten, a couple of tomatoes have replaced them. Radishes out of view behind the door are great and being picked daily now... there's also a basket tom hiding behind the door. Spring onions still bulking up, just about ready. Some stuff on the shelf will be going in or getting composted soon, depending on space.



Broad beans are huge now and podding up nicely. Some more toms planted in the bed, and a couple of basket toms. Carrots are coming along slowly, spinach is going strong.

[craftymarie]

I never realised broad beans grew that large, crickey! It looks fantastic. Your idea for growing carrots is a great one. Ive got mine in a grow table outside but I like this idea for the greenhouse border.

[Chris Hulme]

Tom's and cucumbers coming on nicely

[Jay22]

No idea what I'm doing or not doing but my plants are tiny compared to those Chris...when did you sow them? They look great!

[Chris Hulme]

Think it was March. Shot away in the last 3 weeks.

[Jay22]

That's when I sowed mine and they must be about a quarter of the size!

[Chris Hulme]

Some of mine are growing at least an inch a night.
Some are just getting the forth truss on as well.
But me peppers are very slow growing

[TrysHard]

But me peppers are very slow growing

They always are normally take off in June