Very cheering, we're at a similar stage, thank you so much for words of encouragement/solidarity
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I too only have a small patch of garden for growing veg (and there's only me and a teenager (girl) who eat it) - how about some pics Broadripple et al ? I love looking at other peoples gardens.
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Originally posted by Jo Sara View PostPotatoes in bags take a LOT of compost
This year I have a lot of my homemade leafmold (at last) and that has really eked out the mpc. I also earth up my spuds with grass clippings and chopped comfrey or borage leaves, that feeds the spuds whilst saving on mpc too.
I think it was Alys Fowler who "earthed up" her spuds with shredded newspaperAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Originally posted by gan heather View PostHave you thought about "wall gardening" to give more space?
I grew the usual salads in pots, plus made hanging baskets out of old 2, 3 or 5 litre water bottles (the bigger the better: less watering). I suspended them from a cradle that I crocheted, but you could construct similar just by knotting some twine around & above the pop bottle. I put a used teabag in the hole to stop the compost falling out.
You could attach some batten then metal mesh to a wall so that you can wire some plant pots onto it. Pots take a lot of watering though, so make use of water retaining granules and/or shredded washing up spongesAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Broadripple,
I grow peas in containers at SWMBos insistence. 2 containers with about 50 plants in each.
I have to be honest and say if you are short of space I would not grow peas. The harvest unless you grow tall varieties is not that great per square foot of space used.
I grow Kelverton Wonder it grows about 2`6" high but at least this year I shall get 2 plantings as it can be used as an early and late sowing.
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They are quite big each one is 3ft x 2ft like I say a lot of space for not a large crop.
If you grow peas in containers I think it is for more of a treat than a food crop.
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