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MissMuppet · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:52 pm Post subject: Homegrown veg!

I'm going to start sorting out the garden next weekend, I am going to attempt to grow some veg... I'll be doing it in pots/planters though because all I have is paving slabs!

Was going to do carrots, potatoes, tomatoes and runner beans... along with some more herbs!

Any advice would be appreciated as I have never attempted this before.

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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

Good luck-how about some strawberries too?You get such lovely strawberry pots which are quite decorative.

Davbro · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

This may be worth a look

http://www.selfsufficientish.com/container.htm

MissMuppet · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:38 am Post subject:

Thanks Dave, I was looking at that website yesterday and missed this!
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Nannyp · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject:

Have you got a composter Jo? You can use the bottom contents of this in a layer to provide some good nutrients for your potatoes (once they're chitted).
I bought my seed pots today, Charlotte, as they were wonderful last year, despite having to harvest them all at once because of blight. Hopefully I can eat them all freshly pulled this year.

I didn't do very well last year, so will be limiting myself to runner beans (who forgot to email me and remind me to send some?!!), potatoes and butternut squash.
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MissMuppet · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

I'm my mother's daughter... that means I forget things! Plus I had further issues at work yesterday to deal with!

I don't have a composter, not sure I can with a concrete back garden?!!

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