Gardengirl..

Completely new to veg growing

Like the name hollie hock change to your other name festive name I guess. Holly hock the flower plant is really pretty only started to grow them my self this year.

When I started growing veg I started with runner beans and found I liked them even more than shop brought ones much better taste, I like watching Gardeners World, good when Joe Swift got an allotment that was interesting and also on iplayer I watch Beechgrove Gardens the scottish gardening TV programme when back on I guess march time not much on TV on gardening at mo.

Do you like watching these gardening programmes?

New Years Day flower count

That sounds a lot of work 2 acres, but a lot of space to grow a lot of plants, how big is that in metres?

Do you have different coloured areas in the garden?

New Years Day flower count

Thats good nutcutlet more for your flower count

That is a shame Bagz maybe its a bit cold where you live, it is mild here not had much frost

Seed swap

Thank Bev for the seeds really wanting to start sowing them but too early for that will go nice in the white border.

Stiil enjoying the seed swap great what comes in the post

New Years Day flower count

Hello nutcutlet

My flower count is done now - I have in my front garden only the yellow Kerria Japonica in flower, the back garden still the Bacopa cabana white the Antirrhinums and yellow violas, also pink and purple Heathers, Hebe white don't know the name of this one and Hebe Lisa pink few bits flowering, yellow cowslip bit and a bit of yellow primrose and in another hanging basket a purple- blue- yellow viola mixed pretty. Not a flower but cornus dogwood looks nice and red in the garden.

So quite a few things in flower first time ever have gone out to flower count.

Thanks for the thread 

Are the flowers still out today in your garden?

Composting and wormery

Hi Sam

Been out sorting out a few buckets of veg scraps and other bits today into compost bin, compost outside filling up nicely did notice a hole in one compost bin a rat maybe but not there when I put compost in- sure it must have just popped in for a bit of food and left

Have you sorted out your compost heap a bit more?

Composting and wormery

Rats would dig holes to go under compost so you would probably see holes going into the compost area. Sure they would rush away fast as would be scared.

You could have a small bin/ bucket that you put in veg scraps indoors or just outside your house - then you don't need to walk to the compost heap all the time when the bin/ bucket a bit fuller put in you compost heap. You don't put cooked food in normally but if you have a wormery you can - (strange)

Completely new to veg growing

Pop to your local library they would have books on gardening that you could get out and read sometimes even videos sometimes it help watching videos or you could even try youtube website, I like to watch claires allotment she does pretty well at making videos.

Link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRMMtOCMAV0

Completely new to veg growing

Make sure you protect your veg as slugs like to eat it away before you get it I find using plasic large water bottles with the bottom cut off that helps keep slugs away from the small plants - keeping the lid on, the plants can then grow on a bit when they are still young, pop up netting is good from http://www.pippagreenwood.com/products/protect-your-crops

What is you best veg you like to eat?

Best runner bean

Do you know what runner bean you will be growing this year?

Anybody been and got their seeds already?

can't get to last page help

plants for part shade/ full shade

Plant cuttings?

problem with forum

Making wildflower turf

Can anyone tell me what this is

can you save seeds from cut flowers?

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Bare roots by post

Free plants

Water butt

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Stony Patch

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