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Message 1.Â
Posted by Talalm (U14450765) on Thursday, 10th June 2010
how is your digin veg doing at the moment.
my courgette has been budding for over a fortnight and my frech beans are growing very tall. the basil is in a cold frame and it is startinmg to grow more side shoots. the carrots i cant really tell but i dont think it will be ready by next month and my salad is doing very well. how is everyone elses doing? -
Message 2
Posted by marco (U13839504) on Thursday, 10th June 2010
I only sowed the courgette seeds about 3 weeks ago but they are getting BIG! they are still on my window sill thought as the weather hasn't been good enough for me to harden them off during the day while I'm at work. I really, reall need to get them out though
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Carrots are still have fairly small foilage so dont think they will be ready for a while. The salad is excellent though and we have been munching on that for a couple of weeks now with a second sowing doing well. The basil is doing quite well but I'll leave that to bush up for a bit. The french beans are coming along but yours seem to be tall as mine are only about 9 inches! -
Message 3
Posted by Swedboy (U14400604) on Thursday, 10th June 2010
My carrots died in the great slug war. I think I have one left. The courgettes failed to germinate. The Beans are doing well and the salad is bloody taking over my veg patch. I haven't eaten this much salad in years. The basil has germinated and hopefully will survive to the next stage.
Should really plant some more carrots but I think I'll give the courgettes a miss. Have three yellow ones already. -
Message 4
Posted by Talalm (U14450765) on Thursday, 10th June 2010
my french beans are not doing so well. they are very short. my courgette plant i will have to put in a patch because it is HUGE. they should be opening th flowers in at least a fortnight.
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Message 5
Posted by Mike (U14311251) on Thursday, 10th June 2010
I am gardening oraganic so have had a few things die due to slugs. I have one courgette plant left.
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Message 6
Posted by Niblet (U14438752) on Thursday, 10th June 2010
I'm growing everthing in pots.
Well, my courgettes are doing ok... They suffered a bit of sunburn / windburn and got crispy round the edges, but now they are under fleece except on still and less fiercely warm days. They have a lot of buds! And I still haven't been able to give away my spares! They went outside full time on May 31st.
Carrots seem to be doing nicely - also under fleece to protect them from the fat waddly wood pigeons. It's very difficult not to prod them (can't see what's going on under the compost!)
My beans seem to be alright... I planted them out full time on 31.05, and they only seem to have adjusted and continued growth this week. I'm hopeful.
My salad is growing like the clappers in alternate pockets of a strawberry planter + odd pots. I haven't sown my basil yet, I'm saving it to go around the edges of my late plum toms (one of many other seeds I bought once I got my Dig-In stuff going).
I have never grown veg before (or anything else for that matter) and I have to say I never thought I'd get so involved and interested in it - I half suspected everything would die and I'd get bored etc but I have completely immersed myself in it! I've bought a compost bin, I now know a lot of regular feathered garden visitors by sight, the pigeons, black bird family and robin even seem to be gettting used me. I've made friends with my neighbours by chatting about our gardens and giving away spare plants. I honestly find getting my hands dirty extremely therapeutic; I just zone out and notice the bird song and sun on my back, breeze on my skin, and finish up feeling a lot more centred than when I began. All this, from an envelope of free seeds, which I just happened to apply for randomly one afternoon on my lunchbreak. However I would hate to think how much I have spent on growing medium / pots / tools be it fleece and netting etc. But on the other hand I could have spent a lot more and I wont have to buy the pots again, and maybe my own compost will reduce the compost bill next time around. And it's added another dimension to my 9-5 lifestyle that I would be very sad to give up. So I shant! Viva les Vegetables! -
Message 7
Posted by Summerchild (U14187397) on Thursday, 10th June 2010
Niblet, so good to hear such a happy gardener.
Only done carrots, in a pot, so far with granddaughter and they are doing fine.
Encourages me to do more. Perhaps this weekend.
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Message 8
Posted by DundeeDiva (U12873358) on Friday, 11th June 2010
I'm about a month behind this year, but have now planted and sowed everything and while my plants are still quite small they are coming along nicely.
Carrots are germinated perfectly and the basil looks great! I have given away a few of the courgette plants as we can live happily on 4 plants throughout the summer everything else is ticking along nicely.
It's great to hear how it's changed someone's life, I found the joy of veggie gardening a couple of years ago and haven't looked back!
Enjoy everyone
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Message 9
Posted by Mal (U14487361) on Friday, 11th June 2010
Carrots - birds seem to like them, so they are covered under sheets of glass and doing well. Beans are appearing but took ages to start. With Courgettes, I planted them out too quickly, i.e. before proper leaves appeared (forgot about the cotyledon stuff), but are doing fine. Basil is growing really slowly though.
I hadn't grown anything since I was a kid, so it's been fun and addictive. In the process I've bought seeds for tomatoes, carrots, spring onions and herbs. The free seeds have been a good excuse to research way too much and find a new, satisfying hobby in the process. Almost thinking about getting an allotment now.
One thing I've noticed is that "weeds" are a good thing - provided they are controlled - slugs and other "pests" don't bother vegetables if you place them in the middle of a load of tasty native plants, and the birds don't noticed them. Obviously wouldn't work so well for something like carrots. -
Message 10
Posted by andi (U14516669) on Sunday, 13th June 2010
Our carrots are doing well, as are the french beans, although they were a little slow to start with.The salad leaves were a complete success and we have had lots of meals off of them. In fact I have planted some more seeds this morning so will be hoping for another crop soon. Also we planted some radishes which have been great but sadly the spring onions didn't seem to do so well. The courgettes are in pots and are very large indeed fingers crossed that they will bear fruit! We bought some fine netting and put over the top of the veggies to stop the birds and also put up a bird feeding station to distract them, so we have the added benefit of watching the birds come in the garden as well.
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Message 11
Posted by koala_girl (U12702629) on Sunday, 13th June 2010
I agree with you Niblet - growing your own veg is addictive! I grow more every year and keep digging up more of the lawn. I am also growing some veg in old recycling boxes (we were given recycling wheelie bins last year) which I have begged and borrowed from the neighbours.
My dig in courgettes are getting huge now and have some flower buds. I sowed 4 seeds and have planted them out into 4 large pots. They are sitting in a sunny spot at the end of the path and I keep having to move their pots further apart.
The french beans took a while to get going but are now racing up their poles. I took a lot of slug precautions (organic pellets, crushed egg shells and a beer trap) and luckily they only got very slightly nibbled.
I am growing the salad leaves in a sturdy cardboard apple box outside the kitchen door. The box came from Sainsbury's and I lined it with a compost sack with drainage holes punched through.
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Message 12
Posted by Summerchild (U14187397) on Monday, 14th June 2010
Great idea koala girl, they look very happy. Love to read all the resourceful ideas like this on the boards.
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Message 13
Posted by springfieldbean (U14520014) on Tuesday, 15th June 2010
I've just moved into a flat with a little garden (at last!) and have started to grow veg (or anything else for that matter!) for the first time - very excited about it!
So far I've got beans, courgettes, peas, tomatoes, a cucumber (and, sadly, a dying cauliflower). All very young plants which I've just either potted up or put into the garden, but as I've never done this before I don't yet know how well they'll do...
This messageboard is brilliant; it's really good to read all these enthusiastic comments, and I've already picked up loads of tips and advice.
And now it's five o'clock, so I can go back home to my bean plants, woohoo! -
Message 14
Posted by becky424 (U14520062) on Tuesday, 15th June 2010
Hi! Please excuse my terrible garden knowledge, i'm new to this. Would someone mind explaining what a coldframe is and when it is used? Also my allotment book makes lots of references to cloches - what are these and when should they be used?
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Message 15
Posted by koala_girl (U12702629) on Tuesday, 15th June 2010
I have a cold frame that my father made for me. The four sides are made of wood and it has a glass lid with hinges and a little prop that can be used to keep the lid up. I put plants in it which need a bit of extra protection from the elements in winter and spring. I leave the lid up if the weather is OK and close it up if it looks like frost.
It's like a mini unheated greenhouse. You can view it as a "half way house" for your plants between being protected inside and being put out into the garden. -
Message 16
Posted by Talalm (U14450765) on Wednesday, 16th June 2010
my cldframe gets very warm on hot days so its good to open it. mine is made of plasic not wood.
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Message 17
Posted by koala_girl (U12702629) on Wednesday, 16th June 2010
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Here are two of my dig in courgettes at 8 weeks after sowing the seeds. I still can't get over how fast they grow.
Another money saving tip is how my pumpkins are growing (I know they are not dig in seeds!). I am using an old recycling box and a 40p Sainsbury's carrier bag.
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Message 18
Posted by Swedboy (U14400604) on Saturday, 19th June 2010
Koala_girl, I salute thee. That is absolutely a brilliant idea for the bags!
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Message 19
Posted by doncat (U11203674) on Saturday, 19th June 2010
Koala girl - what a great idea.
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Message 20
Posted by Sue58 (U14442036) on Tuesday, 22nd June 2010
Great idea, it`s something I might do next year with my older bags. My Yard is getting taken over and nowhere to move but I`m loving it.
My salad leaves are doing great and picking them every day. My beans are growing well though slowly. I`ve got some lovely basil plants which I`ve planted with my tomatoes because I heard they protected them from bugs. So far so good!!
This is my first year growing salad and veg though I did nurse some old weak tomato plants last year which my daughter fetched home from the Homebase she worked at last year. I`ve now got cucumbers,radish, spring onions, tomatoes, strawberries, potatoes, watercress, rocket,carrots,french beans, blueberries and rhubarb so am loving it. Theres not much of any of but I`ll see what does well. -
Message 21
Posted by Sue58 (U14442036) on Tuesday, 22nd June 2010
Great idea, it`s something I might do next year with my older bags. My Yard is getting taken over and nowhere to move but I`m loving it.
My salad leaves are doing great and picking them every day. My beans are growing well though slowly. I`ve got some lovely basil plants which I`ve planted with my tomatoes because I heard they protected them from bugs. So far so good!!
This is my first year growing salad and veg though I did nurse some old weak tomato plants last year which my daughter fetched home from the Homebase she worked at last year. I`ve now got cucumbers,radish, spring onions, tomatoes, strawberries, potatoes, watercress, rocket,carrots,french beans, blueberries and rhubarb so am loving it. Theres not much of any of but I`ll see what does well this year before I decide on what to do next year. I love it. -
Message 22
Posted by jamie01 (U14066574) on Tuesday, 22nd June 2010
My french beans took a while to get started but now they are in 10 litre pots under my cane setup and looking very happy.
Carrots? Never grown them before and struggled about where to put them (everything I grow is in pots/containers). I opted for two spare recycling boxes which seem ideal, but until a couple of days ago I wasn't sure whether it was two boxes of weeds or carrots I was so lovingly tending.
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Message 23
Posted by koala_girl (U12702629) on Tuesday, 22nd June 2010
I've got carrots in one of my old recycling boxes too. They took a while to get going but they are now huge. My budgie loves carrot tops so he is probably watching their progress keenly through the conservatory window.
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The box behind has some extra garlic that wouldn't fit in the veg patch.
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