Amanda

So, with the credit crunch and rising food and fuel prices, are any of you growing your own veg?

I only have a small garden, but I've been creative to try and save some pennies......

I have a special hanging basket variety of tomatoes
3x trough containers of mixed lettuce, salad leaves and rocket
3x fruit shrubs (raspberries, goosberries and something else that I've got to wait until it fruits because I can't remember what it is!!)
ruhbarb in a sheltered spot under a large bush
carrots in a deep pot
radishes in a trough pot
herbs in an aerogarden in the kitchen
and soon to be runner beans growing up a trellis

I'm also trying to grow peppers from seed.

I'm hoping I can talk my SIL into sharing her allotment with me as well now she's just found out she's pg - can't do heavy digging now!!!!

Anyone else growing stuff, and does anyone have any tips for anything that'll not take up much room???

Jo

Its a great Idea Amanda, i'm waiting until our garden looks less like a building site and am gonna start growing some stuff.

I think it is a fab thing for kids to get involved in as well

Sorry though no tips as yet though

alyxzandra

I've been doing it for years. You can grow a variety of things in pots like peppers and aubergines. Also, do you gather your own seeds?

sonny

Go for some peas too in a long trough.
Im lucky i have an allotment at the bottom of my garden but cant do much this year so bf is doing his best

Wobbles

I wouldn't know where to start

Layla

oooo loving this thread!!!!

We have a greenhouse and have grown loads!! im so incredable proud of them all too, im so sad lol i will up loads pics now....

cheeky_carrie

we grow our own potatoes, onions, carrots, beetroot, cauli, garlic, peas, lettuce (cant think but im sure theres more lol)

and now we hav a small green house we hav tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, and few others

its my OH that does it tho if it were me they'd all die

Layla

i cant be bothered to uploads all the pics, there are loads lol

Here is what we have grown....

Beatroot
onions
carrots
parsnips
radishes
spring onions
brocoli
cabage
sprouts
leeks
celary
veg speggti
peas
cucmbers
cherry toms
yellow toms
normal toms
califlower
sweet pepper
yellow, red and green peppers
butternut squash
pumpkin
white pumkin
marrow
corgett (cant spell it)
chilli
baby corn
garlic
herds
pak choi
purple brocoli
rocket
swede
cucmber lemon apple
apricot tree
strawberrys

Here are the pics of the first veg we have...

Corgetts



pumpkins




x

sonny

Am loving your pumpkins My grandpa has a pumpkin farm but no one seems to grow them at home anymore.
Be sure to put some straw under them when they get to rest on the ground and i want more pics when they are huge!!

Layla

why straw?

we have to self pollenate them too, im praying i do it right so they fruits dont die off

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