Grow Your Own

[Drencrom]

Nice rubbed on some pitta.

Just not for the uninitiated.

 

[Andy B]

Nice rubbed on some pitta.

Just not for the uninitiated.

Yup, the friends who want to try them usually order Vindaloo in a curry house, so they are used to hot, but I suspect the Dorset Naga will be another level of hot entirely

 

[IDB1]

Have to concentrate on the lawn this year but..

Mostly grown in pots and tubs.

Got any hints and tips for pots'n'tubs fruit and veg for next year??

 

[Grannygrinder]

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What should i be planting now?
I've just pulled one of our Rockeries apart and dug it over.
Need to bring some dung back from the stables and dig that in
Have i left it too late to plant this year?

 

[Drencrom]

Nice rubbed on some pitta.

Just not for the uninitiated.

Yup, the friends who want to try them usually order Vindaloo in a curry house, so they are used to hot, but I suspect the Dorset Naga will be another level of hot entirely

Hehehe, slightly different level of heat! A vindaloo is like plain yoghurt to a bit of Naga.

 

[beshroomed]

Apart from 100s (and 100s ) of cacti seed, I have got going this year :

Tomatoes, garlic chives, basil, purple basil, rosemary, tarragon, salvia desoleana, lemon balm, valerian, and some misc flowers for around the garden. Oh and some yams (specifically Dioscorea elephantipes)

 

[Tad]

Strawberries
Goji Berries
Blueberries
Pak Choi
Tomatoes
Peppers
Jalepenos
Cucumbers
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Carrots
Beetroot
Spuds
Sweetcorn
Garlic
Shallots
Leeks
Spring onion

Loads of herbs too.

 

[REKIBorter]

No special techniques or stuff needed to grow veg in pots & tubs. Garden centres are full of stuff at the present time that can be easily grown on at home. Just use fresh compost and away you go. In bigger tubs I tend to grow more than one veg. For example I have cauliflower in the same tub as red onion, carrotts mixed with french beans and so on. Plants like tomatoes and courgette get their own pots as they are more greedy. I find that veg grown in just compost can be lacking in flavour so mix a few spades of garden soil in the mix to give it some local character. Put them in a sunny spot, water regularly and feed once a week and let nature take its course.

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Grass..

Good job you don't use your actual name!

 

[IDB1]

Grass..

Good job you don't use your actual name!

My lawn is somewhat lacking and needs some heavyweight help.. much aeration, lime feeds (and something else that escapes me right now) and nightly soakings (along with a heap of fresh seed I expect)..

Bit of luck I can avoid the usual 'dust bowl' (caused by the mutts) in previous years/gardens by leaving the grass a little longer and regular soakings and feeds..