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- Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:41 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
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Re: Compact veg garden
Just had a count up I've got 24 x 1ft squares and a bit extra due to shape of the bed left back against fence a bit over a ft so can put tomatoes there (growbag width but thinking 3 x plants in buckets ( with over half the bottom cut out (with a tank cutter) to give height to reduce shading on the 2...
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:42 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
- Views: 12961
Re: Compact veg garden
And we are off ;) Got rough lath square foot markings glued and screwed together.. Got: Peppers, tomato's, sprouts & chilli seeds potted and on the go on the window sill, Got direct planted 2 lots of carrots (2x16) 1 lot of reddish planted (1x16) 3 lots of Stuttgart onions going (3x 9) Got some ...
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:14 pm
- Forum: EDCs, BOBs, GHBs
- Topic: Car kit
- Replies: 69
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Re: Car kit
It always ends up a £10 shop... But then home bargains opened next door... Most of the stuff in the £1 shop is 89p in there
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:00 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
- Views: 12961
Re: Compact veg garden
We have cress going so she's looking forward to egg and cress sandwiches.
She spent most of summer every time we visited mums raiding the veg patch , scrumping apples and digging so want to keep her interest
She spent most of summer every time we visited mums raiding the veg patch , scrumping apples and digging so want to keep her interest
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:46 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
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Re: Compact veg garden
Think I paid 99p for 60! If I was doing it myself I'd tap out of plastic pots or yogurt pots but I'm trying to get the little un involved.... But she has inspected the pepper pots about 5 times in 2 hours before bed :lol: think she is expecting about 50 peppers to erupt from the pots ;) Got one of t...
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:33 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
- Views: 12961
Re: Compact veg garden
Well I have started. Been dug and levelled and covered with clear polythene Peppers planted.. Now to go get some more seeds ... Still a bit early for direct planting but got window sill to go at ;) Got some compressed card "pots" so can be planted direct into the ground so no pricking out ...
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:36 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
- Views: 12961
Re: Compact veg garden
Thanks for that I've got my eye on some nice roofing laths ;) Got all the tools although you get funny looks gardening with a mattock but it makes the work easier... http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-5lb-mattock-fibreglass-33/85777 For deep digging I favour a "drainage spade" http://www....
- Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
- Views: 12961
Re: Compact veg garden
thanks all
Incidently LIDL have a fair bit of gardening stuff in at the moment
http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=1086
Incidently LIDL have a fair bit of gardening stuff in at the moment
http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=1086
- Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:39 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
- Views: 12961
Re: Compact veg garden
Cheers Brambles Just got reading on line about square foot then went to download a app and the swines wanted money for a subscription :lol: not a chance ;) ive got the added advantage that there is a little fence round the area so meshing it off to keep it from been a cat toilet and will be able to ...
- Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:09 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Compact veg garden
- Replies: 46
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Compact veg garden
Well I've muted the idea to Mrs Andy and she didn't say no..... So I'm commandeering about 2x2m of the garden getting rid of the old rabbit hutch and run (rabbits kept "going missing" I think it was more stolen than killed by a fox) So the land should be fertile currently has a mush of rot...