Yayyyyy. two newbies hitting the ground at more or less the same time. Let's keep comparing notes
Tell us about your sq Metre kit? . I see some places that sell premade planters with hinges on the corners. Remarkably the exact same as PlumbFit deliver packing crates.
I have some seeds planted and struggling, indoors, but you are only about a week behind me. Hoping my next two planters are in place by Friday, weather permitting.
As an abject newbie, I solidly recommend Swiss Chard and Beetroot. They are SOOOOO easy to get a good crop. Tonight, I cooked with one of the 4 leeks that I neglected since last summer Onions and leeks seem to take forever forever to grow!
While out today, i picked up a certain gardening magazine GN. ( which i daren't advertise) which was only £2.99 and included SIX! packs of seeds, Four of which were ideal newbie crops. Plus there were articles pitched to us small plot newbies. Previous gardening mags have been silly expensive and featured free seeds of whatever they wanted rid of
Beggar me if it saved me a massive mistake immediately: Peat compost and Peat free coir compost are not particularly nutritious. I had that all wrong! That will colour my decision when I seek out a car full of compost tomorrow, probably Wickes or B&M. Probably a mix of 1 Topsoil to 2 Compost. Maybe add some B&M bagged manure or soil improver, something with fertilizer qualities. Soil and Compost are stupidly dear from garden centres.
I'll race you from seed to plate!