Garden Plans 2009

Libby · Garden Plans 2009

I have never grown Broad Beans before so should be interesting. I need some aubergine seeds and apparently the 1st Early Potatoes should be going in soon Shocked

I don't have room for them so have potato sacks, which I can put in the greenhouse for now. I saved my heritage peas and climbing french beans, so don't need those.

In the flower garden I have decided to plant for 'Bees' so the flower border is going to get a make over. The tropical jungle, will stay at the top by the patio but be downsized abit. I can still keep my brugmansias as the bees love these Very Happy

if I had one of my neighbours gardens I would definately have a go at a hive at the bottom.

What are your plans?

Aqui

That's a lovely selection of seeds.

I want to plant more for bees to. They do like a lot of the flowers that I have, though.

i have plans, but i need something to happen first!

agapanthus

Is it not still too early for potatoes Libby? Used to plant mine in March/April when I was down south. Had to be careful of the frosts even then. Up here we'll probably put our potatoes in in August!!!! Laughing

nanny-now and forever

Jojo

I am going to have a go with stawberrys in pots this year, I have only a smll garden and the soil is awful,clay type,so I think gardening in pots is the answer Smile

TheGirlsMum

My friend is just starting on a gardening venture so I went to Trago's yesterday and came home with 16 packet of bedding plants seeds so we are going to be very busy. She will need them for clients gardens hopefully and what's left over will go to the car boots.

lottie

I can't believe how good I have been.

The past couple of days I have listed all my seed packets and put them on a spreadsheet (you can tell the weather has been bad) and I was absolutely shocked at how many I have and the duplications I have - enough to supply the young couple who now have the bottom of my plot with all their veggie seeds I should think.

I keep mine in the fridge - so they last for years.

Bad news is that I ordered some more things off ebay - so have even more - but different varieties - but the seeds (they say) will be good for at least two years - so if I keep them in the fridge then they will last a lot longer. I am trying out some different squashes and pumpkins. I roast and freeze them and it is great to just go to the freezer and get out a ready made pack of mixed veggies - we hardly need to buy any in the winter.

Got all the seed potatoes - just need to get my finger out and put them in trays to chit.

We really need a dry February - so that we can get started on our plots don't we.

Lizzie

Flowerlady

The main thing for me is the soil temperature has to be up to 7 degrees before I get going! Very Happy

I was spoilt by my husband who gave me a greenhouse a year ago so I can get things on a roll but so far I have not started anything Shocked

I also have a problem ... I'm going away first week in March and I do not want too many tender seedlings to apprear while I'm not here to look after them ! Confused

Libby

Flowerlady

Libby I found this on the web a while ago ... this might help with what to sow when !! Razz

7 degrees gets you going !! Wink

Click to download file

Libby

that is interesting, thanks Very Happy

Libby

This veg bed is going, it never has been a successful growing bed, so the red bit is being slabbed to hold the bar-b-que, the blue bit will be a herb bed and the green bit maybe a strawberry bed!

This is where we are moving the veg bed too, it will be an odd shape so we don't have to move the path!

and this will be a brand new bed, where the chickens used to be, again a slightly odd shape to allow for the path!

All this will occur (hopefully) week beginning April the 6th. Everyone has booked a weeks holiday. I shall do alot of preperation before hand provided everything with mum is ok! Lets hope for some decent weather, I shall have a word with my 'weather angel'! Very Happy

redwillowrose

I started sorting out my garden yesterday, and as you all know its very small, but I moved the green house, its one of the plastic sort ! moved one of the rabbits, and made some more room.
I also planted lettuce in an Ikea bag, and leeks, broccoli and tomatoes in the greenhouse. hopefully doing more today. I`m going out first thing though to get canes and netting to make some sort of fence to keep the dog off the garden, there was a foxglove coming up near the greenhouse, but not any more Sad

Jojo

I bought some long bamboo canes today from wilkos, and a friend gave me some runner beans to set so i am going to have a go at growing them because they are my favorite veg Smile

redwillowrose

I need to get more canes. I also made a sort of fence yesterday to keep the dog off the garden, its made from canes and netting, it`ll do for now, my garden is really small, I will try to take some photos later, of the bit I`ve done

Libby

always good to see what other people do. I look forward to seeing your bags of veg RWR!! Very Happy

redwillowrose

browneyes

i have to grow most of my plants in pots cos my back is to bad i cant bend down but every year i grow,strawberrys,sweet peas,marigolds,petunias,cosmos,and any other plants i fancy also i grow potatoes in black buckets also runner beans, and tomatoes in the green house,who says you cant do gardening if you,v got a bad back ?Also i went into town today and the Pound saver shop was selling 6 long canes for £1.oo that was a god send as all mine are old now.

janowl