The 'Grow Your Own' Thread

Anyone on here growing their own fruit or veg.
Thinking of giving it a go this year.

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Thinking of giving it a go this year.

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Pinnacle Monzonite
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Dutch 'erbs?
Start'em off as seedlings in a window cill propagator (seed tray with a clear plastic lid) so that they've got a head start
Pinnacle Monzonite
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I'm just rubbish at growing stuff. There was one summer some time ago that was hot and i managed to grow loads of chilies, since then nothing so would be good to pick up any tips people have.
Had a polytunnel last year, only seeded quite late and the crud weather made it very unproductive, but got a good number of cucumbers
im thinking beans this year
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BTW, if you end up with a lot of unripe toms at the end of the season, they make the basis of a good chutney.
Pinnacle Monzonite
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Bizzarely, and I heard that this was the case on a R4 prog sometime last year, our plum tree only fruits every other year.
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The place we are buying has apple, pear & plum trees and understood to have a good crop. Just need think about what else to plant - but guess peoples suggestions will be the simple & most often used things such as salad greens, herbs, leeks, courgettes etc
I think there's something you can do about that. I believe it's a symptom of it fruiting too heavily one year and then needing a year to recover, after which it has another bumper crop because it recovered too well. There might be some advice on the internet - eg about pruning it or feeding it or thinning the fruit.
There you go:
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/pro ... px?pid=280
As I suspected.
This whole thread is a euphemistic announcement that you're going to undergo snip reversal treatment in 2013.
It is, isn't it?
I knew it.
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Bike 2-A
tomato seeds up
courgette seeds up, transplanted to bigger pots
Aubergine seeds up
peppers up
globe artichokes (Perennial) about a metre high
Chillies scotch bonnet (Perennial)
Sweet potatoes (Perennial)
Everlasting cabbage, just gets taller as you pick lower leaves will need steps soon!
garlic and leeks are growing themselves, just leave them in.
I was hopeful of fresh lamb but the sheep have gone.
Gotta get some revenge for his fertiliser over-spray that means the grass needs cutting about twice a week!
Got fed up with poor return for veg the last couple of years so just growing herbs & fruit outside this year.
For those who can't be bothered with the whole seed business then www.rocketgardens.co.uk do some great boxes of plants ready to go out.
No double entendres please, its too easy
This year however will ne the first time my new habit (the bike) and my old one (the veg) have had to compete! We'll see
Last year I grew:
At the allotment:
Potatoes
Spinach
Horseradish
Leeks
Sweetcorn
Beetroot
Golden Beetroot
Broad Beans
Runner Beans
Carrots
Radishes
Spring Onions
Carrots (Chantenay)
Courgettes
Shallots (millions of 'em!)
Red Onions
Onions
Salads
Strawbs
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Gooseberries
Blackcurrants
On the back of the plot we have brambles and Blackthorns for blackberries and Sloes
At Home:
Tomatoes
Blueberries
Honeyberries
Salads
LOTS of chillis
We don't have the time to keep our plot looking amazing, but it's amazing what you can get done in a short space of time. We love our food, so having fresh produce is great. I just ate my lunch with some of our shallots and leeks in a carbonara. Very nice!
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Anyone had any success growing sweet potatoes in a UK (London) climate?