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Originally Posted by Little tom
Yes it's nice to be able to share our mistakes, great way to leaarn!
Looks like it's a common 'mistake' to be too keen on the first year and grow too much stuff...hey, can't be right first time :-)
Principia my mint is also poor this year! (yellow and leggy, not sure why...I'll have to start a new plant from the root. I'm quite excited about that actually but I wish I knew what was wrong with it).
Also, just like you, having too many plants on the windowsill meant that they competed for light - my toms grew leggy...It's a miracle I've now got some toms at all really!!
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I definitely suffer from overenthusiasm syndrome
I'm hoping that each year I will choose a few permanent features for the garden, fruits or berries and a few annual features, different kind s.
Lots of learning going on. I was disappointed to learn that my hanging basket strawberries are unlikely to survive more than one year. I am going to try and extend their life for two years, and I have to say they look spectacular this year
So next time I'm going to go with cherry tomatoes.
I'd like to try for some rhubarb and gooseberries for my permanent features.
Here's one of my hanging baskets of alpine strawberries (hopefully)