Newbie!

[JenniCog]

Hi all

New to this site and to the 'grow your own' thing but really want to have a go for next year especially as I have a little girl who I would like to encourage eat healthily and learn where her food comes from!

So I dont have a space to plant in the ground but have about 12 different sized large planters, a grow bag or two and a windowbox. I have been given a few things to start – seed packets for lettuce and some salad leaves, a few herb seeds, some sweet pepper seeds, spring onions and french beans….however I dont really have a clue where to start! My uncle has also sent me a huge 'big purple' garlic bulb from the isle of wight where his friends grow them for sale!

Can someone offer some advice on where to get started and top tips so I may succeed with at least a few things! Also how do you grow the garlic?! Because i love it! Is it too late or early to do it now?!



Thanks in advance - I cant wait to get started!!

Jenni

[littlegem10]

Hi Jenni,
Ime new this year to garden container growing.......
Ive just planted my Garlic Bulbs, placed into Garden Multi compost, ive placed the base of the Bulb slightly pressed down into compost and watered..
Ive got early potatoes in my grow bag n started some early veg of to from seed. Dont know how i will do, but this year will be trial n error for me to learn as i go along.
I do look on youtube for guidance to on certain vegetable growing.


Hope to hear from you and see how your doing.


Jane

[JenniCog]

Hi Jane

Got lots of seeds ready for planting this weekend...its gone very cold though hasnt it!! may even leave it til next week?

Ive got lots of books and have been studying so excited about getting started. Like you said it will all be trial and errorv - but thats part of the fun isnt it!! Thanks for the you tube tip!

Think this seed business is quite daunting - hope mine dont die straight off it will really be a bad omen for the summer!! x

[JustGrowVeg]

Originally Posted by JenniCog

Think this seed business is quite daunting - hope mine dont die straight off it will really be a bad omen for the summer!! x

Once you get used to it it's easy Each year you'll learn when is right to plant certain seeds! A good tip if you intend to plant onions is wait till the daffodills appear. This means that the temperature is warm enough

[absolute beginner]

I'm new to all this too and equally excited and anxious! I'm trying the potato bag approach but no idea if I will succeed.

I grew sweet peppers on my windowsill last year and got a nice little crop. This year I'm planting in pots in the garden only so fingers crossed... Everything I planted outside died last year. I planted peppers and tomatoes.

[absolute beginner]

Oops sorry mods. I sent my reply twice.

[Tom J]

split the garlic into cloves first, pointed edge goes up, about an inch under soil, make a hole first rather than just pushing in then put the clove. its so it doesnt compact the soil too much around the clove, i made the mistake of putting the whole bulb straight in last year, d'oh!

[Denisej4]

hello , AHHHHHH might try garlic too, love using it in cookery so will have a try !