The Good Life

[Underpants]

Does anyone grow stuff?

I'm a complete amateur and YouTube is my teacher & companion. A few years ago I started with Strawberrys. I hardly had to do anything with them. Piece of piss. But I've extended my growing portfolio over the years. This year it's carrots and cauliflowers. I've also got about 20 of them whopping sunflower on the go. I wouldn't go as far to say that it's an obsession (even though I have bought a cheap-as-chips greenhouse) but I'm really getting into it.

[royal white]

51 minutes ago, Underpants said:

Does anyone grow stuff?

I'm a complete amateur and YouTube is my teacher & companion. A few years ago I started with Strawberrys. I hardly had to do anything with them. Piece of piss. But I've extended my growing portfolio over the years. This year it's carrots and cauliflowers. I've also got about 20 of them whopping sunflower on the go. I wouldn't go as far to say that it's an obsession (even though I have bought a cheap-as-chips greenhouse) but I'm really getting into it.

That’s how Pablo Escobar started 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

@Tonge moor green jacket

[MancWanderer]

Done a fair bit over the years. Some of it pretty successfully - tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans, garlic. Some utterly miserable failures - carrots, radishes, courgettes. Currently only have a horseradish root and some chives. Need to get back into it as I do genuinely love it.

Like @Lt. Aldo Raine says @Tonge moor green jacket is your man

[Whitestar]

Chives grow like mad at the back of my gaff, just spring out of cracks in paths and all sorts, you can strim them like grass & weeds and they are back in a couple of days, but on the plus side they taste great, smell savery and are a massive diterant for vermin.

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

As above, keep trying.

Mix and match, so if one thing doesn't work, something else will.

Lad was just hardening off some legumes etc, and a bastard mouse went through and nibbled the stems through- he actually saw it. Similarly, they dug up my early broad beans.

Just have to go with it, and find deterrents. 

For me, soil, feeding and water are key.

Sounds obvious, but I don't think I've watered veg enough at times.

Maybe also true of feeding at times. Veg can be "hungry".

Just enjoy doing it- avoid overspending on compost-and see where it takes you.

NiC also does some.

[Dimron]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

As above, keep trying.

Mix and match, so if one thing doesn't work, something else will.

Lad was just hardening off some legumes etc, and a bastard mouse went through and nibbled the stems through- he actually saw it. Similarly, they dug up my early broad beans.

Just have to go with it, and find deterrents. 

For me, soil, feeding and water are key.

Sounds obvious, but I don't think I've watered veg enough at times.

Maybe also true of feeding at times. Veg can be "hungry".

Just enjoy doing it- avoid overspending on compost-and see where it takes you.

NiC also does some.

Just mulched all my flower beds... Wickes have an offer on for bark chippings, brought 10x100 litre bags... £8.50/bag worked out cheaper than bulk bags (and the delivered for £4.00).

Also I am fortunate to live near a stable, lady has a big pile of well rotted manure and is glad to see the back of it so cots me nowt, I fill the empty bags half a dozen at a time. My tip... find someone with horses

[Traf]

13 hours ago, royal white said:

That’s how Pablo Escobar started 

[bolty58]

Thread title made me think of "Rear Of The Year 1981".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_of_the_Year

[Traf]

8 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

Thread title made me think of "Rear Of The Year 1981".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear_of_the_Year

My neighbour is a former winner...