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Absolute Beginner: Growing Own veg
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Moved into a new house with a good garden and a dream of growing my own veg. I'm starting small and working up! I have dug out a small plot and given it a generous covering of compost. Then i went off down to the garden centre to get my seeds and found that this is the worst time of year to plant anything! Can any one help me - what can i plant now from seed? or can i buy sowed seeds from somewhere? Thanks Darren |
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Absolute Beginner: Growing Own veg
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DarrenH wrote: Hello all Moved into a new house with a good garden and a dream of growing my own veg. I'm starting small and working up! I have dug out a small plot and given it a generous covering of compost. Then i went off down to the garden centre to get my seeds and found that this is the worst time of year to plant anything! Can any one help me - what can i plant now from seed? or can i buy sowed seeds from somewhere? Thanks Darren It's not the worst time of year to plant if you want to grow winter veggies. :-) Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chard, Cabbage... Any of the Cruciferous veggies. Greens. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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g'day darren,
we welcome you to visit our site and see how we do our gardens very easy works great. On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:38:17 +0100, DarrenH wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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"DarrenH" wrote in message news Hello all Moved into a new house with a good garden and a dream of growing my own veg. I'm starting small and working up! I have dug out a small plot and given it a generous covering of compost. Then i went off down to the garden centre to get my seeds and found that this is the worst time of year to plant anything! Can any one help me - what can i plant now from seed? or can i buy sowed seeds from somewhere? Thanks Darren Well since you don't say where you are it is hard to be specific. Assuming that you are northern hemisphere and heading into autumn now you should be looking at cool season veges, even that will depend on how cold your winter is likely to be. Instead of me waffling on from the other side of the world here are some ways to get good information. 1) Find a local garden centre or nursery, not a market that happens to have plants, who know what they are doing (sometimes easier said than done) and ask them. It sounds like the one you went to isn't much good. They should also be able to supply you with seedlings which will give you a head start over seeds. 2) Find a book that covers the sort of things you want to grow and is aimed at your climate. Advice for the wrong hemisphere or a region much hotter or colder than you will be very confusing or just plain wrong. Ask people in (1) or (3) for advice on what book. 3) Join a local garden club or organic growers club and ask the same sort of questions. When you have specific issues ask here (and describe your situation more) and I am sure somebody will help. David |
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"Omelet" wrote in message news In article , DarrenH wrote: Hello all Moved into a new house with a good garden and a dream of growing my own veg. I'm starting small and working up! I have dug out a small plot and given it a generous covering of compost. Then i went off down to the garden centre to get my seeds and found that this is the worst time of year to plant anything! Can any one help me - what can i plant now from seed? or can i buy sowed seeds from somewhere? Thanks Darren It's not the worst time of year to plant if you want to grow winter veggies. :-) Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chard, Cabbage... some cold tolerant lettuces fi started soon, spring onions, cold tolerant peas if started now. I got all of those plus broccoli plus bok choy and endives on the go before winter. rob |
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"George.com" wrote: "Omelet" wrote in message news In article , DarrenH wrote: Hello all Moved into a new house with a good garden and a dream of growing my own veg. I'm starting small and working up! I have dug out a small plot and given it a generous covering of compost. Then i went off down to the garden centre to get my seeds and found that this is the worst time of year to plant anything! Can any one help me - what can i plant now from seed? or can i buy sowed seeds from somewhere? Thanks Darren It's not the worst time of year to plant if you want to grow winter veggies. :-) Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chard, Cabbage... some cold tolerant lettuces fi started soon, spring onions, cold tolerant peas if started now. I got all of those plus broccoli plus bok choy and endives on the go before winter. rob Oh, and isn't garlic a fall planted crop also? I've got a bunch in the 'frige that have 4" long sprouts on them. (Garlic that did not get eaten in time). I'll probably break the cloves apart and stick those in the ground here shortly. g -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Oh, and isn't garlic a fall planted crop also?
Yup, plant in the fall and harvest late spring to early summer. Fall (especially early fall) is also a good time to put in perennials like rhubarb and blueberries/bilberries/lingonberries/etc (acidic soil required for the latter group). |
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On Sep 18, 9:06 am, Jim Kingdon wrote:
Oh, and isn't garlic a fall planted crop also? Yup, plant in the fall and harvest late spring to early summer. Fall (especially early fall) is also a good time to put in perennials like rhubarb and blueberries/bilberries/lingonberries/etc (acidic soil required for the latter group). You can grow sprouts indoors and year round. Fall is a good time to plant fruit trees if available. |
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"George.com" wrote
"Omelet" wrote It's not the worst time of year to plant if you want to grow winter veggies. :-) Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chard, Cabbage... some cold tolerant lettuces fi started soon, spring onions, cold tolerant peas if started now. I got all of those plus broccoli plus bok choy and endives on the go before winter. Some of the best spinach I ever ate was planted this time of the year. Wintered right through. Thought I'd try to duplicate the experience and recently planted a few short rows. |
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Absolute Beginner: Growing Own veg
DarrenH wrote in
news Hello all Moved into a new house with a good garden and a dream of growing my own veg. I'm starting small and working up! I have dug out a small plot and given it a generous covering of compost. Then i went off down to the garden centre to get my seeds and found that this is the worst time of year to plant anything! Can any one help me - what can i plant now from seed? or can i buy sowed seeds from somewhere? Just where are you, the recommendation for Portland, ME may be different than that Yuma, Az. -- Charles The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Albert Einstein |
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Absolute Beginner: Growing Own veg
On Sep 17, 8:38 am, DarrenH
wrote: Hello all Moved into a new house with a good garden and a dream of growing my own veg. I'm starting small and working up! I have dug out a small plot and given it a generous covering of compost. Then i went off down to the garden centre to get my seeds and found that this is the worst time of year to plant anything! It's the best time to plant lettuce if you have a cold frame. Anything short of a hard freeze won't hurt it. The bugs, however, are history with the first frost. Can any one help me - what can i plant now from seed? or can i buy sowed seeds from somewhere? Garden centers around here are selling xmas decorations. No seeds, unless I've saved some. |
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