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Too late to grow fruit or veg?
Hi,
This weekend I moved from a small flat to a large house with a garden. I would love to grow some fruit or veg this year with my new-found space, be it in the garden itself or in pots. Is it too late in the season for me to grow anything that I will be able to harvest this year? Last night I went to the local diy/garden store and bought some compost and some new pots in anticipation! Cheers |
Too late to grow fruit or veg?
Following up to "Jimoid" :
Hi, This weekend I moved from a small flat to a large house with a garden. I would love to grow some fruit or veg this year with my new-found space, be it in the garden itself or in pots. Is it too late in the season for me to grow anything that I will be able to harvest this year? Last night I went to the local diy/garden store and bought some compost and some new pots in anticipation! Lettuce, radishes, coriander for curries. Get some onion sets and you'll get some from them (even if they might be a bit small, they'll still be nice). You could probably have success with a courgette plant (not seeds), if you have a warm, sunny corner. See if there aren't some autumn-fruiting raspberry plants in the garden centre that are growing well. It might be a bit late for them. How about some very early potatoes? If you don't want to dig, you can use large pots or grow-bags. It's worth a try. -- Tim C. |
Too late to grow fruit or veg?
"Tim C." wrote in message ... Following up to "Jimoid" : Hi, This weekend I moved from a small flat to a large house with a garden. I would love to grow some fruit or veg this year with my new-found space, be it in the garden itself or in pots. Is it too late in the season for me to grow anything that I will be able to harvest this year? Last night I went to the local diy/garden store and bought some compost and some new pots in anticipation! Lettuce, radishes, coriander for curries. Get some onion sets and you'll get some from them (even if they might be a bit small, they'll still be nice). You could probably have success with a courgette plant (not seeds), if you have a warm, sunny corner. One of the garden centres near me still has some veg plants left, you could put some of them in. And it's possibly not too late to get runner or french beans in. And beetroot. Steve |
Too late to grow fruit or veg?
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Jimoid writes Hi, This weekend I moved from a small flat to a large house with a garden. I would love to grow some fruit or veg this year with my new-found space, be it in the garden itself or in pots. Is it too late in the season for me to grow anything that I will be able to harvest this year? Last night I went to the local diy/garden store and bought some compost and some new pots in anticipation! Lettuce and stuff like that. Instructions on packet. Much advice here. Good luck. Must dash. -- June Hughes |
Too late to grow fruit or veg?
Jimoid wrote:
I would love to grow some fruit or veg this year with my new-found space, be it in the garden itself or in pots. If your soil is fertile and well prepared you might snatch some good crops if you buy some plants in: I've seen leeks and runner beans still for sale this week, both of which be fine this season. My neighbour only just planted sweetcorn. Similarly any well-established tomato plants bought now would come to something before the autumn, perhaps in growbags or bigger pots Lettuce, radish, peas, courgettes, spring onions will come up fairly quickly, Carrots, khol rabbi, beetroot for a later crop. |
Too late to grow fruit or veg?
On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:31:09 +0200, Tim C.
wrote: Following up to "Jimoid" : Hi, This weekend I moved from a small flat to a large house with a garden. I would love to grow some fruit or veg this year with my new-found space, be it in the garden itself or in pots. Is it too late in the season for me to grow anything that I will be able to harvest this year? Yesterday at a nursery I saw some tomato plants, a bit pot-bound, but in flower, being sold off cheaply. Look for things like that. Cabbage plants, leeks etc are sold for planting out. See what you can find. Pam in Bristol |
Too late to grow fruit or veg?
"Tim C." wrote in message ... Following up to "Jimoid" : Hi, This weekend I moved from a small flat to a large house with a garden. I would love to grow some fruit or veg this year with my new-found space, be it in the garden itself or in pots. Is it too late in the season for me to grow anything that I will be able to harvest this year? Last night I went to the local diy/garden store and bought some compost and some new pots in anticipation! Lettuce, radishes, coriander for curries. Get some onion sets and you'll get some from them (even if they might be a bit small, they'll still be nice). You could probably have success with a courgette plant (not seeds), if you have a warm, sunny corner. See if there aren't some autumn-fruiting raspberry plants in the garden centre that are growing well. It might be a bit late for them. How about some very early potatoes? If you don't want to dig, you can use large pots or grow-bags. It's worth a try. -- Tim C. and I am about to do a second sowing of Runner beans and I would think you would get a crop albeit late of tomatoes. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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