Hello everyone

I am new to gardening and new to this ng so apologies for the
elementary nature of this question.

My husband and I have recently moved to the Loire Valley in France and
we are lucky to have a spacious garden for the first time. We would
very much like to grow fruit and vegetables but don't really know
where to start.

I have bought some RHS books and I think I have a fair idea of how to
prepare my patch and sow my seeds. However, I don't really know where
to put my patch. We are lucky in that we have enough land to put the
patch wherever is best.

We are thinking of starting with a very small patch and we have bought
some lettuce seeds and seedlings to get ourselves started. We also
have some strawberry plants but I would like to eventually grow runner
beans, peppers, tomatoes etc.

I would say that the climate here is very much like the south of
England although the winters are slightly colder and the summers
slightly warmer. I have been reliably informed that we have had our
last frost but we have bought a polythene tunnel cloche just in case.

Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.

Many thanks

Jo

Jo wrote:
Hello everyone

I am new to gardening and new to this ng so apologies for the
elementary nature of this question.

My husband and I have recently moved to the Loire Valley in France and
we are lucky to have a spacious garden for the first time. We would
very much like to grow fruit and vegetables but don't really know
where to start.

I have bought some RHS books and I think I have a fair idea of how to
prepare my patch and sow my seeds. However, I don't really know where
to put my patch. We are lucky in that we have enough land to put the
patch wherever is best.


Ideally, somewhere in full sun, but sheltered from wind. A gentle south
facing slope would be lovely if you can get it.

Jo wrote:
Hello everyone

I am new to gardening and new to this ng so apologies for the
elementary nature of this question.

My husband and I have recently moved to the Loire Valley in France and
we are lucky to have a spacious garden for the first time. We would
very much like to grow fruit and vegetables but don't really know
where to start.

I have bought some RHS books and I think I have a fair idea of how to
prepare my patch and sow my seeds. However, I don't really know where
to put my patch. We are lucky in that we have enough land to put the
patch wherever is best.


Ideally, somewhere in full sun, but sheltered from wind. A gentle south
facing slope would be lovely if you can get it.

On 15 Mar 2004 00:40:03 -0800, (Jo) said:

] Hello everyone
]
] I am new to gardening and new to this ng so apologies for the
] elementary nature of this question.
]
[snip]
] I would say that the climate here is very much like the south of
] England although the winters are slightly colder and the summers
] slightly warmer. I have been reliably informed that we have had our
] last frost but we have bought a polythene tunnel cloche just in case.
]
] Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
]
] Many thanks
]
] Jo

Hello Jo,

You're in a lovely place to make a garden, many more days of sunshine than
just up north where we are, near Alencon in Normandy.

Beware of wind, otherwise, try to find a place where the soil is nice and deep.
Shouldn't be hard where you are. And that is open to the south for sun, of
course.

Whoever told you that the last frost is passed should have their head examined.
Don't believe it for a second. It will be unusual if you don't see some at least until
early-mid-april. Here we leave the tender tub plants in the tunnel until may 1,
anyway.

-E

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On 15 Mar 2004 00:40:03 -0800, (Jo) said:

] Hello everyone
]
] I am new to gardening and new to this ng so apologies for the
] elementary nature of this question.
]
[snip]
] I would say that the climate here is very much like the south of
] England although the winters are slightly colder and the summers
] slightly warmer. I have been reliably informed that we have had our
] last frost but we have bought a polythene tunnel cloche just in case.
]
] Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
]
] Many thanks
]
] Jo

Hello Jo,

You're in a lovely place to make a garden, many more days of sunshine than
just up north where we are, near Alencon in Normandy.

Beware of wind, otherwise, try to find a place where the soil is nice and deep.
Shouldn't be hard where you are. And that is open to the south for sun, of
course.

Whoever told you that the last frost is passed should have their head examined.
Don't believe it for a second. It will be unusual if you don't see some at least until
early-mid-april. Here we leave the tender tub plants in the tunnel until may 1,
anyway.

-E

--
Emery Davis
You can reply to
by removing the well known companies

On 15 Mar 2004 00:40:03 -0800, (Jo) said:

] Hello everyone
]
] I am new to gardening and new to this ng so apologies for the
] elementary nature of this question.
]
[snip]
] I would say that the climate here is very much like the south of
] England although the winters are slightly colder and the summers
] slightly warmer. I have been reliably informed that we have had our
] last frost but we have bought a polythene tunnel cloche just in case.
]
] Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
]
] Many thanks
]
] Jo

Hello Jo,

You're in a lovely place to make a garden, many more days of sunshine than
just up north where we are, near Alencon in Normandy.

Beware of wind, otherwise, try to find a place where the soil is nice and deep.
Shouldn't be hard where you are. And that is open to the south for sun, of
course.

Whoever told you that the last frost is passed should have their head examined.
Don't believe it for a second. It will be unusual if you don't see some at least until
early-mid-april. Here we leave the tender tub plants in the tunnel until may 1,
anyway.

-E

--
Emery Davis
You can reply to
by removing the well known companies

On 15 Mar 2004 00:40:03 -0800, (Jo) said:

] Hello everyone
]
] I am new to gardening and new to this ng so apologies for the
] elementary nature of this question.
]
[snip]
] I would say that the climate here is very much like the south of
] England although the winters are slightly colder and the summers
] slightly warmer. I have been reliably informed that we have had our
] last frost but we have bought a polythene tunnel cloche just in case.
]
] Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
]
] Many thanks
]
] Jo

Hello Jo,

You're in a lovely place to make a garden, many more days of sunshine than
just up north where we are, near Alencon in Normandy.

Beware of wind, otherwise, try to find a place where the soil is nice and deep.
Shouldn't be hard where you are. And that is open to the south for sun, of
course.

Whoever told you that the last frost is passed should have their head examined.
Don't believe it for a second. It will be unusual if you don't see some at least until
early-mid-april. Here we leave the tender tub plants in the tunnel until may 1,
anyway.

-E

--
Emery Davis
You can reply to
by removing the well known companies

Jon wrote:

Ideally, somewhere in full sun, but sheltered from wind. A gentle south
facing slope would be lovely if you can get it.

Thanks for your reply, Jon. Yes, we do have a south facing part of the
garden we can use but it also very exposed to wind as it faces open
land (farmer's field next door). The other side of the house is much
more sheltered but only gets the sun in the morning.

Which side would you recommend?

Thanks

Jo

Jon wrote:

Ideally, somewhere in full sun, but sheltered from wind. A gentle south
facing slope would be lovely if you can get it.

Thanks for your reply, Jon. Yes, we do have a south facing part of the
garden we can use but it also very exposed to wind as it faces open
land (farmer's field next door). The other side of the house is much
more sheltered but only gets the sun in the morning.

Which side would you recommend?

Thanks

Jo

Jon wrote:

Ideally, somewhere in full sun, but sheltered from wind. A gentle south
facing slope would be lovely if you can get it.

Thanks for your reply, Jon. Yes, we do have a south facing part of the
garden we can use but it also very exposed to wind as it faces open
land (farmer's field next door). The other side of the house is much
more sheltered but only gets the sun in the morning.

Which side would you recommend?

Thanks

Jo

Jon wrote:

Ideally, somewhere in full sun, but sheltered from wind. A gentle south
facing slope would be lovely if you can get it.

Thanks for your reply, Jon. Yes, we do have a south facing part of the
garden we can use but it also very exposed to wind as it faces open
land (farmer's field next door). The other side of the house is much
more sheltered but only gets the sun in the morning.

Which side would you recommend?

Thanks

Jo

Thanks Emery

As I mentioned in my reply to Jon, the nice south facing part of our garden
is very open to the wind. I am not really sure what damages plants mo
lack of sun or lots of wind!

Thanks

Jo

Thanks Emery

As I mentioned in my reply to Jon, the nice south facing part of our garden
is very open to the wind. I am not really sure what damages plants mo
lack of sun or lots of wind!

Thanks

Jo

Thanks Emery

As I mentioned in my reply to Jon, the nice south facing part of our garden
is very open to the wind. I am not really sure what damages plants mo
lack of sun or lots of wind!

Thanks

Jo

Thanks Emery

As I mentioned in my reply to Jon, the nice south facing part of our garden
is very open to the wind. I am not really sure what damages plants mo
lack of sun or lots of wind!

Thanks

Jo