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Post by Moose on Mar 21, 2024 2:12:50 GMT
We've ordered strawberry plants, tomato plants, carrot seeds, compost, some 'bins' to grow them in and some seed potatoes ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) . Some of them are here but we're still waiting on the compost.
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Post by JoeP on Mar 21, 2024 8:59:22 GMT
Soon your house could be like Miisa's flat - things growing in every room (except the bathroom). Not yet on the balcony on account of still being frosty, but in the summer the balcony will be a riot of tomatoes, cucumbers, violets, and lots of other things.
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Post by Kye on Mar 21, 2024 13:29:36 GMT
Sounds nice, both of you!
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Post by tangent on Mar 21, 2024 19:57:54 GMT
When I was 13, I planted a potato in the back garden and it grew pretty well. I had not heard of seed potatoes and used one left over from the groceries. I'd learnt that plants sprouted from the 'eyes' but I didn't know what they looked like and it didn't appear to have any. So I dug out a few eye sockets to give it a start. Nevertheless, it survived. My Mum wasn't pleased though when I told her it wasn't a pretty flower.
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Post by Moose on Mar 22, 2024 1:25:19 GMT
Our compost arrived today (delivered to our neighbour as Col was not home and I do not answer the door ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/sad.png) ). Will get everything started tomorrow!
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Post by tangent on Mar 22, 2024 10:15:45 GMT
Have you anything to grow in the compost yet?
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Post by Moose on Mar 25, 2024 2:35:34 GMT
We have some seed potatoes but not planted them yet. Got the tomatoes and strawberry plants going in pots though.
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Post by kingedmund on Mar 25, 2024 16:50:56 GMT
I wished I could grow things again. It so nice to do that.
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Post by Moose on Mar 27, 2024 3:14:02 GMT
Try something easy?
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Post by Mari on Mar 28, 2024 7:55:23 GMT
Watercress can be grown in-house in a small pot on your windowsill. Several herbs as well. Snacktomatoes as well, though you need to support it once it really starts growing.
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Post by tangent on Mar 28, 2024 12:07:37 GMT
I have a small plant growing in a small crevice near my car's windscreen wipers.
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Post by kingedmund on Mar 28, 2024 14:35:00 GMT
Unfortunately bending over and squatting can be a problem right now during healing. I suppose I can have my brother do it. He moved in to help me with things.
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Post by Moose on Mar 29, 2024 3:58:42 GMT
It might make you feel good to be growing something .. though obviously don't if you don't feel up to it!
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Post by tangent on Mar 29, 2024 8:26:21 GMT
When we were first married, we moved into a new house with a medium sized back garden where the thought of gardening grew on me.
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Post by Moose on Apr 7, 2024 1:55:56 GMT
The tomatoes we planted are not doing well
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Post by JoeP on Apr 7, 2024 6:42:30 GMT
Have you had any sun? At all? I think tomatoes like lots of sun.
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Post by Moose on Apr 7, 2024 23:07:58 GMT
They are on the windowsill but not really. We had to plant actual tomatoes and they've just turned to mould
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Post by tangent on Apr 8, 2024 4:45:29 GMT
I wouldn't know how to plant tomato seeds, I've always grown plants from prepared seeds seedlings.
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Post by JoeP on Apr 8, 2024 6:26:49 GMT
I shall see if Miisa grows her tomatoes from seed. There's probably a complicated process for germinating seeds with any reliability.
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Post by Moose on Apr 9, 2024 2:10:17 GMT
I did order seeds but they did not turn up with the rest of the stuff I ordered (they refunded me) so I just got the container and the soil. I was advised to plant tomatoes in there
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Post by Mari on Apr 10, 2024 8:14:03 GMT
What happened in my garden was I'd leave some tomatoes to rot and the year after new tomato plants would grow.
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Post by JoeP on Apr 10, 2024 9:53:12 GMT
I shall see if Miisa grows her tomatoes from seed. There's probably a complicated process for germinating seeds with any reliability. Miisa says she did nothing special with them. She put them directly in soil, not the complicated process I envisaged. Should be kept warm and moist. Warmth might be the key, especially if you are keeping the house quite cold. You could try a different variety. Best results with the cherry/plum ones. And quite ripe even overripe.
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Post by Moose on Apr 12, 2024 1:03:27 GMT
I don't really care for cherry tomatoes ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) . These are just bog standard ones.
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Post by kingedmund on May 8, 2024 17:03:56 GMT
Of course when I leave for weeks on end they don’t get watered. I just lost my angel plant because of that. Yikes!!!! I do like cherry tomatoes in salads but not to many.
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Post by Moose on May 9, 2024 1:52:01 GMT
Well when I said I didn't care for them I meant that I did not like them
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Post by kingedmund on May 10, 2024 4:22:53 GMT
😂. Yes. I suppose that would be that too. 😝
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Post by Moose on Jun 21, 2024 4:44:48 GMT
Our potatoes must surely be getting ready to harvest (they're out in a large bag in the utility room)
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Post by Moose on Jun 25, 2024 3:17:15 GMT
Going to check potatoes later today ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I hope that they aren't all blighted or dead or anything but given my history growing things then ... you never know. If they are ready and edible I will post piccies
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Post by Mari on Jun 25, 2024 13:22:15 GMT
Here's to hoping for good things then!
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Post by JoeP on Jun 25, 2024 14:27:39 GMT
Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew
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