What a great site!

[Sparkly]

Hello! I am a newbie and came across this site through a google search  ;D I don't currently have an allotment but I am working on it. Over the last 2 years I have started growing a variety of fruit, herbs and veg in our garden and I am getting quite addicted!

[Sparkly]

[telboy]

And may you remain so!
Welcome Sparkly!!

[rosebud]

Welcome Sparkly ;D ;D ;D

[MrsKP]

Easy done Sparkly.  Welcome aboard.

;D

[Leonnie]

Hello and welcome Sparkly :)

[bunjy]

hi sparky was nice speaking to u in chat! welcome  ;D

tracy

[CotswoldLass]

Welcome Sparkly and look forward to seeing you around here. It's a great place to be. I don't have an allotment either and since my OH became a gardener by profession I'm not growing veg (except as advisor), but I haven't been evicted! CLx

[supersprout]

Glad you found the site sparkly, hope it's not too long before you get your own plottie - in the meantime, what are you growing in your garden? Piccies please! ;D ;D

[Hyacinth]

Hello Sparkly and welcome -  good for Google, eh? 8)

[Sparkly]

here's a selection of photos. This year I have grown potatoes, tomatos, carrots, broad beans, runner beans, peas, beetroot, chillis, cucumber and a variety of herbs. I am a bit of a novice at this, although I have previously had a successful herb garden. Most things have grown really well. The broad beans were not great though!
















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[Leonnie]

It all looks very good, well done :)

[supersprout]

I love your mint (?) in the rockery - everything looks soooo healthy sparkle! must be the music ;)

[lorna]

Welcome Sparkly. Quite agree this is a great site. Things all look good in your garden. Looks like you are having a successful year.
Lorna

[MrsKP]

why haven't you got anything chewing away at your beet leaves ????   :o

and your runners look fantastic !

this growing malarky's just great isn't it !

;D

[Sparkly]

I am really pleased with it! I planted rows of carrots, beetroot and spring onions in feb/march time and hardly of them came up at all. I think I got about 2 beetroot and that was it (out of a whole packet of seeds). I then planted another set of seeds in very small pots and planted the seedlings in the garden and that seemed to work better. I had to do the same with the carrots! Nothing has seemed to bother any of my plants pest wise - except black fly on the broad beans. Like I said I don't really know what I am doing it is all trial and error!

[CotswoldLass]

Looks fablous Sparkly! Next year prick out your broad beans - heklps avoid black fly. Tips for peas? Have neer had any success with peas which is a shame as I love them!
CLx