I'm moving house and in that awful limbo, not being able to start anything off here, and not knowing when I'll end up moving into the new place, depends how long the house chain takes.
I think we'll be in the new garden by June, will it be too late to grow any nice summer veg? I'm pining for tomato plants and squash especially...
Can't you start stuff off in tubs, ie cut and come again salad leaves, carrots, radishes, spring onions, that can be transported.
Also you could start french climbing beans/runner beans in pots, ready to plant out in your new garden.
valmarg
Any of the tender veg could be kept in pots ready for planting out, or you could do the same with salad veg. You could plant some of the smaller peas when you get there. It all depends how much ground you're going to have ready in time.
I would plant the toms and squash and transport them in pots ready to go out, I sometimes grow small squash in pots anyway and tomatoes of course. I would try XX Jeannine
I would definitely grow a few tomatoes in pots, with a view to taking them with you. I always grow tomatoes in pots anyway rather than planting them out. Otherwise you are putting your gardening life on hold, just when you might need the relaxation.
If you've not started any seeds because of the uncertainty you could buy a few toms plants and perhaps a chilli or sweet pepper also?
The only thing you will want to be careful of is that the plants are not too massive by the time you move e.g. cordon toms could get too tall to fit in a car without breaking. I can't remember how quickly they get tall (can anyone else). However bush tomatoes, peppers and chillis should stay reasonably compact for moving.
As for cordon toms, if it looks like everything is getting very tall before you move, you could take cuttings. Give them time to "take" before you move ..the new plants are at the same stage of maturity but much shorter. If you have to prune the plants to get them into the car, try and root the bits you had to cut off! Depends a bit on when you move house really.
Good Luck!
p.s.
You can also try the tomatoes in hanging baskets - generally with names like "Tumbler". They should be quite easy to move.
hope this helps.
Tumblers easliy grow 36inches accross though,mine do and they hang down, not so easy to transport, but I have transported toms in big pots even with fruit on with little problems.
XX Jeannine
If absolutely desperate for some of the long season stuff you could buy plug plants. Mail order companies are good, and IMO Delfland one of the better ones. At least you would have toms etc to go with your quick growing salad stuff that you can sow yourself.
Thanks for all your helpful replies!
I wonder about the pots thing - do removal firms transport things like that?
Buying plants might help me get my growing things fix when we arrive - and yes I think pots are the way to grow them at first, because the new garden is in a terrible state, so it will take a while to get workable. Especially as I'll probably be about 6 months pregnant by the time we move!
You're right about the salad things as well - there are quick cropping things that I can sow in June or so, and still get to eat things.
I'm feeling better already!
Our removal men didn't bat an eyelid at our pots. I had put the pots inside large boxes so that they wouldn't mess up the van but they took them out of the boxes and put them staight in the lorry.
Perhaps if you just check with the removal firms first?
what you can do is dig a hole and lay some hessian sheeting inside then fill with soil and plant as normal if your move is delayed then there is no problem and you dont have to worry if you do move then you just have to wrap the rootball and transport.
You could always sink the pot into the soil but you might still have drying out issues.