very small area of ground.This is now my growing kingdom.
Said my final farewell to my lottie. :'(
Not sure what to grow in the bath........any ideas??
Have already planted some Lavender and Rosemary...........want to grow more herbs.Hope to do lettuce and carrots.Got to have radish.....been looking through my seed collection,so much to choose from and so little space.Sitting and trying to get to a final list .....this is hard work.
Will do loads of Toms in hanging baskets.
You could grow salads in the flower pouch things. Sow them in modules first & you could get a nice mixed salad growing. I'm doing that this year.
Now that is a challenge! Wwould you have room for a few flowers, or something to trail down the sides of the bath a bit? Could you squeeze a few peas or climbing beans in the middle of it? And maybe some Kale for winter would work?
And Grannyjanny - whats a flower pouch?
I saw Strawberries planted in plastic drinks bottles on River Cottage, just cut the round end off and pop the young plants through the neck and top up with compost then hang them up. Im going to try a few to maximise space this year. I think a mix of salads leaves and tomatoes, baby spinach and radishes would fill your bath up, all you salad needs in one spot!
I'll be sowing carrots in my bath if I get round to filling it with soil. ;D ;D ;D
Thanks for the ideas ;D
I think I will do a variety of salad in the bath,may try carrots in my bit of land,I will take some piccies to give you the idea of how small I am doing.So strange after having a double plot ::)
1066 a flower pouch is a rectangular bag with a handle at the top it has about 10 holes on the front which you plant into & space at the top. T & M do them.
Meant to ask how people have got on with growing straberries in hanging baskets??
I fancy trying this ;D
thanks GrannyJanny - looks like they could be used for strawberries Betula :) :D
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/sundries1/product/p9743/1.html - mind you they might be too small?
And looking forward to some pics of the bath :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_foot_gardening
Could try above, seems to work for small spaces.
This is the size so will just put as much in as I can.
there's a bit of scope there for things to grow up the walls - presuming it gets some sun ;) Looking forward to seeing some of the planted up photos!
What a lovely backdrop- is that a church/cathedral behind?
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My first seedings have germinated on my mini plot.
Rocket and radish.
Much assisted by a four and six year old so straight line they ain't LOL ;D
Mint and parsley in pots
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I see you have two furry helpers keeping an eye on the plot ;D looks like they are debating what to grow!
those rows look like Callum's rows of radish , a full packet in 2 rows, shouldn't've left him unattended ;D
Well this is the problem,with the children I quickly lost control and realised that teaching would never be my thing. :)
Problem is my little plot is by the entrance to the rear of our block of houses.
When I work on it I have every passer by give me thoughts on grow your own,various neighbours pop out to water it when it takes their fancy,chap in the end house put the hose on them the other day :o :o :o
Lots of congratulations on taking the weed patch over,can not help but wonder why they never did it themselves LOL
I miss my quiet hours on the lottie but glad I have something to work on LOL :)
great to see some progress - even if it is a bit wonky ;D
And as you say, at least you have some earth to dig and grow things in :)
Plenty of scope there me thinks :)
Which direction does the wall face?
Only one thought after you said about the helpful watering is will the produce disappear as it matures ???
My previous house came with a backyard so small you could barely swing a medium-sized rodent, let alone a cat. At first I didn't think I could successfully grow stuff. Twelve months later my backyard contained a wide variety of pots acquired from car-booting, skips and recycling/salvage yards plus a mini-growhouse. The growhouse held a growbag just large enough for 1 x tomato plant, 1 x cucumber plant & 1 x capsicum plant.
In the pots I successfully grew dwarf french beans, runner beans (a great example of vertical gardening), carrots, leeks, spring onions, mini beetroot, lettuce, strawberries and peas. Several pots held two crops whilst others held a crop plus a flower.
In a four foot square space I fitted twenty potato growbags, each holding one tuber. Although the potatoes didn't grow very big, they were well tasty.
I found a very useful book on cottage gardening and seeing what the gardeners of a 100+ years ago fitted into a small space is amazing.
CC
When I was thinking about giving up my allotment I asked for a book for Christmas- "Crops in pots" by Bob Purnell. It's got lots of good ideas- and nice pictures!
I've just spent the last hour or so carving holes in some blue plastic Trofast tubs from Ikea to make planters for my new cheapo strawberries from Lidl. We're also gardening in a small space so trying to be creative with how we use it as well as keeping costs down. :)
I think there was a link on here last year to a garden in America (I think) & they had guttering on walls etc with all sorts growing in them.
Quote from: grannyjanny on May 01, 2010, 18:53:57
I think there was a link on here last year to a garden in America (I think) & they had guttering on walls etc with all sorts growing in them.
Think this is the one you are referring to
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/gardening/gutter-garden-growing-your-food-in-a-small-spacejuneau-empire-083350 (http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/gardening/gutter-garden-growing-your-food-in-a-small-spacejuneau-empire-083350)
Wow that is inspirational :)or do I mean inspiring ??? LOL
It has been so interesting to hear people's ideas and experiences.
Can't wait to plant my toms out also have some for the hanging baskets. :)