Comments on: Gardener’s Question Time

By: The Plot Thickens « Town Mouse

The Plot Thickens « Town Mouse — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:37:44 +0000

[...] ceasefire before the hostilities resume tomorrow – I’ve been busy in the garden. Following your advice (which mostly amounted to ‘grow what you like to eat, duh’) I have planned out my [...]

By: PaperBoy

PaperBoy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:55:07 +0000

I’m for ignoring the advice given by locals that have been there since time immemorial – sometimes they grow ABC because they always have or that their great-great-great-Uncle tried to grow something other than ABC in 1740 and it didn’t work. Try loads of things – see what works *for you* – there’s no point in me growing celery, everyone in this house hates it – grows well here though, but what’s the point?

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:08:13 +0000

Yeah I’m hearing this a lot: ‘don’t be put off, this is a bad winter. It will be better next year … *pause, uneasy laugh* … at least, I hope it will…’

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:04:26 +0000

Don’t be put off – we’ve had a bad winter – it’s not normally quite so harsh.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:56:05 +0000

HCG – raised beds might be a bit of an investment for a plot I’m only borrowing, but I’m considering it
Elizabeth – I’m finding there’s a huge difference between climate here & in southern England – when I did grow veg down south, winter barely impinged at all

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:34:03 +0000

I just bought the new Jamie Oliver book and it’s fab, with recipes and what and how to grow. Maybe more specific to south England, but it talks about what to grow in winter as well. Very interesting stuff!

By: highwaycyclinggroup

highwaycyclinggroup — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:22:06 +0000

If your ground is damp then try building some raised beds, did wonders for us here, we have very clay laden soil, by putting in raised beds we could control the soil type better, and it helped get some organic material into the ground. If you can get hold of some empty water cooler bottles or similar you can make some cloches, which will in effect give you a row or two of mini greenhouses.

Good luck.

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:17:49 +0000

It may come to that…

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:15:30 +0000

Nettles. Easy to grow, makes a nice warming cup of tea after one of your made cycles to the shops in the rain. Either that or some sort of biofuel so you can take the car instead

By: disgruntled

disgruntled — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:28:08 +0000

Well, the order has been placed – at least for my preliminary planting. I’m sure I’ll be back for advice as the season progresses