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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: GordonsGarden on March 22, 2009, 09:08:25 am

Title: Hello
Post by: GordonsGarden on March 22, 2009, 09:08:25 am

I am 70 (in april) ,I dont have a smallholding just a garden and a victorian terraced house but i grow apples(1) pears(1) red/black/white currants,goosgogs,tayberrys.
   I also grow toms,peppers,chillies in a H/H. and runnerbeans of course and a few early pots.Tried container growing but not much luck.
  I live in South Devon and seem to have spent most of my life at sea and we have been married 51 years this March.I like sea fishing,cooking and at times i make our bread, by hand. ;D ;D

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Hilarysmum on March 22, 2009, 09:50:01 am

51 years ... what is your secret? Hi and welcome.

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: doganjo on March 22, 2009, 12:30:14 pm

Welcome to the 'accidental' small holders forum - you are most definitely a small-holder - accidental or not.  Hope some of my veg do well - we don't have the lovely weather that you have in Devon.  My late husband was a Devonian!

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Pigtails on March 22, 2009, 12:57:12 pm

Welcome from me too!!

We have not been here long, the land we have has never been touched for I don't know how many years.
This year and thus far, we have planted apple trees, pear trees and plum trees as well as a fair variety of soft fruit bushes.
Our neighbours assure us, nothing grows here but we are determined to grow our own fruit and vegetables.
In our last place we even grew our own grapes and made wine (well, er, tried to make wine).

Our land is mainly peat but I am told that such as spinach and Kale will grow anywhere, does anyone else have poor soil types and if so
what if any success on growing?

Title: Re: Hello
Post by: Rosemary on March 22, 2009, 08:13:58 pm

The secret? Lots of time at sea  ;D