The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: kermy79 on June 03, 2009, 11:21:50 pm
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Ok i have a small patch of land and a tiny patch of land. :(
I dug over the small patch some 4 months ago and proceded to grow 2 rows of pototoes, 2 rows of beetroot, 1 row of shallots, 1 row of spring onions, 1 row spring cabbage, 1 row savoy cabbage, 1 row carrots and one row cauliflower. I have also potted 1 tomato plant (2 yellow flowers have appeared), 1 pot of mint, 1 pot with both thyme and parsley, 1 pot of rhubbarb, 3 pots of runner beans, 1 pot of red onions and 1 pot of garden peas (loads of white flowers have appeared). :)
The tiny patch at the moment is still covered in weeds and unwanted folliage. Im now struggling with what to grow on a tiny patch at this time of year. I have very little knowledge about vegetable growing but I have an abundance of enthusiasm and willing to learn. Even though everything I have grown so far is thriving and growing at an alarming rate (all organic, no chemicals or pesticides used). I am still unsure about what else i can grow. ;D
My son and i await any help you may be prepared to give.
Thanks
Chelle & Tyler :love:
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Pumpkin patch springs to mind tho' getting a bit late
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Thanks for the suggestion. Only two problems, 1 im in wales and apparently pumpkins dont do well, 2 my son and i dont eat pumpkins (we tried it one and didnt like it much).
Thanks anyway.
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How about planting bulbs once it's cleared and selling the flowers next year? Daffs for St David's day? ;D ;D
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a wee strawberry patch is always good - or for even less work, some rhubarb.
you could probably buy some established strawbs now, so you could get some fruit this year, but otherwise it would be next summer - probably same for the rhubarb
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jaresum artichokes , is another possibility, or butternut squashes (if you like them) or some winter cabbage, or even some ,lettuce until the weather get bad
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still time for climbing beans, just dig up 4 small holes, half the size of a football. Put 4 bamboo or willow branches in (one in each hole), cover with old manure or good compost, stick 2 - 4 seeds in each hole, cover with compost, water and tie the sticks together to shape a tipi. Beans come up really quickly at this time of the year and you'll still get a good harvest. :&>
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Leeks and broccoli are good 'over winters'
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I agree with Linz re leeks but also what about sprouts for Christmas (winter)? I would also consider a permanent place in the ground for rhubarb, raspberries and strawberries.
JD