[katog]

Hi
I have just joined this forum as it looks full of interesting info and folk.
I have a house, big garden and 2 acre field on the shores of loch Fyne.
Last year we started a miniscule business www.spanglefish.com/theveggiepatch growing fruit and veg, some things worked very well - runner beans, tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, greyhound cabbages among others. Some things didn't - carrots, beetroot and chard, leeks, onions.
I hope to learn from my mistakes and do better this year.
We have a small polytunnel and have the skeleton of a second hand large one which I'm a little nervous of putting up as I'm sure bits will be missing.
We are putting it off and plan to put 2 pigs there for the spring/summer to rotavate/weed for us then errect it in Autumn 2011.
We have 12 hens mostly ex-bats and 3 black rocks.
I have just bought some rootrainers and will start sowing tomatoes and peppers very soon.
Look out for many questions......

[faith0504]

hi and welcome from snowy moray 

[Daveravey]

Hello & welcome from snowy Fife   

[morri2]

Hi!  Welcome from a lovely sunny (for a change) north Wales. 

[HappyHippy]

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire 
Pigs are a good choice  but then, I'm a bit biased myself 
It's gorgeous up Loch Fyne way - I love it up there 
Look forward to hearing lots more from you
Karen x

[Rosemary]

Hi and welcome from sunny and snowy Carnoustie  I find vegetable growing much more stressful than livestock.

[tazbabe]

from sunny and snowy ayrshire!

[ukag0972]

Hi Missus!!

So nice to see you over here!

There are a really good bunch here so you're in safe hands!

[Daisys Mum]

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders 

[bigchicken]

Hi from another person living in Fife. I grow my carrots in thirded plastic 50 gallon barrels in a half peat sharp sand mix with a good handfull of bonemeal, I have allways had very good results give it a try I'm no expert but I can grow a good carrot. I love Argyle lived there when I was a nipper in a small village called Eradine on the banks of loch awe. A very special place.

[katog]

Thanks to you all for making me so welcome, Bigchicken, where do you source the sharp sand? Is it the grey stuff with big granules looks like concrete?

[Hilarysmum]

Hi welcome, pigs good choice. 

[ambriel]

Hello, and welcome. We're ex-Argyll ourselves. Now live in the far north west.

[little blue]

hello and welcome 

[The Woodsiders]

Hi and welcome from another piggie fan in not so sunny West Sussex, no doubts the pigs will rotovate your ground for you, trouble is, bless them they don`t know when to stop but good fun.