We moved into a house 18 months ago with big front and back gardens lovingly tended by a retired RHS groundsman - unfortunately it's been a bit neglected as I got pregnant a month after moving in, so I am only now started to get to grips with it.
As of March I will be back to work full time, so the only time I am going to have is 10 mins in the evening to water any pots/pick veg, then hopefully 1-2 hours each weekend for pruning, planting, maintaining, etc.
Can I be a frugal but quick gardener? I'm not going to have the time to be doing things like taking cuttings from everything to avoid buying costly plants, but I also don't have a lot of cash to replace all the plants I'm having to take out because they are either diseased or too out of shape to recover from hard pruning. I have two compost bins and 4 water butts so shouldn't need to spend money planting and watering things.
I suppose I want tips to help me use my time and money well:
-what plants respond really easily to taking cuttings without too much TLC needed?
-what are your top easy veg to grow? I've grown some stuff in the past (courgettes, dwarf beans, carrots, peppers, with varying success), so will do various salad leaves and spring onions, but ideally a couple of other things for the first year while I get going.
-if you have a nice garden but only have a couple of hours a week,tell me what sort of garden do you have?
Thanks all
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gretagrape · 08/02/2014 07:38
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