DS is so very excited, we are moving to a house with a garden and he would like to have his own veg patch. It's a rented property so we can't do anything to permanent but the letting agency did say "do what you like with it".
French doors open out onto a decking area, then it's a step down to a medium sized lawn, with a shed at the far corner. Down the right hand side is a fence, and the left side is a hedge.
It's not particularly big but our current house only has a tiny yard. One thing we do have here is a pear tree up one corner of the yard which we will really miss. Is there such a thing as a small tree/bush that can be grown in a large pot which will give us some fruit? So, that DS doesn't feel so down about leaving the pear tree behind.
Also, where can I get a little raised veg patch and what's the best thing to grow with him? Any tips?
My nan has an allotment and we get runner beans, blackcurrants and rhubarb by the bucket load so we don't need any of those! DS loves peas and we managed to grow some in our tiny yard last year so we'll be trying those again (none made it as far as the backdoor, DS and the child-minded children ate them all). We live near a field that has so many blackberries we get sick of em, so don't need those either!
DS has also planted 3 pumkin seeds a few weeks ago and they are currently in a pot in the kitchen, growing like mad! What should I transfer them into once we've moved? Are we likely to actually get a pumkin for Halloween?
I only have to look at plant life and it withers and dies.
Any tips on maintaining the lawn? Do we need to do anything other than trim the grass when it starts looking a bit long?