Veggie Club 2010

[Dumbledoresgirl]

Anyone interested in joining?

I have a large garden and want to develop a reasonably large veggie plot. I have a small side lawn which I want to start digging up this year with the aim of turning it all into a veggie plot in the next couple of years.

Up until now I have only grown the occasional veggie, eg last year, I had 5 courgette plants, so I am a relative newcomer to all this. I would love any tips about converting lawn into veggie plot and would really like to know what other people are planning on growing this year (and when you are starting!)

Based on what we like to eat, previous experience of growing veggies and reading through books, I have it in mind to try growing courgettes, runner beans, carrots, beetroot and maybe onions this year. Anyone else want to join me?

thanks for the freezing chilli advice, I shall have a go at that- I do dry them, but never know what do do with them then, have lots of recipes that call for chillies, so frozen ones will be fine!

Yet again I went overboard with planting tomato seeds (I never learn!) but have finally potted them all up.

Potatoes are poking their leaves above the soil now , there are a lot more than I planted, so I think I accidentally left quite a few in the veg patch last year .

The parky weather this last week or so has slowed things down, and my french beans don't seem to have grown at all since I planted them out, but I'm not panicking yet (honest!) I'm sure a bit of warmth and they'll romp away.

I have potatos poking though , but didn't plant any this year so mine as last years too

potted loads on this afternoon and DH bought me 6 grow bags so if I can get him to take them to the Greenhouse I can do those tomorrow

How's everyone doing?

Why thanks for asking nymphadora

My frosted potatoes are well recovered and romping away

French beans are average but then my veg patch is very hot and dry

Broad beans OTOH look great, smothered in flowers and bees

Herbs and salad leaves going insane

Tomatoes and courgettes also looking good

Have chickened out on chillis and peppers and am leaving my beautiful pristine bushy plants indoors. Planted one out and it was decimated by slugs within a day

Blackcurrants and strawbs have fruits on, rasps, apple and logan have flowers

Just sown florence fennel. very excited!

I thought I'd try & kickstart the thread

I've been eating my own strawberries, autumn rasps look good but summer ones not so. Gooseberries seem to have sawfly already & one plant is covered in mould so going to come up.

Greenhouse full of toms, peppers & chillies,loads of squash & melon.

Fennel, artichokes, cabbage, broccoli , beans in the ground & peas in pots.all doing well. Have some rogue potatoes too. Tree onions doing veryvwell .

Got rid of my surplus plants over the last few days by leaving them outside my house with a please take me note on. 3 trays of toms one of courgettes and one of pumpkins

I thought I'd try & kickstart the thread

I've been eating my own strawberries, autumn rasps look good but summer ones not so. Gooseberries seem to have sawfly already & one plant is covered in mould so going to come up.

Greenhouse full of toms, peppers & chillies,loads of squash & melon.

Fennel, artichokes, cabbage, broccoli , beans in the ground & peas in pots.all doing well. Have some rogue potatoes too. Tree onions doing veryvwell .

Got rid of my surplus plants over the last few days by leaving them outside my house with a please take me note on. 3 trays of toms one of courgettes and one of pumpkins