(4 February 2013, 12:05)NorthernRaider Wrote: I managed to raise some cherry tomatoes, 4 tiny swedes and 1 poxy little butternut squash last year, and loads of peppers !!! it was a disaster last year.
Never a disaster mate. It's a learning experience.
For anyone who has never grown anything before, try this.
Get an ordinary spud & stick it on your window sill for 4 weeks.
Once the 4 weeks is up, get an old bucket (or a new one for a quid from b&q etc..) & add a few drainage holes.
Put an inch of compost in the bottom & put the spud in the centre. Cover with soil until only the very tips of the shoots are showing.
Water. Mark day 1 on the calendar.
Everytime the shoots grow, add more soil so only the tips are showing. Do this until the soil is within 2 inches of the top of the bucket. Keep well watered but not water-logged.
On day 150, tip the bucket contents out & eat the best tasting spuds you have ever eaten in your life.
Put old compost & green tops into compost bin.
* Watch out for any frost. It'll kill off the green tops down to soil level. Keep an eye out & bring indoors if needed.
* In some places I've wrote compost & soil. I mean general compost for both. I use the cheap gro-bag type compost & it does absolutely fine.
* If it goes well, try something more adventurous next year. Peas fresh off the plant are yummy aswell.
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