2015 Gardening Thread

[bitsnknots]

Just thought that I'd start a gardening thread.  What's everyone growing this year?  

[leoleoleo123]

We gave up our allotment last year... So it's just pots and tubs for us too...

[stampingpat]

We have recently had our conifers removed so that has opened up alot more growing areas. 🙂 So far I have two new blueberry bushes, 5 new black  currant bushes, today I started an asparagus bed, and the other day I did a strawberry tower. 🙂

We have a plum tree, apple tree, raspberrys, red currants and a gooseberry bush too. 🙂 Rhubarb is already for picking. And I have some seedlings going too. 🙂 I need to sort out the raised beds for the normal veg. And I am trying some new things this year. Horseradish will go in a tub, globe artichokes will be a first and some new fresh green type of plants.... Amaranth and callaloo. And of course lots of flowers and plants for the bees. 🙂

[bjenkinsbuildersmerchants]

Crikey, this all makes me feel SO lazy!  We've still been having hard frosts here, and there's snow on the hills again this morning, so I'm a bit loathe to put anything out yet.  I like the idea of putting seedlings on the windowsills though.

[*chez*]

My seedlings are all in microwave meal trays... and the propagater tops are either clear plastic pots from fruit and veg..( tomatoes, grapes etc.)... or.. the plastic dishes from the chinese takaway...

[chickengrandma-2008]

Here are his peas and broad beans.................

and these are cauliflowers.

[ilove2patch]

Looking good CG.:)

[chickengrandma-2008]

And I forget what these are called..............................

and this................................

[ed_blackadder_1]

Looking good Mr CG. Dont you just love the spring.

[bitsnknots]

Everyone seems to be doing well with their growing.  We've got a blueberry bush in the back garden.  It's just coming into bud.

[bjenkinsbuildersmerchants]

That gives me a great excuse to eat more Chinese 

[ginap.123]

Just picked a bunch of daffs from the garden to add some colour to the front room which I've polished, steamed and scrubbed today.

[ed_blackadder_1]

I have just been informed someone is coming round tomorrow so I have just had to wizz around with the duster as I am working tomorrow. Grrr.

Probably need doing again tomorrow with all the roadworks. Bloomin dust.

[chickengrandma-2008]

I didn't know you could do that to dafs! 

[bitsnknots]

In our local M*rrison's on Mother's day, they were giving bunches of daffs to mums in the cafe.

[captainbovine]

that was nice of them Chris.

did you find out what flowers they were CG? those white ones are lovely.

Can you grow a blackberry bush in a large pot?

[bitsnknots]

I've just asked my mum and she seems to think that you can.  We had our blueberry bush in a pot for a while and it did well.  When it had finished last year, I planted in the garden.  It is now in bud so we'll see how it does this year.

[bitsnknots]

I have managed to mow the lawn this afternoon and I'm suitably shattered now.  I hate the first mowing of the year.  Still, it looks better now.

[ginap.123]

Some hard core pruning today. I took my 6ft bushy fir trees down to 4ft and squared off neatly. Gave the front garden it's first cut of the year. The back garden was done about 3 weeks ago

[bitsnknots]

We only have a lawn at the back as we had the front lawn taken up about five years ago.  Our front garden is a rectangle shape. In the centre, we have an oval shape edged with bricks with slate chippings in the centre.  We still have the border with shrubs, roses and plenty of bulbs in.  In the centre, we do have some pots which have bulbs coming through now.  We've got about three small tulips in flower in the back garden.

[captainbovine]

CG..is that top plant candytuft? does it grow in a round habit, low down?

Chris, I have a blueberry in a pot, it goes mad and produces loads of berries, I am having them this year, the pesky birds got to them last year before I could cover them. Same with the cherries....my turn this year!