nancyrowina started a new discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
I've finally got a plot to grow vegetables in from the adopt a garden scheme they are running locally. It's a bit late in the season but I got a packet of winter lettuce with a gardening magazine I buy and am starting some spinach. The lettuce seeds are coming up (you can see three in the back row) but the spinach seeds haven't done anything yet, it's only been a 2 days though so something is b...

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called I have way too many plums. in fruit.
2 months ago
Never heard of plum butter before, I'll have to try it next year.

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
I've just seen some cheap poly-tunnels in a seed catalogue that are quite cheap, I might buy one of them to protect from the frost. This summer was quite good for vegetables it was quite warm, but still not as much sun as we really need.

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
I had a chance to get a free lemon tree with a gardening magazine I get I would have just needed to pay postage, but I think I'm probably too late now. I like kale and might try and grow some of them, I might also try some winter onions.

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
Yes I've seen a good small poly-tunnel you can put up just over the flower bed in a seed catalogue I have I might order one.

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
I have pumpkin and some cauliflowers in the ground now too, they will be ready over the coming months. I'm still waiting for the spinach seedlings to come up, I wonder if it was dud packet.

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
I grow chilli's indoors and have a load of new varieties ordered to grow next year, I need a green house to keep them all in it's taking over my flat.

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
We've got a pair of old shower doors I could use to make a home made cold frame, the problem is I'm using someone else's garden under a scheme so I can't bring anyone with me to help put it together, I'm sure it won't be rocket science though.

nancyrowina commented in a discussion called Anyone growing vegetables over winter? in gardening.
2 months ago
my tomatoes are still flowering and ripening and I have some spinach and lettuce to plant out, and I have some pumpkins and cauliflowers growing. The Pumpkins are tiny at the moment though and we only have a month before the frost starts[em]sad[/em]

nancyrowina received a best response in the discussion Growing Potatoes in Containers by WebMann.
4 weeks ago
In the UK they are selling these sacks that are like the big bags they move bricks around in, and when your potatoes are ready you just open the bottom to get them out. I saw a few good offers on them this year and was going to try them myself but never got round to it. I've attached a picture as my description isn't very good.