Guinea Gardeners: Growing for Piggies

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missy said:
Wow that's amaaaaaazing! I'm so jealous!

What is the original product? Some kind of pallet? Whatever it was, it's almost unrecognisable now - fabulous job! :)
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Thanks for that. Yes, it was three pallets that had building materials on delivered to a neighbour up the road. The workmen packed them into my car for me. Apart from a box of screws to put it together it was free and the pallets were going to be put into their skip. I want to build a hutch extension next ....
 
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Thanks for that. Yes, it was three pallets that had building materials on delivered to a neighbour up the road. The workmen packed them into my car for me. Apart from a box of screws to put it together it was free and the pallets were going to be put into their skip. I want to build a hutch extension next ....
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Free materials....now I'm even more jealous! Ingenius thinking, clever you!
 
Happy days! I have to share!

My green beans are growing really well (37 in all so far, some are about ready to pick!).

My carrots are nearly ready, I pulled a small one earlier but there are much bigger ones growing too, can see the tops through the soil!

Parsley is growing well so far (touch wood).

The twins pumpkins are doing ok, two good ones but out of 15 at last count, most have died off (think the insects have had them). And their first sunflower flower is opening up with 19 more to go. rolleyes

Pics coming soon before all the stuff ready to pick is demolished by the pigs in 5 seconds flat!

(I'm going to go crazy next year. Planter just for carrots, one just for lettuces, one for cucumbers etc. I can't believe I'm gardening and how much I enjoy it. :)))
 
I so can't wait til I have my own house and garden! I'll grow everything I can fit in the garden then. :)
 
Sounds great Laura. Am looking forward to the pics. You're going to have a very happy looking garden with all those sunflowers. :)
 
My veg photos

Just wanted to share my veg now that they have all grown.

I did have spinach, watercress, mint, baby lettuce, dill and coriander but all of that has been eaten now and some went to seed as so much grew!

But now we have cucumber's finally! They have taken ages.

The cucumber plant
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The biggest cucumber growing so far, they are the small type and i can pick them when they are 20 cms long.
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A few more growing, in total i have 6 and some are still flowers, so hopfully they will turn into so juicy cucumbers.
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Also i have parsley which is thriving well, i did have it in a small pot but transferred it to the garden and its doing much better!
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And lastly tomatoes, but the pigs dont like them so they are for us.
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I can't believe how well you've all done with your veggie growing! x)
My OH is building new veggie patch woooooo hooooooo, a few things on the list for the girls will be parsley, cucumbers, peppers and lettuces as i also eat them i can just say they for me ;)
 
They look great, J&G! The pigs must be loving their super fresh veggies :)

I'm also waiting for cucumbers and tomatoes. Please can someone tell me roughly how long it usually takes for tomatoes to ripen and change colour, after they've got to the right kind of size? I have loads of tomatoes which are a good size but have been green for aaaaaages. I'm not convinced they'll ever turn. Apart from praying for sunshine, is there anything I can do to encourage them to ripen?

And I know what you mean about things running to seed. All my herbs (except parsley) bolted before I could harvest it all. I probably should've had a go at drying some or storing it in ice cubes. Next year I'll definitely try to sow smarter by sewing a bit less of the herb seeds each time, but at more frequent intervals, so I always have some on the go and ready to harvest, if that makes sense.

I'm really going to miss my veg growing exploits over the colder months. I've absolutely loved it and daily "pitch inspections" have become part of my routine! Just a few more things to harvest and then I'm done for this year....sniff sniff! :(
 
Missy our tomatoes have been green for ages too! But not sure how long it will take for them to change colour, all i can find on the internet search is they need lots of sun to change! :( Just have to wait and see.

I'm also going to sow less seeds for the herbs next year, cant wait to pick my first cucumber, he should be ready next week.

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Hi, getting my baby piggies in two weeks time and picking up so much info on here it's great!

Is there anything I can start growing in September?

Already have a herbs growing the garden.

Like the idea of carrots and Kale. No idea where to start!

Thanks!
 
Joey&Gizmo said:
Just wanted to share my veg now that they have all grown.

I did have spinach, watercress, mint, baby lettuce, dill and coriander but all of that has been eaten now and some went to seed as so much grew!

But now we have cucumber's finally! They have taken ages.

The cucumber plant
004-22.jpg


The biggest cucumber growing so far, they are the small type and i can pick them when they are 20 cms long.
002-21.jpg


A few more growing, in total i have 6 and some are still flowers, so hopfully they will turn into so juicy cucumbers.
003-22.jpg


Also i have parsley which is thriving well, i did have it in a small pot but transferred it to the garden and its doing much better!
005-19.jpg


And lastly tomatoes, but the pigs dont like them so they are for us.
006-15.jpg
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OMG They are fantastic!
 
Has anyone managed to grow any grass inside, other than the special indoor growing kind? ie I'm thinking has anyone managed to grow timothy or outdoor grass seed? I have never achieved it, but I'm wondering if it can be done by soaking the seeds first, or by some other method. :{
 
I was saying to my mum and OH last night that next year I want to grow our own veggies for the piggies, as we have quite a big garden now. I'm so rubbish at gardening though, I didn't know when you are mean't to plant the seeds for next year (Spring so the OH said) they were laughing at me because I don't have a clue :)) I'll prove them wrong :(|)
 
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