Guinea Gardeners: Growing for Piggies

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I'm gonna buy whole wheat today and start a tray or two of that. The bizarr thing is that I'll also have to buy soil because the one I could have reused (wheatgrass don't take a lot of nutrients) is frozen and buried under two feet of snow on the balcony...

Just thought about something... do you have any nice words instead of soil and dirt? They just seem like two pretty disgusting words focusing on the fact that they are dirty rather than that they are a source of life?
 
Ok well i have started growing grass, and have started alot of plants to plant out at the allotment but we can start things early as live in south west so tend to have milder climates. I have alot of digging to do at the allotment before i can plant things out! Will take photos of the allotment once things get going but at the moment it is mostly weeds....
 
If you want to buy seed in bulk, or people want to share- Moles seed do a good selection and are cheap because it is in larger amounts.

Seed should be stored in cold, dry conditions- so in a fridge in a tin or thick plastic bags to prevent moisture getting in. All sold seed will have been tested for germination so if they don't grow they have been stored badly.
Seed like parsley, parsnip and some other members of the carrot family will have a less good germination because when harvested they are collected in various stages of 'ripeness' and some are not ready.

If sowing seeds like peas or beans don't do it when the soil is cold and wet, they will just rot. Most seeds need the soil to be a bit warmer than now before sowing outside although some can be started inside and planted out later.
 
I have shoots starting to shoot from my seeds :)) will try and take some photos tonight

(the above sentence sound so stupid my brain wont think of a better sentence)
 
Easiest things to grow are runner beans they grow like mad (Jack and the Beanstalk)and though the piggies arent to fond of the beans they go mad for the leaves and stems and also the pods but tend to leave the little small red beans out of the pods. They grow well over 2 metres tall so grow them up a fence or over a shed .One packet makes a row about 3-4 metres long .
 
I have CRESS! YaY! It grew! Only a tiny bit but it has grown! I think about another week and I can start cutting it for the piggys!8)
 
Oooh well done Vixk. Today I cheated and bought some Parsley, Corriander and Basil that were growing in a pot at the Co-op. You have to keep it alive so it will last (as long as I don't kill it).
 
I used to grow the cereal grasses all the time indoors, but my piggies suddenly went off them. I've tried growing timothy hay indoors, but it just always goes mouldy/doesn't really grow.

A certain pelicano piggy is featured on the Planet Guinea site! 8;)
 
Sarah - I'm off to spot the pelicano piggie!

My grass seeds arrived today, will buy a pot this week and see if I can get them planted.
 
Well... my grass seeds arrived today...

Me and my niece Shannon planted 6 pots... I thought that may give us a higher success rate, now I guess we wait.. and pray! :))
 
I've grown cress for my gang for the past few weeks- and it's always worked perfectly. I'm not sure how- as I'm not green fingered, but long may it carry on!

Today we've branched out- we found a grow your own 'mini-greenhouse' of parsley, seeing as it was only 79pence I thought we could give it a try!

Regarding growing grass, can you just grow grass from grass seed packets, or would I need to go and buy a special type of grass for them?
 
I just bought a pack of four herb seed packs from B&M they were only 89p for the pack of four! In the pack is coriander, parsley, basil and chives. They also had lots of other ones but no dill. They did have some lettuce ones but it was in the pack with tomatoes and dark basil and mine dont like tomatoes.

It says on the pack when to plant them and its not until march for the coriander and parsley and the other 2 are April and may.

I seen those packs of the mini green houses for 79p but they only had coriander and strawberries.

Cant wait to see how your grass grows Joanne. :))
 
Joey&Gizmo said:
I just bought a pack of four herb seed packs from B&M they were only 89p for the pack of four! In the pack is coriander, parsley, basil and chives. They also had lots of other ones but no dill. They did have some lettuce ones but it was in the pack with tomatoes and dark basil and mine dont like tomatoes.

It says on the pack when to plant them and its not until march for the coriander and parsley and the other 2 are April and may.

I seen those packs of the mini green houses for 79p but they only had coriander and strawberries.

Cant wait to see how your grass grows Joanne. :))
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Can't wait to see if it grows... :))

I think grass seeds are fine?! I got mine from planet guinea 2 types... Ones called "Easigrow" surely that will grow :)).
 
Yay Sarah! Keep us updated on how the parsley does. I spend £10 a week just on coriander and parsley for my pigs...

I bought the Easigrow seeds from Planet Guinea too, also some Orchard Grass ones. I'm going to sow them tonight and see how they grow!
 
Looking forward to seeing all the pictures of all the grass/herbs that everyone is growing this month. :)
 
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