Guinea Gardeners: Growing for Piggies

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Um, I may have overdone it on the tomato front - potted them last night only to find I have 46! mallethead

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Wasn't expecting them all to grow....


French beans and courgettes also doing well, and I've been eaten home grown salad for the past 2 weeks now - delicious!
 
Ha ha Sophie that's brilliant - you are so good for tomatoes for a while!

You are going to need much bigger pots - mine are in huge pots and are MASSIVE - really tall and still not finished.

You obv have very green fingers if they all grew :))
 
Lisajazz said:
Ha ha Sophie that's brilliant - you are so good for tomatoes for a while!

You are going to need much bigger pots - mine are in huge pots and are MASSIVE - really tall and still not finished.

You obv have very green fingers if they all grew :))
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Yes, I grew them in trays which was wrong cos then they all grew too close together, so I put them into pots so they have their own space and then my Dad said once they start to flower, you can plant them out in big pots? Hopefully!

flips said:
That's great Sophie. :(|) Can you sell some on?
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Busy trying to give them away! :)) Am going to bring some to work tomorrow!
 
flips said:
I'd still take your donation pot with you. :))
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Oooo definitely! I'm sure people won't mind making a donation for such a good cause....after all, growing their own will save them more money in the long run!

Delicious, money-saving, organic, ultra fresh, pot-to-plate tomatoes with a nice serving of warm and fuzzy "do-gooding" feeling thrown in for good measure! Yum! :)
 
Great thread :) some brilliant ideas.

We have been growing veg for the first time this year too:

carrots(my boys love the tops ) :)
peas
basil
strawberries
courgettes (not doing too well)
tomatoes
parsley
cucumbers
 
Progress again!

Cucumbers, courgettes and corn are all doing well, move into a bigger space to grow a bit more before being replanted to allow them enough room!

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The Green Beans are still going, all very strong, one of them is heading for the top of that 1.8m support!

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The lettuces and carrots (there are peppers there too, but they are very slow growing).

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The cucumbers had been in here so the lettuces are glad of the extra room.
 
I have just started growing cress and peppers, and have rocket and parsley seeds waiting! You guys have all done such brilliant jobs!
 
I can't believe I've only just found this thread!
Everyone's veg etc is looking great - well done all :)
I'm having a go at some indoor/balcony gardening this year too. So far so good but I really am the least green fingered person in the world so (green)fingers crossed!
I'm growing some Planet Guinea Mix in two trays, which grows so fast, its brilliant. The boys have had two 'harvests' from the trays so far - one where I let them nibble from the tray which didnt work because they pulled it up and tried to eat all the soggy dirt! Then they had one thin-ish handful which I had trimmed with scissors for them. Things are looking good for another small harvest in the next couple of days.
I'm also growing tomatoes and basil in smallish pots which I really can't believe are still alive with my past record! :)) :)) Some of the tommys are coming on really strong too.
Its reassuring to hear that other self - confessed non-green-fingered people are doing so well!
I will add some pics soon
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yeh! My courgettes have massive yellow flowers attracting the bees, I can see the beans have got buds AND my first baby tomatoes are growing!This warm weather really fast forwards the growth, it's a job and a half keeping everything watered though. :)
 
fritsthegirl said:
yeh! My courgettes have massive yellow flowers attracting the bees, I can see the beans have got buds AND my first baby tomatoes are growing!This warm weather really fast forwards the growth, it's a job and a half keeping everything watered though. :)
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Thanks I thought mine was the only one, is it terrible that I want to fastforward to next year so I can do it again but correctly :)). I'm glad I gave it a go though!
 
flintstones said:
Thanks I thought mine was the only one, is it terrible that I want to fastforward to next year so I can do it again but correctly :)). I'm glad I gave it a go though!
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What's up with your veg, Joanne? Flowering veg is a good thing, isn't it?!
 
missy said:
What's up with your veg, Joanne? Flowering veg is a good thing, isn't it?!
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My veg is fine, I just wish I would have prepared more and planted more! :)).

I'm happy with my first attempt but next year will be better :). xx

Also I will label next year as I don't know what anything is :)).
 
My first attempt...

Anyone know what he is?

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Carrot tops and some semi-alive Coriander, its a bit eaten.

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What do you think this one is?

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Also whats the front one left handside?

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Whats the one in the dirty pot?

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More to come...
 
Mr sweetcorn, may need a bigger pot?

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Anyone know what he is bottom right hand corner?

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For indoor foraging when we can't get outside...

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Thats my attempt...
 
flintstones said:
My veg is fine, I just wish I would have prepared more and planted more! :)).

I'm happy with my first attempt but next year will be better :). xx

Also I will label next year as I don't know what anything is :)).
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Oh I see! I think there's always things which could be done better.

I started mine too late really so I'm not sure how well they'll end up but plan to start earlier next year. Also I'll be sure to seek out varieties which actually thrive in containers, rather than just choosing based on what I'd like to grow. (This year I bought lots of seeds which I can't do anything with as they need waaaaaay more room than I can give them.) I'm sure everyone learns as they go along :)
 
Ok Joanne....I'm no expert but I'll have a go at identifying your magical mystery crops!

Pic 1 - some kind of courgette or cucumber?
Pic 3 - could be anything! most herbs start out looking like that so can you figure it out by a process of elimination, if you can remember what you sowed?! The first set of leaves often look different to the ones which follow so perhaps when it grows a bit more you'll get a better idea?
Pic 4 - hmmmm....possibly spinach or cabbage/cauli seedlings? Not sure on that one.
Pic 5 - hard to tell in that pic but it looks like thyme to me
Pic 10 - I can't tell which one you're looking at!

Not such a definitive answer but I have to say it's not looking too bad at all! Your sweetcorn and salad leaves look especially great and your basil too...and basil is not that easy to grow outdoors so girl done good! x :)
 
Not the salad leaves the one to the right, looks like he's kinda dying but I have faith that he's not, he's just kidding on, he had an orange flower today.

"Why I keep referring to my plants as "he's" I have no idea but it sounds nicer than "It" :)).

Thank you... We have lots of Peppers planted. I think we should talk about veg planting earlier next year, I'm going to look into an allotment next year! xx>>>
 
Ah ok, does it look the same as the plant in the first pic? If so, I'd go for something like a courgettey cucumbery marrow type thing! (not hedging my bets there, at all!)

I agree, we should definitely get the planting chat started earlier next year. I only got my bum in gear once I'd seen all your fab photos of seedlings and plants really coming on, so I'm well behind. I need encouragement from you guys or my seeds won't get sowed!

An allotment sounds fab! I love the idea of it but I know I can only just about manage with the garden I have. How brilliant for the Flintstone piggies though.....veggie heaven!
 
Start chatting about planting any earlier than this thread was started (February), we'll be ready to begin discussing Guinea Gardeners Round Two at Christmas. :))

You have lots growing really well Joanne, bet the piggies love it all. :)
 
Laura-CCC4 said:
Start chatting about planting any earlier than this thread was started (February), we'll be ready to begin discussing Guinea Gardeners Round Two at Christmas. :))
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Ok good point. I was just late in getting in on the action. Next time I'll try to keep up with you pro gardeners :)
 
Feeling pleased with myself

I had three of these:

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A lot of work and I now have one of these instead:

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(plus a few bruises and achey muscles).

It was very hard work and I am feeling very pleased with myself (and my 10 year old who helped). We have had several raids on the lettuce plants on the top shelf and they are still doing well. I grew the herbs on the bottom level from seeds. Most of them did not make it but what did was transplanted yesterday into the new planter.
 
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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