JamieT1314 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Calling out to any greenfingered P&Bers. I'm looking to start growing my own veg in the Mother in Laws garden. It's a fairly new build so i reckon the garden is going to be turf laid on a layer of topsoil then rubble, so thinking im going to need to go down the raised bed option along with a greenhouse. Do any other P&Bers grow their own veg? What are the easiest things to grow in the Scottish climate? The veg we buy the most and therefore would be lookign to grow are: Tomatoes Leeks Peppers Chillies Lettuce Radish Onion Potatoes Would also like to grow some herbs: Basil Parsley Rosemary Oregano Any advice or links to some good sites would be much appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Post on Kerrydale Street for tips on tattie growing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Any topsoil that you put down might take a few years and a lot of compost and fertiliser through it before it starts to produce good vegetables. Carrots,beetroot and peas grow quite well up here. Greenhouse for the tomatoes obviously, and for the peppers and chillies. You can also use it to start off some of your veggies in small trays of pots. You also have to grow the obligatory rhubarb. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC13 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I can't be the only that thought Ally McCoist when I saw Gardening Thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I'm looking to start growing my own veg in the Mother in Laws garden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Dee Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Would also like to grow some herbs: Basil Parsley Rosemary Oregano Was going to ask if you were going to Scarborough fair, but that's parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.I'll ignore you inserted a radish earlier also. Who, in the name o boabby Glennie, buys radishes? Yer at it. ETA the bois happy (as f**k) Edited January 8, 2016 by Dee Dee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT1314 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Cheers supermik 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT1314 Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Cheers fat Larry. Looking forward to getting started. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Tried it last year, lost a war with slugs and snails ( wee prlcks) Lettuce, currots, spuds, Strawberry's, onions, beetroot. Only the spuds gave a decent crop, wee slimy Celt......ERM I mean slugs munched the rest. Tried some herbs like parsley, thyme and basil in the hoose and they can up not to bad. Got some mixed chilli seeds from Santa and will plant them too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Warm spring. Daffodils were up just after Xmas, flowered last week. Primrose have been flowering in the woods for a month now, saw a tree with leaves coming out allready last week too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
++Ammo - Airdrie++ Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 If anyone wants a greenhouse, I'm getting rid of one, I'm sure its 8ft x 6ft, they're welcome to it. I'll help dismantle it [emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallo_Madrid Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 My dog has absolutely annihilated my back lawn. It has a labradoodle running track round it. I have a guy coming to quote me to replace the whole thing with the artificial stuff. Which is class, because I have zero notion for tending to a garden with a dog that resembles a small horse running around on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Elephant & Castle Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Was goin to rev up the mower today for the first trim o the year. Load of moisture on the grass due to being a frosty night. Maybe just leave it the now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 New gardener starts in a week or two. Hope he can do something with the lawn as it's like a bog. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief Toffee Teeth Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Calling out to any greenfingered P&Bers.I'm looking to start growing my own veg in the Mother in Laws garden. It's a fairly new build so i reckon the garden is going to be turf laid on a layer of topsoil then rubble, so thinking im going to need to go down the raised bed option along with a greenhouse.Do any other P&Bers grow their own veg?What are the easiest things to grow in the Scottish climate?The veg we buy the most and therefore would be lookign to grow are:TomatoesLeeksPeppersChilliesLettuceRadishOnionPotatoesWould also like to grow some herbs:BasilParsleyRosemaryOreganoAny advice or links to some good sites would be much appreciated.All veggies you mention, you can grow easily in Scotland. Tomatoes and peppers (capsicums) fare best under glass and chillies will LOOK good if grown indoors but really need direct sunlight and real heat if you are to grow them 'hot'.Most common herbs actually grow too well,and you need to keep using them. Basil inside only.Trench dig lots of well rotted manure in now to the main patch. Don't be over ambitious in year one or you'll get bored / fucked off : Tatties - second earlies and maincrop; get varieties it's difficult to buying supermarkets(Pink For Apple is a wee cracker. )Onions - buy sets first yearLeeks - again, plants year oneCourgettes - great crops in Scotland and you can make fiotri de zucchini as the fruits flower.Give it a go!Yours,Jim McColl / George Barron 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief Toffee Teeth Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Bit early to be cutting the grass is it not?Yup. Still too early even for lawn sand / moss treatment unless you're in SW Scotland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Elephant & Castle Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 33 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: 1 hour ago, The Elephant & Castle said: Was goin to rev up the mower today for the first trim o the year. Load of moisture on the grass due to being a frosty night. Maybe just leave it the now Bit early to be cutting the grass is it not? All i know is my grass has been growing for weeks now with the mild weather. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Elephant & Castle Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 29 minutes ago, Big Chief Toffee Teeth said: 36 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Bit early to be cutting the grass is it not? Yup. Still too early even for lawn sand / moss treatment unless you're in SW Scotland. I'll take your word for it Big Chief. Cheers My daffodils have been up for weeks aswell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief Toffee Teeth Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 If you cut it low just now and then get a few days of hard frost, the root system is at risk of getting damaged. Unless you have a) really sandy soil or,b) own a links golf course 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Chief Toffee Teeth Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 ( wtf's that smiley sunglasses c**t? It''s supposed to be a 'b'.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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