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  1. #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by hifilover View Post
    Ours, as it stands currently:



    Herbs into swede, chard/spinach, carrots and leeks as you look down the LHS towards the greenhouse (nowt in there now bar parsley and the Pinot grape vine). Bottom is x2 apple trees, x2 pear trees and strawberries. Up the right is more carrots, parsnips, springs onions, beetroot, kale and purple sprouting broccoli (you can't see that as it's cut off by the back of the garage); that's next Springs crop

    The grass got it's last cut of the year on Friday; just took the tops off as I'd fed it the week before with a seaweed mulch which the cat loves rolling in

    The woods are slowly being cleared behind the greenhouse/trellis fence; the single huge tree at the back of the greenhouse comes down on Wednesday and over winter I'll be sorting a pen & chicken penthouse out for x4 chickens in the Spring time

    All the neighbours back gardens go 25ft into the woods further than ours does currently, so I'm slowly catching them up
    That looks great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoidburg View Post
    That looks great!

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    Thanks; it's my main passion after training/cars and lifting stupidly heavy things

    I try to grow as much as our veg as possible; the only things I don't grow are onions and garlic as I can't be arsed with all the drying off malarky Spuds are grown in huge tubs at the back of the garage; saves having to faff with crop rotation then as some veg I'll plant in 1/2/3 yields and stagger the growth to get longevity out of them

    The root veg are all in the ground right through the year, over winter and into the following year etc; rather that than picking and storing etc
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    Quote Originally Posted by hifilover View Post
    Thanks; it's my main passion after training/cars and lifting stupidly heavy things

    I try to grow as much as our veg as possible; the only things I don't grow are onions and garlic as I can't be arsed with all the drying off malarky Spuds are grown in huge tubs at the back of the garage; saves having to faff with crop rotation then as some veg I'll plant in 1/2/3 yields and stagger the growth to get longevity out of them

    The root veg are all in the ground right through the year, over winter and into the following year etc; rather that than picking and storing etc
    Id love a garden as big as yours, and if I had the room a couple of chickens but for now theres no room for them unfortunately.

    This has been our first year growing stuff and we've had loads of courgettes, butternut squash, spring onions, carrots and a few beetroots too. Even though I don't generally eat as much veg as I should its been lovely and ive really enjoyed it. Its lovely watching things grow, chilling out in the garden watering stuff of an evening etc etc

    I built a 750 x 750 x 750 raised planter for just potatoes so we have them in at the moment. I just need to read up on what else we can run through the winter now before cracking on with peppers, tomato's, chilli's etc in the greenhouse next spring.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoidburg View Post
    Id love a garden as big as yours, and if I had the room a couple of chickens but for now theres no room for them unfortunately.

    This has been our first year growing stuff and we've had loads of courgettes, butternut squash, spring onions, carrots and a few beetroots too. Even though I don't generally eat as much veg as I should its been lovely and ive really enjoyed it. Its lovely watching things grow, chilling out in the garden watering stuff of an evening etc etc

    I built a 750 x 750 x 750 raised planter for just potatoes so we have them in at the moment. I just need to read up on what else we can run through the winter now before cracking on with peppers, tomato's, chilli's etc in the greenhouse next spring.
    That's it; it's all about using the space well and timely etc

    You'll struggle to grow stuff now really; if you can though, chard and spinach will grow under a cloche/glass/greenhouse/conservatory etc and can be planted into bigger pots when it gets stronger
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    Quote Originally Posted by hifilover View Post
    That's it; it's all about using the space well and timely etc

    You'll struggle to grow stuff now really; if you can though, chard and spinach will grow under a cloche/glass/greenhouse/conservatory etc and can be planted into bigger pots when it gets stronger
    Right, Il give spinach & chard a go in the greenhouse then!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoidburg View Post
    Right, Il give spinach & chard a go in the greenhouse then!

    cheers
    It'll grow well in a simple compost in either a big tub or trough

    Sow quite a few seeds; too many really and then thin out to 75%

    As long as its warm; they'll soon germinate and grow well

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Fothergi...ds=chard+seeds

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/VEGETABLE-S...CARFB1K1B6YTFW

    I found these seeds to be the best
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    Leaf beet is similar to Swiss Chard . Very similar seed to sugar beet and related I expect . (I let my Chard go to seed and kept the seed when it was mature) . It will provide greenery all through the winter depending on frosts
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    Quote Originally Posted by hifilover View Post
    It'll grow well in a simple compost in either a big tub or trough

    Sow quite a few seeds; too many really and then thin out to 75%

    As long as its warm; they'll soon germinate and grow well

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Fothergi...ds=chard+seeds

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/VEGETABLE-S...CARFB1K1B6YTFW

    I found these seeds to be the best
    Cheers for that, Ive just bought a couple of packs and will get the planted at the weekend
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    First signs of the spinach sprouting! Very pleased with them so far. The chard are even smaller but I can just see them coming through.

    The wife has also planted some garlic as well which seems to be coming along nicely

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    Little update on the BBQ shelter.

    I've now "winterised" it a bit so it's still usable even in this bleak, colder weather. A water proof heavy duty canvas sheet keeps a lot of the wind out and with a log burner set up it's lovely and cosy still.

    I finally bit the bullet and had an armoured cable routed from the house to a dis board in the shed so we now have lighting & power to both the shed and bbq area.

    That's allowed me to install a pair of cheap outdoor speakers fed from an smsl amp / DAC & blue ray player.

    I've moved an old lkea sofa out there as well and it's actually really pleasant to sit with a bit of music a fire and bbqing food.

    I even set up a cheap led projector & screen for a perfect Halloween pop up cinema. Theatre of blood starring Vincent price was bloody brilliant!

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