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Hi there. Im 32 and have been veg gardening for four or five years now. Love gardening and live discussing it. Nothing better than eating something you've picked minutes ago and the taste often puts the supermarket veg to shame! Great to spend time in garden away from the stresses and strains of daily life.
Living on the outskirts of Glasgow means the slugs will always keep me busy! Don't know if anyone is nearby?
Hi Glaw5 - Welcome! It's lovely to have you on the forum! We're absolutely thrilled to have another dedicated veggie grower on the boards. What's growing well in your garden right now??
Well, we should be having lovely dinners except things are a bit behind as I planted a bit late. So so far had nothing apart from red and blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries but potatoes are there just about to go.
I think the weather has brought a lot of things on quickly like rhubarb and some of the beans and parsnips, stuff that's green and leafy right now. Just could do with a bit more sunshine! What do you think? Where are you based?
I don't think you'll be alone in having planted stuff late...I had to do a second sowing of tomatoes because my small plants all died in the late frosts! So they are way behind, along with my peas and strawberries :( But it's better sowing late than early, as you're less likely to get an early frost than a late one :)
Welcome to the forums, and I'm looking forward to hearing how you're getting on :)
Hi Alison,
Thanks for the welcome!
Don't mean this to sound bad but I'm glad I'm not the only one who's a bit behind then hahaha! Like the sound of your better to plant late than early theory too...i'm a paid up subscriber this year!
What stage are your tomatoes at now? Couple of mine just getting flowers on. Time issues have also meant I've not pitted some on so they've gone a bit leggy. Have buried them deep in their new pits in the hope that'll help fix things a little.
My peas are still very small plants but have got some pea shoots going in the greenhouse ready for a trim (have you tried growing them? Great in salads!
How long have you been veggie gardening for? What other veg have you got growing?
@Glaw5 - I'm located here in Milton Keynes where our head office is located. :)
I, like alison.pitt, lost a bunch of plants due to the late frosts this year. So I replanted some of my veggies and they are just now getting going. I don't have a greenhouse at my new house so I was unable to keep things going inside. :-( Oh well, so it goes. I'm looking forward to a nice autumn harvest nonetheless!
Glad to have you both here to keep the forums exciting. We're lucky to have such savvy gardeners in our presence.
So I'm definitely feeling better now knowing it's not just me who's hoping for an Indian summer so my late veg get a chance!
@moderator did you have to juggle moving house with planting too? Always think moving house mid summer must be a gardener's worst nightmare if plants are halfway there and you've got to leave them! How long have you been veggie growing and what have you got at the moment?
Edited on 13/7/2012 by glaw5
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