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    Hello, Im new and confused :)

    Hello everyone

    I have just moved into a house with a couple of raised beds and various berry plants and a couple of fruit trees (I think). I have the best intention of growing all kinds of things but to be totally honest, I have absolutely no idea where to start.

    I am eagerly awaiting Vegetable Growing for Dummies that comes out in September, I just hope it is idiot proof enough.

    I could do with an almanac of some kind that has a day by day or week by week guide on what to plant and what jobs to do etc, can anyone suggest any good books for me please.

    Im sure I am going to learn a lot from this forum and cant wait for it to stop raining long enough so I can get out in the garden and get started!

    Jill
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    Welcome Jill! I use these two internet sites to guide me.

    The National Vegetable Society, Month by Month Gardening
    Sowing

    There are still quite a few things you can sow in August.

    * Spring Cabbage
    * Chinese cabbage
    * Kohlrabi
    * Lettuce (sow a hardy variety for winter use)
    * Spring Onions (White Lisbon winter hardy)
    * Radishes
    * Spinach
    * Turnips
    Royal Horticultural Society - Gardening Advice: Calendar August

    Most importantly of course, is to ask your questions on this forum as there is a huge wealth of expertise to draw on.
    Mark

    Vegetable Kingdom blog

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    • #3
      Hi Jill,
      Make a list of the veg that you and any family like to eat, obviously this late in the season there are some things that you cannot grow now or may be able to start growing in a few months time. I wouldn't get too stressed about it though as this will defeat the object, everyone even the most experienced has failures. For a rough guide on what to do now google on veg planner and you should get loads of hits.

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      • #4
        Get to your library and have a good browse through. Buy the books that suit your style best ... tbh, there are so many, and you will get 100 different book recommendations on here (there have been many threads already ... have a go with your search button)
        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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        • #5
          hi jill,welcome on board,you will be just fine,as well as the other peeps suggestions,have a look on peeps blog sites,some of them have links to other places of interest,and very good ideas,best of luck
          sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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          • #6
            Hi and welcome to the vine. Grow what you like eating and what you fancy trying. The best way to learn is by keeping notes of what works and what doesn't. Have fun and don't take it too seriously at first.
            Happy Gardening,
            Shirley

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            • #7
              I like to use this site as a guide to planting and harvesting.
              Growing vegetables on Leeds allotments - Allotments Job Calendar

              Welcome to the Vine, happy growing. You will get lots of advice from other Grapes.

              “If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

              "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

              Charles Churchill : A dog will look up on you; a cat will look down on you; however, a pig will see you eye to eye and know it has found an equal
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              • #8
                enough has been said above to give you plenty to think about - so I will just welcome you JB
                aka
                Suzie

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Capsid View Post
                  Welcome Jill! I use these two internet sites to guide me.

                  The National Vegetable Society, Month by Month Gardening

                  Royal Horticultural Society - Gardening Advice: Calendar August

                  Most importantly of course, is to ask your questions on this forum as there is a huge wealth of expertise to draw on.
                  Great sites. I will be adding them to my favourites for future reference.

                  “If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

                  "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

                  Charles Churchill : A dog will look up on you; a cat will look down on you; however, a pig will see you eye to eye and know it has found an equal
                  .

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                  • #10
                    Thanks for the links, they are all added to my favourites and have been looked at already. Now to get scrolling through the forum for info and help

                    Thanks again everyone

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Jillybean2608 View Post
                      .... Now to get scrolling through the forum for info and help
                      you may be some time
                      aka
                      Suzie

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                      • #12
                        Well Piskieinboots, after being up till gone midnight for the first two days reading through the forum, my head is about to explode with knowledge. I have been to wilkies and got my free secateurs and loads of other toys for me to play with.... just need some sunshine!!!

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