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    I've been here a little while now so thought I'd better say hello properly. I'm James, we live just north of Lancaster and I'm allowed a bit of a veg plot in the garden as long as it's kept fairly neat. So I have managed to get in a cold frame, a small asparagus bed, two gooseberries, two red currants, a black currant which I propagated from last year so might have another 3 clumps soon, Rhubarb and a couple of apple trees. There's also a little veg bed approx 6x12ft to keep me busy. I'm not sure how we'll get on next year as we now have a little baby (7 weeks) to keep me busy. Thank goodness my growing space in at the house.

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    Hi Jimny and welcome to the madhouse
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    • #3
      Hi James. Sounds like you have plenty to keep you busy. Time to think about planting some vegies for your baby to eat in a few months.

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        Hi there Jimmy...good to hear more about you
        Baby's first Xmas wellies comes to mind!
        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

        Location....Normandy France

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        • #5
          Welcome Jimny! A little baby and a veg bed? you have your hands full...it's lovely to potter around the garden when the little ones are out.

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          • #6
            Welcome James and hope you continue as a regular poster

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            • #7
              Hello James nice to meet you! I grow everything in my garden too,it is a handy distance to travel. Congratulations for having a baby,they grow up so fast enjoy every moment
              Location : Essex

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                Welcome James, what do you like to eat? Then we might help with varieties that might like your region.

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                  Hi burnie, I've been growing new potatoes, beetroot, broad beans, peas. Tried some cabbages and calabrese this year as we're on clay but have decided due to amount of space they take up not to bother next year. Also tried doing carrots in a grow bag last year and they worked well so am doing more of those next year. Any offers of varieties to try all greatfully received.

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                  • #10
                    Hi James again. Nice to meet you - and your family.
                    I grow carrots and potatoes in buckets - the flower buckets they use in the supermarkets. They're good for squeezing into odd corners and can be easily moved.
                    I'm sure you'll have lots of pleasure from your garden.

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                      Welcome to the vine

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                      • #12
                        Hi, Jimny. If you have room for another giant tub, a courgette plant will prove productive and also make a dramatic visual impact in the garden.

                        As for carrots, I've never tried growing them in a grow bag. I guess you must need shortish ones. What did you grow this year?

                        Bet you could get a couple of cherry tom plants in...

                        Anyway, happy growing. Best wishes to you and your family!

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                          Hi snoop puss I grew autumn King, used those potato planter grow bags filled with a mix of my nasty heavy clay soil and lots of sharp sand and compost. Then as I thought that still might have been a bit heavy or rich I punched holes in it with a dibber and back filled them with pure sand and sowed directly on to the sand. Got this sort of size Carrot out. Click image for larger version

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