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    New guy checking in ....

    Hi all,

    Another Yorkshire lad here (seems there's a few based on another introduction thread). This is the start of my second year gardening at home ... and yes, it's all in containers

    Last year it was mostly "traditional" veggies but with a good sprinkling of the less common crops too in my little back yard, but I'm changing all that this year. Figured it might be useful to get myself signed up on a forum for the odd bit of guidance as the year unfolds, and this seems a friendly place to be
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    Welcome to the vine AIC from an ex Leeds pat.
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    • #3
      Hello AIC and welcome to the Grapevine. You'll find plenty of "odd" bits of guidance here We're a friendly lot though so make yourself at home

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        Hi AllIn - Welcome and Enjoy
        Endeavour to have lived, so that when you die, even the undertaker will be sorry - Puddinghead Wilson's Diary

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          Hello & welcome
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          • #6
            Hello and welcome to the vine

            I also used to grow in pots and any container I could get my hands on then but since then we've filled in the pond and made 3 beds, I've still got a fair bit in pots though.
            Location....East Midlands.

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            • #7
              Hello and welcome to the vine
              Chris


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              • #8
                Hello and welcome :-)
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                • #9
                  Welcome to the vine AIC. You've chosen one of the friendliest GYO forums about IMO

                  There's lots of years experience here too from all over the country, and other countries too, so pull up a bench and make yourself at home
                  Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
                  Endless wonder.

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                  • #10
                    Hi AIC,

                    Welcome to the nuthouse that is the vine.

                    I was a real newbie last year and found the forum so helpful.
                    Quanti canicula ille in fenestra ?

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                    • #11
                      Welcome to the vine AIC - good to hear you are wanting to be more adventurous - it is amazing what can be achieved even in very small spaces!
                      Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                      • #12
                        Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

                        Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                        Welcome to the vine AIC - good to hear you are wanting to be more adventurous - it is amazing what can be achieved even in very small spaces!
                        Absolutely! The plan for this year is more densely/cleverly arranged containers to open up a bit more space for other garden use. Total plot size is 4m x 8m, and to start off with there is a shed, rotary airer, BBQ, 4 person patio furniture and potting bench.

                        In the remaining space I'm going for 8 small fruit trees, 10 fruit bushes, 4 vines, 10 herbs (mostly perennial), plus "non-traditional" roots, leaves, edible flowers and a bucket load of other stuff - kind of like forest gardening but in containers. It works on paper so far, and I'll be doing a kind of mock up over the next couple of weeks with existing plants and empty pots. The two biggest challenges are a lack of knowledge on certain items (hence being here), and the garden being North facing. Not too much of a problem March to September as I have "zones" for different plants based on sunlight, but November to January I get no direct sunlight at all.

                        Last year I had to choose between rotary airer and furniture, and couldn't sit out when the laundry was out This year with a bit of redesigning I reckon I can have both, plus around 50 different edibles and a few ornamentals too
                        Last edited by AllInContainers; 19-01-2014, 12:58 PM.

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                        • #13
                          Hello, and welcome to the Madhouse!
                          All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                          Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                            Hello and welcome. That's a lot of containers!
                            When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
                            If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

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                              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                              You'll find plenty of "odd" bits of guidance here
                              I prefer the term "alternative"

                              eg: Liquid Gold; Humanure; dog poo composting; no dig; slug soup; surface composting; lasagne beds. That'll do you for now
                              All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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