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Hello everyone!
Just wanted to say hi and thanks for a great forum. I have read and learned so much already!
To introduce myself, I'm pretty novice, past experience basically being windowsill gardening - tomatoes, leaves and herbs. We recently moved into a new rented house (exciting!) which has been very very neglected over the years and has a LOT of trees. We are wanting to grow veg. Of course, I've been over enthusiastic and sown a lot already indoors, now we need to find space in the ground! We've dug up the south-facing front lawn for tatties which went OK but the back is a nightmare... tree roots everywhere, plus some sort of shrub/bush that has been spreading through all the gardens, by the looks of it. So, any thoughts on how I proceed? Are raised beds the only answer? Given that we'll only be here for 2, 3 years max, we don't want to invest too much and are on a tight budget anyway.
Thanks for any help!
Just wanted to say hi and thanks for a great forum. I have read and learned so much already!
To introduce myself, I'm pretty novice, past experience basically being windowsill gardening - tomatoes, leaves and herbs. We recently moved into a new rented house (exciting!) which has been very very neglected over the years and has a LOT of trees. We are wanting to grow veg. Of course, I've been over enthusiastic and sown a lot already indoors, now we need to find space in the ground! We've dug up the south-facing front lawn for tatties which went OK but the back is a nightmare... tree roots everywhere, plus some sort of shrub/bush that has been spreading through all the gardens, by the looks of it. So, any thoughts on how I proceed? Are raised beds the only answer? Given that we'll only be here for 2, 3 years max, we don't want to invest too much and are on a tight budget anyway.
Thanks for any help!
Lots of people on here grow in containers (you can get free or very cheap flower buckets from some supermarkets). Raised beds can be made quite cheaply. Have a look around, I'm sure you'll find lots of ideas and I look forward to seeing you around!
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