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    I didn't plant any tomatoes, cucumbers or sweet peppers because I had no undercover space this year - it's my first year gardening. However, we've just been given a polytunnel and it's looking decidedly empty!

    I've put my chillies in and a couple of sickly looking melons - does anyone have any suggestions to 'fill it up' or am I too late for everything else this year? I don't want to spend much so rushing out and buying lots of fancy plants is not an option, though one or two might be ok ... seeds might be ok but I think it's too late for most stuff?
    Last edited by Trix; 13-06-2014, 07:36 AM.

  • #2
    I think a lot of garden centres etc will be selling of tomato and cucumber plants now so you could get yourself a bargain. Tomatoes recover quite well if they are a bit starved or pot bound.

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    • #3
      I have nowhere( at the moment) to grow seedlings apart from a small blowaway so a lot of my plants need to be bought from a garden centre/market ( cheaper)

      still plenty around...plus the bonus of elbows which haven't been pinched out on tomato plants!!
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Nicos View Post
        plus the bonus of elbows which haven't been pinched out on tomato plants!!
        Are they just below the armpits Nic?....................
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        • #5
          ...........ha!!
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

          Location....Normandy France

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          • #6
            Thank you all - I'll check out the local garden centre when I get a chance. I actaully picked up two toms and one (I think) cucumber from Morrisons for 25p each this morning - they're small but look healthy so fingers crossed!

            plus the bonus of elbows which haven't been pinched out on tomato plants
            I'm not sure what this means - off to Google it...

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            • #7
              If they are what I think they are but knowing Nicos they may not be what I think they are........................now I don't know what I'm talking about.........oh, goggle "Sideshoots"..................
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              • #8
                Lettuce is a very fast growing filler, especially rosso....?

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                • #9
                  Sorry Trix

                  I meant Armpits.. (I've been too involved with replumbing recently!!!! )



                  it's the sideshoot the guy is holding in the piccie..if you put them off and replant them , they will root, so you get 'free' plants
                  Last edited by Nicos; 13-06-2014, 04:14 PM.
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                  Location....Normandy France

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                  • #10
                    You're going to need a small comfy chair to have a brew in there when it rains!!
                    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                    Location....Normandy France

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                    • #11
                      Ah, I love the armpits/free plants idea - that's a great tip! The ones I bought don't have these sideshoots yet but I'll look out for them. Thanks to a generous neighbour I now have five tomato plants. My melons have cheered up since being undercover in this warm weather and two of my chillis have started flowering.

                      I wonder if anyone here knows what type of cucumber I am likely to have bought from Morrisons - I'm guessing/hoping that their range is generally limited to one or two types? It was reduced and the label was not attached so it's a bit of a mystery but I've read a bit about removing male flowers from some types? It's nowhere near flowering yet but it would be useful to know what to expect.

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                      • #12
                        Trix, head back to the garden centres. Bound to find quite a few tomatos, and chillies. I popped into my local h^mb^se, and nearly keeled over with the number of plants that needed a good home. Sadly, I can't adopt any more. Wish my poly was bigger! You could plug in aubergines, melons, if you wanted!
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                        • #13
                          Ooooh, I didn't think of aubergines - would love to grow those. I'll try my local garden centre later today and see if they have any bargains I'll need some more Morrisons flower tubs too!

                          I already had a few melons which desperately needed somewhere to go so they're happier now!
                          Last edited by Trix; 16-06-2014, 02:10 PM.

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                          • #14
                            There might be some grafted aubergines around, trix. With my aubergine experiment, only three out of 12 doing anything. And they are grown from seed.

                            Good luck though!
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