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  • #1

    Hello - Happy to be here !

    Good afternoon all, how's it going ?

    Thought I'd say Hi, as I've been lurking for a day or two trying to gather info.

    A bit about me then -

    Mike
    26 (27 shortly)
    St. Helens on Merseyside
    Never grown a vegetable / fruit in my life - but I learn quickly !!

    As you can see, this is gonna be a learning curve !! haha

    Well, I'm still gathering info using the search function (after all that's what it's there for )

    I plan to grow the following this year all being well :

    Rooster potatoes
    Spring onions
    Peppers
    Chillis
    Corn on the Cob
    Salad leaves
    Brocolli (maybe)

    Is there anything that I can't grow in tubs ? Anything major I need to be aware of as I go ?

    I'm still gathering info, and off out this afternoon to buy some bits and bobs (seeds for onions/peppers etc. from Wilko's and a windowsill propigator to do the seeds from etc.)

    Thanks guys, looking forward to gaining some knowledge and trying to help where I can.

    Mike
    Last edited by mike220; 12-02-2008, 12:27 PM.
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  • #2
    Hello and welcome to the vine Mike. I think all of those will be fine in containers. Have fun and keep lots of notes so you can refer back to them next year.
    Happy Gardening,
    Shirley

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    • #3
      Welcome to the vine. You'll be right at home here, possibly one of the best gardening/GYO forum .

      For container gardening, I found this site, see what you think but do read other threads as there may already be similar questions on growing in containers.

      Container Gardening

      Also Wilko is good start for most gardening essentials with their affordable pricing policy.
      Last edited by veg4681; 12-02-2008, 12:32 PM.
      Food for Free

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      • #4
        welcome from me too. theres not much you cant grow in containers, wilko very good and also try your local pound shop and freecycle, theres loads of good advice to be had on here, most of all enjoy
        The love of gardening is a seed once sown never dies ...

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        • #5
          hello and welcome
          ---) CARL (----
          ILFRACOMBE
          NORTH DEVON

          a seed planted today makes a meal tomorrow!

          www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf

          http://mountain-goat.webs.com/

          now in blog form ! UPDATED 15/4/09

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          • #6
            Hello Mike, glad you decided to join in the fun!
            Imagination is everything, it is a preview of what is to become.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by mike220 View Post
              Is there anything that I can't grow in tubs ?
              toe nails
              hair
              elephants



              Welcome to the Vine Mike, look forward to seeing more from you
              aka
              Suzie

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              • #8
                Hi Mike, welcome to the best gardeing site on the planet!
                Nestled somewhere in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Good soil, strong winds and 4 Giant Puffballs!
                Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result
                Forever indebted to Potstubsdustbins

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                • #9
                  Hello mike and welcome to the vine, have lots of fun growing veggies
                  Its my first year too
                  Smile and the world smiles with you

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                  • #10
                    Hi and welcome Mike. Best advice when growing in tubs is don't let them get dry.
                    Good luck, they'll taste fantastic.
                    Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

                    www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                    • #11
                      Hello there and welcome!

                      Forget about asparagus!!

                      Looks like you are in for a fun year!!..go for it!!
                      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                      Location....Normandy France

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                      • #12
                        Hello and welcome Mike I think the best advice is to 'have a go'! As long as you're not precious about 'perfect' results, there's great fun to be had with experimenting with what works how and where.
                        I was feeling part of the scenery
                        I walked right out of the machinery
                        My heart going boom boom boom
                        "Hey" he said "Grab your things
                        I've come to take you home."

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                        • #13
                          Thanks for all the great responses guys - I'm overwhelmed by the overall level of enthusiasm and happy demeanour of most people on here. Lovely to see

                          I've been out and bough some seeds for the following today :

                          Spring onions
                          Salad leaves
                          peppers
                          chillis
                          onions
                          and a few other things, aswell as a tub to grow the onions in

                          Looking forward to getting started now, will get a tubtrug for my spuds at the end of the week and get cracking. Gonna buy the mini greenhouse thingy and some trays from Aldi on Thursday.

                          Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted with pics when I begin.

                          Mike

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                          • #14
                            Hi Mike,

                            Just down the road from you on the Wirral. Ahh us Northeners and the crud weather we have to stick together! I'm a relative newbie as well, just got an allotment and start my RHS course (wanna pursue as career somehow). If you're like me, you'll be addicted dead quick. I'll make so many mistakes. look forward to hearing all your exploits (in the garden, that is!)
                            http://newshootsinsunlight.blogspot.com/

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                            • #15
                              Hello Mike, there's one thing this site isn't short of and that's ... ENTHUSIASM
                              I you'st to have a handle on the world .. but it BROKE!!

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