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Hi All!
I'm new to this forum and new to veggie growing, so I was hoping for a bit of help and possibly a few nudges in the right direction.
So far i'm really just in the planning and buying stage. I'm planning on three or four plots in my garden all approximately 120cm sq. I'm having to dig into the lawn and I thought i'd use pallet collars to segregate them and also protect them slightly from the two small feral boys I have. I thought I'd add a couple of bags of multi purpose compost to each plot and possibly a bag of garden centre manure. Then I suppose the beds will be raised slightly which, I kind of like the idea of.
I've bought (but still waiting for) New potatoes, Tomatoes, Squash, Green beans, Sweet Corn, Carrots so far, but I keeps seeing other stuff and need to try and not get carried away. I've no idea how much room each veg will need to get a decent crop - so I guess I'll need help with that. I'm also doing strawberries, but they'll go in a trug on their own.
What does everyone think? Have I missed something that i'll need? Is there any other easy growing veg that I could get, that would fit into my beds or do you think I have enough for now?
Oh yes, one more thing..... slugs..... what the ruddy flip do I do about them??? Is there a natural way to get rid of them? I'm trying to encourage birds into the garden, but I understand that could take some time. I want to avoid pellets - again because of the feral children that will eat ANYTHING including poisonous little blue granules. So, what about a beer trap? Do they work? Although giving a beer to a slug just sounds super hospitable to me.
Thanks in adance for any advice you can sling my way.
I'm new to this forum and new to veggie growing, so I was hoping for a bit of help and possibly a few nudges in the right direction.
So far i'm really just in the planning and buying stage. I'm planning on three or four plots in my garden all approximately 120cm sq. I'm having to dig into the lawn and I thought i'd use pallet collars to segregate them and also protect them slightly from the two small feral boys I have. I thought I'd add a couple of bags of multi purpose compost to each plot and possibly a bag of garden centre manure. Then I suppose the beds will be raised slightly which, I kind of like the idea of.
I've bought (but still waiting for) New potatoes, Tomatoes, Squash, Green beans, Sweet Corn, Carrots so far, but I keeps seeing other stuff and need to try and not get carried away. I've no idea how much room each veg will need to get a decent crop - so I guess I'll need help with that. I'm also doing strawberries, but they'll go in a trug on their own.
What does everyone think? Have I missed something that i'll need? Is there any other easy growing veg that I could get, that would fit into my beds or do you think I have enough for now?
Oh yes, one more thing..... slugs..... what the ruddy flip do I do about them??? Is there a natural way to get rid of them? I'm trying to encourage birds into the garden, but I understand that could take some time. I want to avoid pellets - again because of the feral children that will eat ANYTHING including poisonous little blue granules. So, what about a beer trap? Do they work? Although giving a beer to a slug just sounds super hospitable to me.
Thanks in adance for any advice you can sling my way.
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