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Hi all this is my first post on here so please be nice. I had tell a few days ago an allotment but i have had to give it up as i work long hours and have a 10month old little girl who when i get 5 mins i like to be with. I only had the allotment for half a year and didnt even grt to grow anything . I am new to all this so i think i was running b4 i could walk. My question to you is what can i grow in pots and grow bags in my garden, i have got some tom plants that i am putting in grow bags, and i am putting strawberries in hanging baskets but what else can i grow??? can i grow mellons as i have seen them for sale at the garden centre also sugar peas. Can any one give me some advice please. Thanks Mark

Hi there Mark,

I am growing loads and loads in pots, here is the list!

Sweetcorn 4 in a very large pot!
Strawberries
Beetroot
Spring onions
Cut & come again lettuce
Radish
Toms in growbags
Cucumbers in troughs
Carrots in pots

All of these I am growing (have grown from seed) and this is my first year.

Take a look at my blog and lots of others as they have some great ideas and this is how i have learn so much in a short space of time and I only have a small plot in my garden and in that I have more radish, beetroot, onions and garlic.

Good luck with the growing.

SS

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Last year I grew all my bits in pots, heres what I grew

Runner Beans - large pot - 4 canes to a pot
2 types of beetroot - small for salads, and bigger ones for roasting
Carrots
4 different types of lettuce
Radish
Courgettes
Strawberries
Garlic
A huge variety of herbs

Have a think about what you like to eat, and give it a go. You can grow potatoes in sacks on the patio and tomatoes and strawberries in hanging baskets.

Good luck

It's my first year too and I am growing carrots & parsnips in very large tubs - my ground is full of stones, strawberries, cucumbers, melons and aubergines in troughs, peppers & tomatoes in pots.

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We sow the seed, nature grows the seed, we eat the seed.

thanks guys i will get growing. and let know how i get on.

I have to use pots - patio only for me. Last year I grew carrots, potatoes strawberries and french beans (climbing and dwarf). all did really well, especially the climbing beans and they don't take up much space on the ground.

This year I have added garlic, spring onions, cauliflowers and courgettes.

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