Newbie with first ever own garden

[Chrissyteacup]

Hi Brmead welcome to the vine! I was in your shoes last year I’ve learnt lots asked plenty and still have loads to learn!

(watch out with those pepper plants they’re tricky and quickly turn into a pepper chilli obsession)!!!

[Scarlet]

Welcome to the vine!

[BlazeRavenwolf]

Welcome and good luck, if you have any questions about gardening please feel free to ask here of dm me

[weegie]

Welcome, brmead! My parents were quite keen gardeners and had space to grow quite a lot of veg. As a child I wasn't very interested but once we got a house of our own with a garden we got stuck in. Over the years we've had successes and failures, and sometimes gardening has been overtaken by family and work commitments, but now retired we have more time to put some serious effort in. Also, the rise of the internet means there is so much more information and practical ideas readily available. Enjoy the journey!

[Small pumpkin]

Welcome to the vine






i'm normal, it's the rest of them you need to watch

[Jay-ell]

That explains the tall hat... did you have a whip as well?

Yep - and a very very tiny chair.

[bikermike]

I started as a worm and woodlice trainer when I was a kid and needed somewhere to keep the menagerie.

That explains the tall hat... did you have a whip as well?

[Jungle Jane]

Hello welcome to the vine,congratulations having your own garden it’s a great place to be. I made loads of mistakes in the beginning but then you learn sometimes,it makes you feel good to finally succeed when you do.

[Jay-ell]

I started as a worm and woodlice trainer when I was a kid and needed somewhere to keep the menagerie.

[Bren In Pots]

Hello and welcome to the vine Brmead.
I'm a back garden grower that went from a couple of pots to filling in a pond and digging up the lawn, growing veg seems to takeover.

[bikermike]

Haha! Not that sort of psychologist, I promise!

That's one of the things i'm looking forward to. I'm hoping that all the hard work this year will pay off and I'll get a regular harvest. How did you find getting started?

How did I get started? I opened the door and there it was...

On a more serious note, I'm not quite sure why the bug bit. We bought our first (and so far only) house, and it had a lovely garden that inspired me to give it a go, but it also frustrated me as there wasn't much space that wasn't allocated. There are allotments behind our house, so I put my name down for a half plot (three year wait), that autumn I got one, and then a few years later the old boy with the other half handed his keys in...

I think it was the taste of home-grown strawberries that did it for me - some are OK, but some are so much better than that. I also like growing tomatoes (even though I'm not a huge fan of eating them).

My mum's always been a keen gardener, so that put me in that way of thinking I suppose.

Now I've got a son and he's showing an interest (although it does make it rather less relaxing...)

[SarrissUK]

Hi and welcome! We're nuts here - just got to get that out there LOL

When I started, and I still do, I went to car boot sales to buy all the tools I needed for a fraction of the cost and a huge improvement in quality, compared to buying in the mainstream outlets.

These days I source an awful lot of stuff on Facebook, often free. People give gardening a try and get bord and give stuff away, and I am happy to take it off their hands

I now have a tiny little back garden that is crammed full of greenhouse and vegetables and flowers... and two allotment plots which look hideous but provide me with lots of veggies and fruit

We have threads on here with bargains and good deals too, so we can't even promise that we won't lead you astray!! haha

[brmead]

Hello! Thank you. I'm already there. I've started eyeing up bits of the garden that are free (does the BBQ need to live there? ) and filled the kitchen windowsill with pots. I've even got a couple of pots on my windowsill in the office at work.

Hi and welcome
There's no doubt in my mind that being outdoors, growing things and, if your lucky, eating the results, improves your state of mind.
You may have started with a grow bag and a couple of pots but, once the bug bites, you'll be squeezing plants into every corner, wall and windowsill and putting your name down for an allotment.
Good luck with your growing and your research.

[Nicos]

Hi there and welcome to Vine from me too!

[veggiechicken]

Hi and welcome
There's no doubt in my mind that being outdoors, growing things and, if your lucky, eating the results, improves your state of mind.
You may have started with a grow bag and a couple of pots but, once the bug bites, you'll be squeezing plants into every corner, wall and windowsill and putting your name down for an allotment.
Good luck with your growing and your research.