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    A BIG HELLO from the Scottish Higlands & New to Grow Your Own

    Hello All,
    A BIG HELLO from theweescottishgrower (TWSG)
    My name is Connor Macleod (No Highlander puns please!!!!) and I live in the Scottish Highlands. I have quite a large garden and I have recently decided to start growing my own veggies and fruits. The plot is laid out and I am in the process of getting the greenhouse errected, so I should be in a position to get planting and sowing over the next month or so. I have spent the last wee while browsing the forum and it seems like a happy crowd of growers here, with lots of experience and more importantly; happy to pass on information to novices.
    I dont have high expectations for this year with it being a bit late in the season, but with all the advice I'm hoping to receive on the forum, I'm a wee bit more optimistic for better results next season. I look forward to having valued discussions with all who wish to listen to the rants of a highlander.

    Once again a BIG HELLO from theweescottishgrower
    “Behold her, single in the field,
    Yon solitary Highland lass!
    Reaping and singing by herself;
    Stop here, or gently pass!”
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    Welcome to the vine TWSG, hope you enjoy your stay

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    • #3
      Hello Connor, hope you enjoy your time with us all.

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      • #4
        Hello Connor and the warmest of welcomes to the Vine. Sounds like you're ready to grow some delicious veg, there's plenty of time.
        Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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        • #5
          Hello and welcome to the vine Connor
          Location....East Midlands.

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          • #6
            Welcome fella.
            Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
            By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
            While better men than we go out and start their working lives
            At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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            • #7
              Thank you all for the warm welcome
              “Behold her, single in the field,
              Yon solitary Highland lass!
              Reaping and singing by herself;
              Stop here, or gently pass!”

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              • #8
                Can I ask, as the Scottish Highlands are quite big, just how far north you are, and is it still snowing?

                Oh, and if you've got yon solitary Highland lass's phone number, can I have it please?
                Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                • #9
                  Welcome to the vine Connor - I am sure there are loads of things you can start off now, it is not too late!
                  Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                  • #10
                    mrbadexample,
                    I am about level with Inverness, but on the West Coast, on the North bank of Upper Loch Torridon. I don't ussually get a lot of snow locally as I'm on the side of a sea loch, albeit it can be difficult getting around and about but that is what Landrover Defenders are for. I like your thinking about yon solitary highland lass, but I'm afraid if I find her first it's finders keepers

                    Jeanied,
                    I think this will be a season of finding my way, with a lot of trial and error, but thanks for your optimism
                    “Behold her, single in the field,
                    Yon solitary Highland lass!
                    Reaping and singing by herself;
                    Stop here, or gently pass!”

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by theweescottishgrower View Post
                      mrbadexample,
                      I am about level with Inverness, but on the West Coast, on the North bank of Upper Loch Torridon.
                      You must be on Torridonian sandstone then, presumably? Can you see the Shiant Islands from your house, or are they too far away?

                      Originally posted by theweescottishgrower View Post
                      I like your thinking about yon solitary highland lass, but I'm afraid if I find her first it's finders keepers
                      Keep your eye out for twins then.
                      Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                      By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                      While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                      At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                      • #12
                        Torridonian Snadstone.....Yes...and a bugger when you hit it with a spade
                        Shiant Isles.......No cant see them from the hoose, the Isles are off the West coast of Lewis, so if you were sailing from Shiant to me you would head SSW and first pass through Loch Torridon, then through the north end of Loch Shieldaig and East in to Upper Loch Torridon. I'm the Heilanman on the left, lifting my kilt and flashing my bummocks at the tourists (weather permitting of course).
                        Twins........tempted to say double finders keepers, but I think one Highland lass is enough for any man, so you will have first dibs if I find the twins
                        “Behold her, single in the field,
                        Yon solitary Highland lass!
                        Reaping and singing by herself;
                        Stop here, or gently pass!”

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by theweescottishgrower View Post
                          Torridonian Snadstone.....Yes...and a bugger when you hit it with a spade
                          Shiant Isles.......No cant see them from the hoose, the Isles are off the West coast of Lewis, so if you were sailing from Shiant to me you would head SSW and first pass through Loch Torridon, then through the north end of Loch Shieldaig and East in to Upper Loch Torridon. I'm the Heilanman on the left, lifting my kilt and flashing my bummocks at the tourists (weather permitting of course).
                          Twins........tempted to say double finders keepers, but I think one Highland lass is enough for any man, so you will have first dibs if I find the twins.
                          Ahh, there I was looking in the wrong bit of the loch.

                          Is your soil shallow, on that sandstone?

                          I'll be following your exploits with interest - it'll be good to see what you grow all the way up there. It's about as different from my back garden in Walsall as it gets, I reckon.
                          Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                          By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                          While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                          At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                          • #14
                            The soil is not too shallow (about 1 - 1 1/2 spades depth at its shallowest), however I have raised the beds for my new plot.
                            Had a look at Walsall......sorry mrbadexample, it looks far to busy and crowded for a heilenman like me. It's nearly in Welsh Wales
                            “Behold her, single in the field,
                            Yon solitary Highland lass!
                            Reaping and singing by herself;
                            Stop here, or gently pass!”

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by theweescottishgrower View Post
                              Had a look at Walsall......sorry mrbadexample, it looks far to busy and crowded for a heilenman like me. It's nearly in Welsh Wales
                              Ooh, no, I don't think I'd recommend it (I'm not a native). And yes, it is quite close to Welsh Wales, isn't it? Hopefully, my leeks shouldn't be too homesick, then.
                              Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                              By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                              While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                              At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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