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Firstly... am not sure if I am posting in the right place, apologies if I am not 
DH was made redundant last May, has since set up on his own but finances are very tight and I have been thinking about the way I grow for the veg plot at home and at the allotment... I tend to sow most seeds into seedtrays, pot up and then transplant to their final growing space - it works for me and helps me beat slugs/mice/pigeons and badgers nevermind the dog that loves sweetcorn and pumpkin seedlings or the chickens that think it is great to figure out another way to the veg plot
but as you can imagine, even with trying to be sensible, not wasting compost and finding the best value for my money I do find that I spend an awful lot of money on compost for seedlings and then greenhouse plants or container grown veg.
Am having a go at using kitchen waste in old shopping bags etc for pumpkins this year (as suggested by another GYO'er on another thread) but wondered if 1.any experienced gardeners can suggest other ways of minimising my compost expenditure? and 2. what seeds do you start off in seed trays and what do you have success with when direct sowing?
Thanks, becs
DH was made redundant last May, has since set up on his own but finances are very tight and I have been thinking about the way I grow for the veg plot at home and at the allotment... I tend to sow most seeds into seedtrays, pot up and then transplant to their final growing space - it works for me and helps me beat slugs/mice/pigeons and badgers nevermind the dog that loves sweetcorn and pumpkin seedlings or the chickens that think it is great to figure out another way to the veg plot
but as you can imagine, even with trying to be sensible, not wasting compost and finding the best value for my money I do find that I spend an awful lot of money on compost for seedlings and then greenhouse plants or container grown veg. Am having a go at using kitchen waste in old shopping bags etc for pumpkins this year (as suggested by another GYO'er on another thread) but wondered if 1.any experienced gardeners can suggest other ways of minimising my compost expenditure? and 2. what seeds do you start off in seed trays and what do you have success with when direct sowing?
Thanks, becs
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