What else can I grow

**SarzWix** · 28-05-2009, 04:01 PM

Hi

I've moved your thread out of Growing Techniques into an appropriate board.

Many Thanks

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...here_4846.html

**vicky** · 28-05-2009, 04:50 PM

You can grow most things in a growbag - as long as you water it! Lettuce, tomatoes, strawberries, courgettes, cucumbers, radishes, the round carrots, spring onions, turnips.
In deeper pots beans, carrots, chard, spinach, beetroot.
You will also have to feed as the nutrients in compost only last about 6 weeks
Welcome to the vine, where are you in the country?

**Florence Fennel** · 28-05-2009, 07:33 PM

Tomatoes and peppers, dwarf french beans in purple, yellow and green!

**Two_Sheds** · 29-05-2009, 06:52 AM

Growbags are rubbish ... too shallow.

If you must, then cut them in half and up-end them, so you have 2 deeper bags with an open top.

Really though, it's cheaper & better to get a 120litre bale of multi-purpose and some pots (check Freecycle if you're skint).

**snohare** · 29-05-2009, 03:40 PM

Type "vertical gardening" into the YouTube search engine. That might help, I found a pretty amazing DIY balcony setup on videos there.

**abby** · 29-05-2009, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by WJC1981 View Post

I live in a flat with a very small garden so I have been growing chillis indoors in my heated and unheated propegator. There is room for me to put a few growbags outside but Im afraid thats it.

Is there anything other than chillis I could try and grow and any techniques needed?

I have started growing in grow bags and pots hear are a few pictures its amazing what you can grow but watering and feeding is the key.

Some of my Grow Bags are up ended and have spuds in with a few strawberries around the top , have a go its great fun..

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**Bren In Pots** · 29-05-2009, 04:40 PM

The others have already given you some good ideas on what to grow so check out this thread about getting some free or cheap Morrisons' Flower Buckets like Two_Sheds says grow bags can be a bit shallow.

**abby** · 31-05-2009, 10:27 AM

Did anybody see GW they had a great idea taping the middle of the Grow-bags then cutting in the middle I will be giving that a go next time.

**helanuels** · 31-05-2009, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by abby View Post

Did anybody see GW they had a great idea taping the middle of the Grow-bags then cutting in the middle I will be giving that a go next time.

I didn't see it but sounds interesting, please can you explain how? Hx

**Sheepish** · 31-05-2009, 01:09 PM

I guess it will be on I player, but it was more or less as simple as it sounds. They stuck tape - not sellotape, something stronger - all around the centre of the bag so they could make a clean cut through the plastic. Fold the bag in half as best you can and then cut through, starting at the top.

**helanuels** · 31-05-2009, 01:18 PM

I see, I think lol, I'll have a look on iplayer. Thanks! Hx

**Florence Fennel** · 03-06-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by helanuels View Post

I see, I think lol, I'll have a look on iplayer. Thanks! Hx

I'm sure you would find it much cheaper to buy multi purpose compost in cheap or free flower buckets/containers.

**tamsin** · 03-06-2009, 01:56 PM

It might be a bit late to sow them now but sweet peppers, tomatoes and aubergines are similar to grow to chilli's. You could get small plants though. I've all four growing inside on window sills. Just gradually putting them out on a roof terrace now as they get bigger.

**rookie bear** · 03-06-2009, 03:48 PM

lots of herbs - cheap and easy, lots better than the supermarket, less thirsty so if you miss a days watering they will survive

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