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Bugs
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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Mad Dad
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tahir
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selfsufficientish
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cab
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 05 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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Selsufficientish, that's a neat article I
If you have space with your other veg, can I reccomend something like Paris garden, or another mini variety of carrots? I've often grown them in containers, and it works really well; they're really pretty, the foliage is gorgeous. Rocket, sorrel, and mizuna all do well in containers too, so along with little gem lettuce you've got a whole salad in containers there.
I'm experimenting with what may prove to be the best mini vegetable of all time this year, one called 'micro tom', the smallest tomato variety I've ever come across:
https://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/veg5.htm#VEG187 |
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selfsufficientish
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cab
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selfsufficientish
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 364 Location: Bristol
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 05 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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cab wrote: |
Paris garden carrots will grow in a few inches of soil or compost, quite happily. Tiny little round carrots, sweet as sugar.
Rocket would be my first choice salad veg in a box; quick growing, expensive (and poor quality) when bought, and it really benefits from being very, very fresh.
You could also boost your growing space by putting something in hanging baskets outside of or inside the window, I guess. Again, there are some belting good tomato varieties for this. |
Ah thats what those carrots are called, yep did think about them this year but I much prefer beatroot so that took its space. I am really central in Bath, as it is a world heratige site, any kind of alterations even as simple as hanging baskets would need permission from not only my landlord, but the council too.
I am trying out some cherry toms this year in the window box, they are in smaller tubs at the moment and will take up the space of the radishes when I pick them out.
Right off to buy some rocket seed today then
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tawny owl
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Bugs
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tawny owl
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cab
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selfsufficientish
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Haddock
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