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First -time home container grower !! Need some advice pls!

Last post 17-09-2009 5:54 PM by Juliet. 5 replies.

• 13/09/2009 11:08 PM
  Juliet Location: London Joined on: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Reply | Contact  Hello,  Never grown anything,,,can you please advice me on what can i grow in a container indoors during autumn .....i need compost,potting soil,container,seeds...what else did i miss?  i have read that i can grow radishes in any season?any other veg in this season? i also would like to grow herbs ANY advice is much appreciated Juliet

• 13/09/2009 11:31 PM

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  richardpeeej Location: Leicester Joined on: 22 May 2009 Posts: 807

  Reply | Contact Hi Juliet an welcome to the RHS site.Cress is a good bet  if you've not grown anything before, ....you don't  need compost or potting soil, just some sort of container and cress seeds... it germinates quickly and its something that you can put in a sandwich. What I do is get a saucer, or small waterproof container (plastic box),or similar fold up a piece of kitchen towel,place it in the saucer,dampen it under the tap and sprinkle some cress seeds on it.They start to grow in a few days and should be ready to eat in about a week or so. Richard

• 13/09/2009 11:51 PM

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  Juliet Location: London Joined on: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 3

  Reply | Contact richardpeeej: Hi Juliet an welcome to the RHS site.Cress is a good bet  if you've not grown anything before, ....you don't  need compost or potting soil, just some sort of container and cress seeds... it germinates quickly and its something that you can put in a sandwich. What I do is get a saucer, or small waterproof container (plastic box),or similar fold up a piece of kitchen towel,place it in the saucer,dampen it under the tap and sprinkle some cress seeds on it.They start to grow in a few days and should be ready to eat in about a week or so.   Hi Richard ! thank you,never thought u can grow something with bit of water in the towel :D..will give it a go tomorrow

• 14/09/2009 07:57 AM

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  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347

  Reply | Contact  Juliet, do you have any outside space at all? If so, that increases the range of things you can grow. Inside, you could grow lettuce, oriental greens, rocket, chicory - in fact a huge range of salad leaves. Packs of mixed seed are great value s you only need a tiny pinch of them each time. What I do is use small seed trays (you can buy quite attractive ones with drip trays that will look good on a kitchen windowsill) Fill with moist compost, sprinkle on a very few seeds, trying to get them evenly spaced, then cover with a very thin layer of compost (barely cover the seeds) They'll germinate in a week or so and you can pick a few leaves as soon as they're big enough for you to get hold of them. Once you're picking from the first tray, so another batch for a constant supply. Just take seperate leaves from the outside of each plant. Basil and coriander would grow well in pots on a windowsill. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 14/09/2009 02:02 PM	In reply to
  rustic rose Location: worcs Joined on: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 10	Reply | Contact what about all those sprouting seeds,like mung beans? All you need is an empty jar,a rubber band and a bit of j cloth ,so easy,so tasty,so quick ! just put some seeds in the jar,and swill them out with water through the j cloth twice a day.

• 17/09/2009 05:54 PM	In reply to
  Juliet Location: London Joined on: 13 Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Reply | Contact  Hey,lots of good tips !! thanks Phot's-Moll, Rustic Rose !!! i have a small balcony around my window,so i guess i can use it in spring ...otherwise there is no point in growingveg outside in this weathr ,,??? i have some coriander and cress seeds will be sowing them soon,lets see what will happens.....do i need pebles at all for the drainage??i have my compost nd container!!.. J