General Gardening

Re: New Member

sue1002 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:40:42 GMT

Rather than paying £15 for 3 of these bags for growing potatoes, try using the builder's type buckets with a dozen holes drilled in the bottom for drainage. These buckets will be ok for the early potatoes and can be obtained for a quid each in places like Wilkinsons, B&Q and Wickes. You can also use compost bags and make a few slits for drainage, the 80 litre size or larger will be ideal for the maincrops.

Re: New Member

Digger — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:11:45 GMT

Do you mean the patio gro bags? I've just had a quick look see at Suttons site, and I've seen a few companies offering these gro sacks, they seem to look okay to me but, sue1002, has had much success with potatoes in containers, maybe you could use some tubs/buckets instead?

Re: New Member

smeagal — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:50:35 GMT

Has anyone used the growmore bags from sutton seeds for potatoes?

As I have limited space I was going to buy the set of 3

Smeag

Re: New Member

Phot's-Moll — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:56:08 GMT

Hi and welcome to the site!

I'm surprised the peppers and tomatoes didn't do well - maybe they were short of water? Keeping things well watered is the biggest problem with growing things in pots. Having large pots helps, so do water retaining granules. You could also consider a mulch on the top to help retain moisture. None of these things will avoid the need to water thoroghly at least once a day in hot weather.

Which fruit and veg do you like eating?

Re: New Member

bogweevil — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:43:55 GMT

Peppers and toms ought to have done very well on Hayling Island (best climate in Britain except for IOW and Cornwall)- they did well for me 70 miles north and inland, so perhaps you could try again.

French beans, both climbing and dwarf, are foolproof and mange-tout peas and broad beans will give useful crop from even a small area.

Boggy

New Member

smeagal — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:24 GMT

Hi All, Have just joined the site and I am a complete novice.

I could do with some advice on what plants I grow in pots and troughs in my garden. My garden is south facing and it a real hot spot in the summer.

I had a go with some runner beans ,toms and peppers last summer but the only thing that done well was the runner beans.

So any advice to get me set up better this year would be gratefully received.

Smeagal