Growing stuff in a concrete backyard
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gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
How much sunlight does it get ?
Stig
Condimentalist
Stig- you digging up your concrete yard was quite an inspiration. Do you still have those photos online?
Not a stalker honest, just a decent memory
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YUP!
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v74/Stiglet/garden/
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I suggest eating one before planting 7 tubs of them, then.
ROFL
If your patch doesn't get the sun it might be a bit late for peas. But definetly try a radish before you go get seeds
You could put some spring bulbs in the pots til you need them to grow veg in, that's what I'd do, plant pretty flowers
Jeez, you guys did even more work than I thought! Thats a colossal job. Bloody hell, seriously.
Did you buy in topsoil or just work with what you had? Has having the fabulous outside space changed the way you live at all?
Stig
Condimentalist
We just worked with what we had. We did buy compost though as we still have loads of things in pots round the edges that are still concrete.
It's great going into the garden to pick a handful of chives, a few chillies, cabbage leaves, etc, to bung in the cooking. And it's nice to look at it too.
We just worked with what we had. We did buy compost though as we still have loads of things in pots round the edges that are still concrete.
It's great going into the garden to pick a handful of chives, a few chillies, cabbage leaves, etc, to bung in the cooking. And it's nice to look at it too.
I reckon we've used about 10 decent sized bags of compost in the last two years, and one sack of chicken poo. The beds were double-dug, which traditionally raises them (because you're loosening up the soil) but we had so much rubble they lowered.
This year hasn't been as fertile as last year, partly because we've not dug the beds properly, and partly because the kittens fought over anything small and growing...
Callie
Pivoting
Go for it JTG! Ive got a patio area, with a flower bed and have grown runner beans, tomatoes, chillis, strawberries etc. Piece of piss as long as you remember to water them.
As for this time of the year Im not sure what you can grow - listen to other people!
It might be worth seeing you can get some old scaffolding planks and lining to make big long trough planters? You'll also need a drill and screws and stuff - or you could just raid pound shops for plastic plant tubs.
I recently bought some bulbs of mini daffodils, snowdrops (which apparently might not work too well, better to try them from plants rather then bulbs) and these cute little blue/white flowers - chionodoxa http://extension.unh.edu/fhgec/graphics/chionodoxa.jpg. Im excited about spring already!!
As for this time of the year Im not sure what you can grow - listen to other people!
It might be worth seeing you can get some old scaffolding planks and lining to make big long trough planters? You'll also need a drill and screws and stuff - or you could just raid pound shops for plastic plant tubs.
I recently bought some bulbs of mini daffodils, snowdrops (which apparently might not work too well, better to try them from plants rather then bulbs) and these cute little blue/white flowers - chionodoxa http://extension.unh.edu/fhgec/graphics/chionodoxa.jpg. Im excited about spring already!!
We found abandoned builders palettes, and spent an afternoon creating planters. We painted the too- they look great.
Rich! and Stig, I cant believe how much rubble you guys pulled out! What did you do with it all?
Are you making your own compost now?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
You can pretty much grow the following all the year round: rocket, mustard greens, kale, mizuna, corn salad, Chinese broccoli, parsley, swiss chard ( both the latter need a bot of mulching with straw during the winter) ,spring onions, dandelions, and winter lettuce.
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don't bother with radishes, they're minging!
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