Re: Veg Growing for Singles.

Hi

That is brilliant Surfermom.

I am very involved with growing my own.

Minimum Carbon Footprint, No plastics and I know what has been put on them.

Much easier when you are growing for a family, lot of wastage if you are growing for one.

Re: Veg Growing for Singles.

I have just enough early potatoes for myself.

Carrots I sow in monthly stages so's they don't all come ready together.
Some late ones last year did me right through last winter until this spring.

Just half a dozen runner beans seeds will do me, which I will start off in pots, shortly.

Cut & come again mixed lettuce leaves are quick and easy to sow.
Again, I do repeat sowings at different times.

I have two varieties of tomatoes this year. A cherry for salads (Sweet Apperatiff) , and a larger one (Shirley) for slicing.
I always grow a few extra plants for a friend as well.

I've got Everlasting sweet peas, £2.99 for a pckt of 25 seeds.

I always grow half a dozen Sunflowers too, (Earthwalker variety). These are a memory of my Mum who I used to grow them for.

A few other flower seedling to prick out still, but like others have said, it's been so cold that I'm late doing these jobs this year.

Re: Veg Growing for Singles.

It's very easy to make your own polytunnel. Some reasonably thick wire bent into a circle and cut. The cover can easily be made from the plastic used to cover a roll of carpet - I used those for quite a few years with great success.

Re: Veg Growing for Singles.

Ha ha No I think my age is a big enough deterrent.

After I wrote that I remembered my Nasturtiums which grow like a weed behind my garage and which I do use instead of lettuce on sandwiches. There is also some Pig Face which are a bush tucker.

I don't know if they count as a veggie

Re: Veg Growing for Singles.

I grow most veg from seeds usually except for things like purple sprouting which is a late crop and would take up valuable room in my small garden from summer growers and tomatoes because my favourite variety 'Elegance' was grafted. I haven't grown tomatoes for a couple of years, the ones I can buy locally are lovely .


I have planted some runner beans in pots also carrots, salad leaves, and spring onions. It is too cold to plant much yet.
I didn't bother with early potatoes this year .

The new raspberries (Joan autumn fruiting) and strawberries are looking ok and the garlic is a foot high, no sign of the dreaded allium fly yet I am hoping all the frost have interrupted its cycle.

Now I have got the mini greenhouse I intend to grow more vegetables .