Plans for next year

Shelle · « **on:** September 18, 2007, 21:02 »

As I live in the North East, and because I dont have a greenhouse or polytunnel etc, apart from garlic and winter onions, I am not growing anything over the winter.

Thus I have too much time on my hands and am spending money and planning my crops for next year

Your advice this year has been really invaluable and I have learnt several lessons despite our dismal summer.

What I would like to expand on is what you find is more suited to container growing?

I was very sucessful with my radishes (sparkler) so will stick with that variety for the time being. My carrots (Autumn King) were ok, although not on the big side, but one of the lessons learnt is to water well

Same with the spring onions (white lisbon) which were skinny to say the least!

I intend to grow sweetcorn and peas and am trying to establish what is better in containers. I have searched using a variety of keywords such as container growing pea etc but nothing much coming up.

What experience have you had with containers and different varieties? Any recommendations for the following:

sweetcorn
peas
strawberries (I have a basket type planter ready for this so needs to be tumbling type)

Your advice as always is much appreciated

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2007, 21:05 »

peas work well in containers. Sweetcorn I'd have thought not - unless it is a really big 'un

Sally A · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2007, 21:09 »

I started off some late dwarf bean Ferrari in flower buckets in unheated greenhouse, 4 to a bucket, they are coming on a treat. should be OK for earlier in the season say end May onwards as it keeps them above slug level. This is closer together than the packet recommends but I lost patience with the beans/weather/slugs etc.

muntjac · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2007, 22:39 »

if it grows in the ground ,,,,,, it grows in containers .just water and feed them more

Celtic Eagle · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2007, 12:20 »

You can grow carrots in baths just need a good mix and like Munty says feed and water

Aidy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2007, 12:16 »

The boss grows his sweetcorn in polystyrene boxes that his meat gets delivered in, he normally does well with them. I think he puts 4 plants to each box.

CJ · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2007, 12:38 »

I grew Berlotti beans in a container this summer. They were more of a drawf bean so seemed to suit containers.

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2007, 19:18 »

containers are like gold fish bowls, a pain. But if you have the time you have full control over the content of the container(water, food,ect). Spud do well in a tyre tower.

Little Miss Muffet · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2007, 19:30 »

as it was my first serious year at growing im not growing anything over winter but for next year im planning on growing the same what i did this year plus i want to grow a variety of chillies.and increase the herb beds

mkhenry · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2007, 19:36 »

Quote from: "Celtic Eagle"

You can grow carrots in baths just need a good mix and like Munty says feed and water

I did that one year but its difficult to get the bath bubbles to work.

WG. · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2007, 19:37 »

Best thing is not to bathe - see avatar

mkhenry · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2007, 19:42 »

Quote from: "muntjac"

if it grows in the ground ,,,,,, it grows in containers .just water and feed them more

I always grow lots in containers,every thing from strawberrys to lettuce,potatoes to runner beans,marrows to carrots you name it I have grown it in a container.
This year I only grew a little and planted mostly in the ground.Bad mistake got flooded.So next year back to lots and lots of containers and a bit of normal planting. :roll:
As Munty said it takes a little more care on watering and adding the right plant supplements at the right time but it does work.

mkhenry · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2007, 19:44 »

Quote from: "whisky_golf"

Best thing is not to bathe - see avatar

:shock:

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WG.

Sally A

WG.