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Thanks so much, Sassette. I really like the chicken wire advice. As it turns out, my OH confessed last night that he's changed his mind about me using half the yard for veggies, and wants me to get an allotment instead. I'm a bit gutted, frankly, although the idea of growing around other growers doe...

Thanks Ann! I'm just so loathe to leave that precious (albeit) stinky stuff ... I only started it a few months ago! The move should be very little hassle as I only have one room's worth of stuff these days, plus the veggies ... It all depends whether my OH will schlepp it for me. Cos for sure, I ain...

Well, the spinach, lettuce, tomatoes and broad beans all seem to be doing really rather well, now that they're in the front garden! I'm moving house in a couple of weeks, and will be taking them with me, so glad they're in containers. At the new place, I'm going to be dragging up the horrible paving...

I'll try the citrus peel myself ...even though I created a freshly tilled patch for my one, she has continued to crap on my broad beans and to dig around them in her "tidying up" efforts. Grrrrr!

I know exactly what you mean, NikiGnome... I felt the same way. The folks here have been truly amazing, and the fact that I don't have a collection of spindly, pale, weary seedlings is entirely down to their helpful and timely advice. Ask away - you can bet someone else has the same question! And go...

Rosendula wrote:When the neighbours first moved in I was very impressed by their cat, actually. I had a small area round the back that I sowed loads of seed in and put in a little sign saying 'leek', so that's what he did

rofl!

I sympathise! My cat was poo-ing regularly around my broad beans... I ended up pushing upturned plant pots into the soil between the plants. Tony and Ann on here also suggested to me sticking jaggy sticks in the earth between plants to make it uncomfortable for poo-ing. And also suggested digging a ...

Brilliant. This is what it's all about for me too! The other day, I had my first ever "over the garden gate" chat with a neighbour. I ended up giving her a broad bean plant and a tomato seedling, and she gave me a new recipe to try.

Brilliant!!!

You are encyclopaedic!

So - I have a question about pruning! If I "prune" or cut back my leggy broad beans, say to just above the first joint where there are leaves, will they keep growing, and will they become more robust than if I leave them leggy? (I have moved them into the sun in the front garden now, by th...

I'm a total newbie myself, 2+, and so far I have planted broad beans, lettuce and tomatoes. Also have spinach seeds ready to go into pots along an outside window sill, and butternut squash. In fact, I have a lot more BNS seeds than I need - I could post you some? I hear they'll grow almost anywhere ...

Thanks so much folks! The things you don't realise about starting to grow :lol: It's def warming up here - not even a sniff of blizzard thank heavens! It's been raining and very blow-y (I lost a bottle-top mini greenhouse from the lettuce, just like you mentioned, Ann). Remember the deaded lettuce? ...

Argh.

My cat keeps crapping on my broad beans

I have some spinach seeds and am ready to sow them.

I was thinking of planting individual seeds in individual pots and having them outside from the start. Before I do anything, I thought I'd check in. I'd appreciate experienced advice!

I've written a blog about my growing efforts and the support I'm getting from you folks... linked here in case you're interested.

http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2009/0 ... ox-garden/

Hope you like it if you read it.

You guys really rock.

I'm so happy to be getting so much support!