@SethGreene531 Great point, food for growth is important. As a (mean) Yorkshireman I have a great relationship with a local stables where I can collect as much manure as I want (an oddly pleasing past time!) I usually leave it for 6 months or so let it dry out and crumble it into any pots with good success. It does have a lot of weeds in it so the management of these is necessary but I'm pleased with my resultant crops.
@GeniUs Excellent! Had we the proper knowledge and materials I think the garden would have flourished . A fresh source of manure is beneficial. I think better than a lot of the high potassium, phosphate synthetic varieties that need constant Ph management. You're on to a good crop management plan, I wish you a bountiful autumn harvest!
Nice strawberries! 😋 yummy Yes, I grow my own berries and veggies. I had a good run on my strawberries too, my raspberries were outstanding and my blueberries did ok ...my blackberries are coming on fast and plentiful now.
Are we listing now? So far Mange Tout Peas (only a few though) Broad beans (big crop this year the staple of many of my chillies) Courgettes (the round sort) Runner beans Various smaller beans green/yellow/french (I had an assortment I'd saved from last year so just randomly planted them) Strawberries Raspberries Blackcurrants Gooseberries Potatoes
Close Tomatoes Cherry toms Plum cherry toms Spring Onions Pears Parsnips
And also collecting flower and veg seeds for next year.
What hasn't worked: Onions - always very small Carrots Cabbages and Caulis - too many pests getting them
As a kid I remember my mom had a pretty sizeable garden- she grew corn, beans, cucumber, squash, peppers, tomatoes, peas, strawberries, peaches, pears, plums, zucchini, cherries, and persimmons. I remember picking the veggies when it was harvest time, and spending long periods of time shucking corn and shelling peas/beans!
