How to create a Mini Garden P3.

Perfect Poppy head

Please see the progress of my 

Veggies experiment.

Plant No 1 - Courgette

Courgette is now

growing really well.

It is warm and protected

like it was in a Greenhouse.

Remember this is a

Mediterranean veggie so

needs warmth and lots of

continuous light to grow well.

Please keep reading and see its progress.

It has been fed with Seaweed liquid feed

(beginning of June). I am happy with its

progress so far.

Let's see how well it continues to grow in

the potting shed all warm and protected

from the strong winds at the moment.

It has new growth so keep watching

its growth.

See new growth of Courgette
after a couple of weeks indoors

Plant No 2 - Marrow

This Marrow is growing 

fairly well in the ground. 

It is a lot smaller than the

Courgette at this stage but 

it is still not that warm outside 

so its growth is quite slow.   

Keep following its growth.

Plant No 2 - Marrow

I have now dug up the Marrow as it was 

also starting to get eaten. I planted it in

a fairly big plastic pot so it should have enough 

space to grow in. 

It has also been fed with liquid seaweed. 

Please keep watching its progress. 

This Marrow is now

outside but it is still protected with a cloche. 

It is growing a new leaf so it is getting bigger.

Plant No 2 - Marrow

Plant No 2 - Marrow New growth in part sun

New growth on Marrow

My first Marrow flower opened
this morning 29.6.2015

Looks so good to see the first flower. 

It is growing so well now. 

I am thinking of planting 

it in the ground.

They are hungry plants and 

need a lot of space. 

In the raised bed there is clearly 

a lot more space than

in the pot. Watch this space.

See how many little veggies are
growing suddenly!

I think it is time to transplant 

into the raised bed.

Keep reading.

Courgette's growth in potting shed 

The weather is typically unpredictable 

at the moment that the poor plants don't 

know where they are.

Apart from light and enough 

of it plants do really 

need the sun's warmth to help them grow 

but is it so intermittent that they 

are not growing

 as well as they should.

Plant No. 1 -  Courgette's growth
See the new growth in the middle of the plant

Courgette's Growth 20.6.15

It is now getting a bit big 

for the hanging basket. 

Keep reading.
It is growing up to the light now. 

It is now growing really big so

have move it outside and it is hanging 

up on a bracket 

at the back of the house.

See how much my Cougette has grown.

As you can see it is getting less light
so it is growing upwards.

Please see P4 for next development 

of Veggie Experiment

A selection of Salad leaves growing
well in my potting shed

Even in here they get too hot
which is hard to believe!

Sage and Thyme I recently planted up


It is also in my potting shed on the floor
so it doesn't get too hot

until I put up more shading on the windows.
Needs lots of watering.

This is now outside and the sage
is growing really well. 

Sunflower Seeds Experiment



Planted these Sunflower seeds
about five days ago.

They are happy and growing
into little plants.

       Two biodegradable pots
with cuttings compost

 Planted out tow of the plugs,
let's watch them grow.
 

 These will stay in the potting shed for some time.
Keep watching.

One of first strawberries to ripen end of June


 It is under a mini bell shaped cloche
to protect but still some getting eaten!

Planting up Veggies is relatively easy but we need 

to ensure they have the right conditions in which

to grow well. We have to protect them well against slugs,

caterpillars and also against extremes of

weather.

Plants as well as Veggies need protection from slugs

I dug this up 21.6.15 from the ground 

and planted it up in potting compost
and put grit on top of it. 

It is now outside in a plant display screen
off the ground.






Currently we are experiencing the most 

bizarre weather in the U.K. for sure and it makes

it even harder work. 

It is so much easier to simply plant

 and leave in the ground or grow in a greenhouse

but it is not always practical or that simple.

But at least these are protected
on a north facnig fence

Then when they are inside as in the 

potting shed plants

 tend to dry out very quickly and 

need lots of watering and moving about 

so they don't get too warm. 

Sounds mad but the glass reflects heat and

so there needs to be constant monitoring. 

Shading as well on the glass is quite important 

too with some
kind of cloth or screen.