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Growing veg in pots etc.; what can I plant now?

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  • 08-06-2009 12:09pm
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    roweeeeena
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    I'm moving to a new house that has a large back yard however it is just concrete and decking. I'm therefore planning to try growing vegetables in pots and containers, I've found a lot of general information on that, but I don't know what I should plant and when. So is there anything I can plant between now and September that might grow successfully in a container? Apart from herbs, as I already have a herb empire :) Thanks!


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    laura27314
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    Hi,

    I planted some broccoli raab in a pot yesterday, it is mature in 60 days, and you can plant it up until the end of September. My plan is to plant a few seeds every two weeks and save money on veg.

    I think you can also plant winter cabbages later on in the year. Plus you can plant 'earlies' potatoes for a christmas harvest.

    You can plant onion and garlic in autumn for the following spring.

    Laura


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    Honey-ec
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    Just go to the garden centre and look at the various seed packets, they'll all give you timings for indoor/outdoor sowing and harvesting.


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    Curvy Vixen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,131 ✭✭✭Curvy Vixen


    roweeeeena wrote: »
    I'm moving to a new house that has a large back yard however it is just concrete and decking. I'm therefore planning to try growing vegetables in pots and containers, I've found a lot of general information on that, but I don't know what I should plant and when. So is there anything I can plant between now and September that might grow successfully in a container? Apart from herbs, as I already have a herb empire :) Thanks!

    Almost anything really that can be planted in the ground providing it's given the correct care.

    Beans and peas, lettuces, beetroot, parnsips, carrots, potatoes, in fact anything you fancy :) Oh and salad leaves. I planted some in a pot on Thursday, went away for the weekend and the pot is full of baby greens literally after a couple of days :eek:


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