Rufus Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 Hi All I can see that there are a lot of green fingered people on this site so I'm hoping that you can point me all in the right direction. I am hoping to start up a little vegetable garden out side my classroom. I have a small patch of grass that can be turned into a bed and am going to get some tyres from the local garrage. Any better suggestions? I'm not really sure what I should be doing/planting at this time of the year as I have nothing to tend already as I will be starting from scratch. Can I grow anything successfully at this time of the year, that won't require endless amounts of fleecing and a greenhouse?
narnia Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 Hi Rufus, this is exactly what I'm starting with my little gardeners this autumn, and apparantly, this is a great time for planting!! Ask your families if they are dividing plants/bulbs and would they be willing to share them with you? Also, in our area, it's a great time for church fetes, so I'll be heading in the direction of plant stalls. I have also put a begging letter in our parish magazine, asking for donations of plants and tools.You will need to be very careful what you plant..daffodils, for instance, are poisonous, as are foxgloves and delphiniums (and all of them are very beautiful!).We're going to use tyres and some railway sleepers to create raised beds and have a small pathway through the middle.We may even get a willow den built (easy peasy apparantly, push in the willow sticks and off they go!).We shall have to compare notes!
Susan Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 There is a gardeners calendar somewhere on site! Try searching within the gardening subforum or the resource library, written by Mundia which is very comprehensive.
Marion Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 In case anyone is interested Woolworths are selling Children's Gardening sets reduced from £39.99 to £5! contains a wheelbarrow, spade, rake, brush, gardening gloves and apron
HappyMaz Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 In case anyone is interested Woolworths are selling Children's Gardening sets reduced from £39.99 to £5! contains a wheelbarrow, spade, rake, brush, gardening gloves and apron oooooooooh! One of my friends is doing 'food' as a topic in September - she has found a potato which needs to be planted in September and crops in December. If only I could remember what it was called...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 On the BBC website it suggests the following crops to be planted in September lettuce and salad leaves Chinese cabbage endive winter spinach turnips for their green tops final sowing of spring cabbage Hope that helps. Jane C
narnia Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 yes, it does.......nice winter greens!! and I'm off to woolies tomorrow to se eif they have any of those sets left!!
Beau Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 On the BBC website it suggests the following crops to be planted in September lettuce and salad leaves Chinese cabbage endive winter spinach turnips for their green tops final sowing of spring cabbage Hope that helps. Jane C Thanks for that Jane and welcome to the forum.
JacquieL Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 Rufus if you click on Resources on the left side box of this page a list will come up, and on that list click on Topic Support. Scroll down and open the next page and you will see Gardening Calendar, which was added by Mundia, a true Forum Gardener. You will find everything you need in her article.
Marion Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 This is our willow tunnel (needs lots of water after planting)
narnia Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 Just got back from Woolies with four sets of wheelbarrows etc, all for £20.............bargain!!
Rufus Posted August 25, 2008 Author Posted August 25, 2008 I wish I lived near a Woolies!!! Thanks for the replies I will check out Mundia's calendar, I hear she is very much the expert.
narnia Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 have you tried woolies on line service.......it's free delivery at the moment.The set is a chad valley set, so worth a look on their website?
Rufus Posted August 25, 2008 Author Posted August 25, 2008 have you tried woolies on line service.......it's free delivery at the moment.The set is a chad valley set, so worth a look on their website? Just been on there site, no such luck i'm afraid but thanks
Guest Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 This is my first post so hope it works! I know it seems a long way off in the future, but you can register with the potato council and enter their competition to grow potatoes. The potatoes get posted out in February and the competition closes in July. I have done this with my class for two years now and they love it. http://www.potatoesforschools.org.uk/
Guest Posted August 31, 2008 Posted August 31, 2008 Just a word of caution. The leaves and stems of potatoes are slightly toxic so you must be careful with them. Jane
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