strawberries SFG
I would like to grow strawberries in my SFG this year, I have many many plants from last year. I see that you can grow 4 per square foot. Any tips of growing them? Would you suggest straw between...
View ArticleHello from London, UK
Hello I am new here and new to vegetable gardening, apart from watching my mum grow lots of stuff when I was a kid. I have a tiny garden (I think the average US balcony may be bigger than my garden)...
View Article4/5 uk bagged composts- i need one more !
hi can anyone offer suggestions please for uk. i am looking for one more "bagged" ingredient for the 5 different types for my mm. so far i have bagged worm castings bowers farmyard manure clavering...
View ArticlePlanting like mad
Most days we have had a frost that has penetrated to 3 or so inches deep in the MM. Today in biting winds I finally managed to plonk in five more squares of garlic and six squares of onion sets ....
View ArticleVermicompost - can it be used instead of ordinary compost?
I am living in the south of France (04230 Forcalquier). A group of us are getting together to start using the SFG method. We have a local source of vermicompost (lombricompost in French), which is...
View ArticleVermiculite grain size and compost types
Hi from Slovenia ( coastal region between Croatia and Italy), Im starting SFG for fun this spring and have two questions: 1) What is the grain size range in millimeters of the coarse vermiculite in US...
View ArticleGreetings from SW France
I am a part time resident of the Departement of the Lot in SW France, living the other half of the year in Colorado. I have tried for several years to raise a vegetable garden, but the soil here is...
View ArticleSquare Metre Gardening
Does anyone have Mel's book "Square Metre Gardening?" On page 99 of the 2013 US edition he has a table which shows the number of cubic feet of Mel's Mix needed for various size boxes. I would like to...
View ArticleWalpurgisnacht ....April Into May
Walpurgisnacht the time when the spirits move from April to May & the gardens start to bloom. All things seem possible in May , so the old time gardeners say . What a wacky weird year this 2013 has...
View ArticleGardening in England
How many of us on here garden in the UK and where are we all?. I can't find anyone in my neck of the woods gardening using the SFG method. I live in South east London. Anyone near me? Its a bit lonely...
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camomille
I would like to grow the herb camomile. How many plants per sq ft? and how do I make tea out of it please.
View ArticleWhat you can sow in the UK ,14 May to 1 June 2013
What you can sow this week and till the end of may 2013 . Easter was early , so don’t rely on folklore that says sow by Easter. The season is about a month behind what we have become used to over the...
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How to make a grid
Hi everyone. I have turned the schools sand pit into a SFG. However I need to make a grid with string (Working with 2-4 yr olds) How do I attach the string safely?. There is no lip to the box, just...
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Ants nests
Please help. I have just gone to weed my brassica bed to find black ants everywhere. What do I do? P
View ArticleSaturday sunburn 18 May 2013
Well its been such a lousy year so far weatherwise rusty skin was the likely outcome of the current late spring , I certainly didn't expect to get sunburn today ,but I have . I spent four hours or so...
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pressure treated wood
I have bought a 4ft x 4ft raised bed on legs (I have back problems). The wood has been pressure treated. What does this mean? and do I need to paint it with anything. I think not. Im sorry if this...
View ArticleCrazy Weather
The weather here in SW France has been horrid - really cool with lots of rain. It is not predicted to go above 56 degrees (13 degrees Centigrade) for the next three days, and the temperature will go as...
View ArticleOh june.
Oh June ,like the mountains I’m blue . Like the pines , I’m lonesome for you . Who’d have thought it , June is almost here and Northern USA , Canada and Europe are still needing to wear winter woollies...
View Article2nd tabletop needs filling
I have just received my 2nd tabletop garden. I now need to fill it with Mels mix. I have:- coarse vermiculite Moss peat Verve compost Chicken manure- pelleted stuff (not sure how much to use) Rabbit...
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Having trouble with layout
Hi everyone. I wanted to get some advice on my layout for SFG2 However it says file is not allowed What format do layouts have to be
View ArticleA seasonal plan for cabbages for the uk
I think Plantoid will know the answer to this Hi there. I need a plan that makes cabbage available for me and my family all year round. I don't know how to plan for succession. What to plant when or...
View Articlewarning Plantoid AFKB till ??????
Just to let folks know . I've been dragged into the 21 st century and had to buy a new computer to replace my aging 8 yr old one . I now have an all singing all dancing high spec windows 8 thingy to...
View ArticleTell me if you think I'm crazy
Hi all, Ive been thinking; some of you may have seen my 1st ever tabletop garden. Ive been thinking ahead for next year. I have oestoarthritis and can't bend... Well I can, but then I can't get up...
View ArticleGrow Camp will it work?
Hi there from England. Does anyone have or are thinking about buying a Grow Camp?. Its a kinda raised bed with a greenhouse on top. The utube video looks quite impressive. I was thinking it might be...
View ArticlePlantoid what do we do in June?
Hiya, As you are the regional host and know what is going on here in England I was rather hoping that you would tell the likes of me a Newbie what to do in June. It is supposed to be 'flaming june'...
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Trellis
http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=24&u=18325233 This is what I have over my first ever TT its not 1. pretty 2. very functional 3. its a pain to get into HElP
View ArticleHelp-I need a new composter
Hi Guys and Gals I have had a change around in the garden. Moved everything around. Tried to get all my veggies and fruit bits/ beds TT's e.t.c in one place. The problem now is I'm short of space (Yeah...
View ArticleHerbs
Can someone who knows about herbs help me please. 1. Can all herbs be dried and used later. 2. How is it best to dry herbs 3. How long do they keep for 4. What is the best way to store them 5. When is...
View ArticleWhen do I know?
When do I know, when to plant an autumn crop (Fall) Its my first year and Im hopeless with timings. 3 things I never get right. How much of one veg to plant for my family and when to plant and when to...
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Turnips
Can someone please tell me when do I harvest turnips? How do I know when there ready?
View ArticlePlants/vegetables not in book
Hi Everyone from windswept London I have been flicking through "our Bible" i.e.ANSFG (Boffer where the picture of the book gone from smilies?) Where are the parsnips, swedes, brussel sprouts, sweet...
View ArticlePlantoid. Autumn garden
Hi there. When do we, over our side of the pond, plant our autumn / fall garden. What do we plant? Because summer seems to have gone before it started, Im at a loss as to what to do now
View Articlebeginners vragen
Hallo, Ik ben nieuw op dit forum en met SFG. Ik hoop dat mijn post idd in het Nederlandse deel terecht komt, het is niet helemaal duidelijk dit forum.... Mijn situatie is als volgt, ik heb een...
View ArticleImpending storms
Almost November and it's batten down the hatches big time , forecast to be of the magnitude of 60 to 80 mph winds with gusts exceeding that and some . If the current track of the storm holds it will...
View ArticleNovember 2013 .... what's up doc??
Got a shock yesterday I had ice on the car window screen at 09.00 hrs. Thankfully I've got all the frost tender pants lifted and in the glasshouse ready for over winter potting up. We still have...
View ArticleEurope: December into January
This year it seems it's sensible to re nail the shingles with bigger new nails and locate your emergency flood " bug out gear " & self righting boat. Cor! What a lousy end to the year , I think...
View ArticleEurope ... Jan 2014 happy New year
January 2014. In the UK ( and it seems half of the rest of the world ) OK OK who stole the sun and dry weather ? Who turned the taps on and forgot about them ? The last months or so has...
View ArticleAlmost free compost
Today I went to prison. Well for a short time. The state prison complex is about 15 miles away and our state does not give them operating money so they have to produce their own supplies. They have...
View ArticleSFG in Amsterdam Nieuw West
In the topic 'Beginnersvragen' which started in the European Section i described my situation in September 2013 and my search for a bigger garden (i think it is called allotment in english) in...
View ArticlePeat Moss
Sourced my Peat Moss from Crowders a garden centre in Lincolnshire. It is from Westland. Irish Moss Peat 100L by Westland (10800008) x 3 @ GBP 12.99 There was an offer on delivery, just £1 of order...
View ArticleHi all! Moving to Jordan (I know, not Europe but..)
I posted this in the general topics section and was nicely pointed in your direction. I'm pasting the link to the original topic and will post in Asia too. I see some people from France here I know...
View ArticleEurope alert ! ..... " Mad Man escapes " ....
Heeee heee , cabin fever finally broken , heehee heee ( well almost ) Like the title says the wet winter cabin fever has been almost broken here in the South of Wales UK. We have had four days...
View ArticleUnfindable compost!
Hi, I'm setting up my first Square Meter Garden. I live in Italy and I'm finding lots of difficulties in finding Mel's Mix components. At the end I found Vermiculite (medium size 2/5 mm) and Sphagnum...
View ArticleVermiculite
Does the vermiculite need to be horticultural grade because i've seen some at a much reduced price but it is advertised for building.
View ArticleNewbie Needs Help
So, I'm just getting my SFG up and running but I'd prefer not to use peat Moss, Is ther an alternative? Also, being in the UK all our compost etc is sold in litres, anyone know how many litres of each...
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Mainland Europe ..here I come
Just to let you guys and gals know .... I'm off on a long holiday to Northern Germany dragging the caravan, C/W wife & daughter . Keep the weeds down and enjoy the harvest .. I'll be back with you...
View ArticleOur Garden..A Work in Progress
This is our first SFG, and my boys are getting a lot of "first hand" experience. I'll add pics as it develops to harvest. We are in zone 10. We planted our first seeds 11/24 and our second bunch 12/24...
View ArticleAsparagus temperate Europe /Great britain & perhaps other areas
Just a quick heads up . I got an email today from one of the big seed houses , saying that now is the time whilst the soil is still warm to plant new 3 yr old asparagus crowns & let them over...
View ArticleUK succession sowing calendar?
Hi everyone, I'm new to this and need help.... My beds will be ready for sowing/transplants when the weather warms up in spring time (West Yorkshire). Does anyone have a sowing calendar that will...
View ArticleSprichst du Deutsch?
While her English is good, there is someone who is interested in forming a German-speaking SFG page on Facebook. Is there anyone interested in one?
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