I'm new to organic gardening and looking for advice on the best crops to start with, soil preparation, and natural pest control methods. Any seasoned gardeners out there
I'm new to organic gardening and looking for advice on the best crops to start with, soil preparation, and natural pest control methods. Any seasoned gardeners out there
Thoreau (14-01-24)
Thoreau (14-01-24)
I grew potatoes in a bin last year.
I didn't do anything special, used some soil and emptied compost from one of my composting bins.
I also have garlic, thyme, lavender.
Grew lettuce last summer.
I'm no gardener, but I found anything I grew was genuinely nicer than shop bought.
But adding up everything, way more expensive
Cherry tomatoes are brill and easy to grow x
If you do potatoes : once the leaves grow out of the soil about 5-10 inches , put more
soil at the base , around the stalk . : repeat 3 - 4 times during growth phase = abundance of harvest .
Potatoes grow ‘fruiting’ branches off their stalk :: the more time you raise the level of soil ,
the more underground off-shoots = more tubers .
Harvest once leaves start to yellow / dry up .
Beans / running beans also one of the easiest to grow : low maintenance , abundant harvest .
For runners : build a trellis :: three / four 2m poles staked into the ground about 2 feet apart ,
tie them all at the top : makes a solid secure structure for the weight of Abundant harvest .
/ drop 3 - 4 beans in the soil at base of each pole .
Beans also pretty when in flowerx
Celery will protect your tomatoes from bugs ;
Marigolds also pest repellent .
Look into ‘sister planting’
Do the ‘sacred three’ lol >> corn , bean , and squash :: corn provides trellis for running bean ,
broad leaves of squash provides shade for weed control / moisture preservation
^^^ don’t know if that’d work here in Ireland 🇮🇪 x
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AmorInfinito8 (14-01-24), TonyB (14-01-24)
Your actually not that far off the mark!!
No disrespect Steph
but I found it funny telling an Irish man how to grow potatoes/Spuds
charlie82 wasn't far off the mark
Spuds can be grown in almost anything (human faeces)
although I wouldn't be so sure about the taste!!
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Last edited by AmorInfinito8; 14-01-24 at 14:55.
None takenx
That IS funny lolthat I’d think to give advice on spuds beyond sh*t-bucket
!!
To my defense ( not that there’s Any 😂 ! ) :: there could be regional differences![]()
Seen it done v diff in Himalayas , or in my backyardxx
Sure you know best for here
There’s also the ‘no dig’ method of gardening : just drop the spuds and they will root down :
No care needed .
You also won’t have anywhere near as much at harvest as you would’ve if done properly :
: ‘hilling up’ during growth season![]()
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