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[CLKD]

At least while Garden Centres remain open 

I have 1 large clump of blue forget-me-nots but the pink aren't showing yet

[Hurdity]

Good news is you can buy all that online through the main seed companies, and including pots and compost so can be ordered from the comfort of your own home. OK I'll name some companies. Thompson and Morgan, Suttons for starters.....

Garden centres have not been told to shut and since they are mostly outdoors (except for the seeds bit!) then hopefully one can still go and shop but keep once's distance! For the time being anyway. Come on CLKD - be positive

Hurdity x

[Jari]

I will go tomorrow and try to get potato growing bags.. 👍

[Tc]

Hiya,ladies. My first visit here.

I have a very small balcony at my flat.  It's dreary concrete. With iron railing.  I've decided during this isolation to try to make my flat more homely.  Ive lived here 18 months and it's the first time I've felt mentally able to even care.

So......any tips for someone with zero gardening experience on something I can do now. Or plant now that wont take forever to  took pretty.

The floor of the balcony floods a bit when it rains and it lays there for a while. So I dont know if that makes a,difference to what I could do.

Absolute gardening dummy here    but I would like it to look less depressing for spring. 🌷🌻🌱

[Tc]

P.s I'm on a tight budget x

[Jari]

Hi TC, could you do a mix of edible and flowers?
Like a couple of tomato plants to grow up the metal posts? Hooks over railing to carry hanging pots of herbs like basil?
And a couple of hanging flowers in between maybe? X

[CLKD]

My thoughts with the hanging over the balcony.

Firstly - how much sunshine does it receive and during which hours?
2ndly - if you water from above, who will you hit below ;-).
3rdly - don't fill too many pots in case the balcony can't support it all
4thly - do you want a statement plant or several small ones to eat - i.e. a rose that will flower for weeks or pick and come again to eat?

Nasturtiums don't need much soil, i.e. a grow bag for the tomatoes if you can carry one to the balcony and nasturtiums in between; they ramble but are prone to blackly.  How high  up are you ?

I hope to get some weeding done later.  Going to put on a wash, feed the birds, walk to the village for the paper and that will determine how many layers I will need to wear in the front garden

[Jari]

Good points CLKD. Especially who will get watered below!! 😂

[CLKD]

 .  it's happened to me with an automatic watering system from a Pub  .   

So keep an eye on how much sun the area gets and when; good excuse to sit and watch if you are isolating ;-).  If possible take the temp during the day as you don't want to scorch plants.

[Jari]

I went to garden centre today. Bought a pot ( smallish medium size) and two 'duke of York? potatoes with root things coming out of them. The name is not good 😂 but they were the best looking on photo. Most appealing.

The pot has two layers so you can lift out the inner layer which has big gaps in sides to make harvesting easy. Hmmm
I'm going to give it a try on my patio. It said plant late March for harvest may/June!

I am starting small but it will be fun to learn about it and see if I get any potatoes to eat! 😊

[CLKD]

You know how spuds grow?  They probably have eyes which have chitted [look it up ;-)].  Spuds are water hungry.  If they show above the ground  put more soil over them or they will turn green and not grow properly below ground.  When it's nearly time to harvest I can never resist poking a finger into the earth to see how many have grown  .  Eventually they will put leaves up and should have flowers, either white or pink ..... if you do a google for the name of the spud ..... try Buckingham Garden Centre or Wyevale ......... RHS is also a good site for advice.

Keeping spuds frost free is important.  ? photos ?  can you tell that I'm excited

[CLKD]

 .  Spring in the Air 

[Sparrow]

First lawnmowing today.

[Countrygirl]

It looks so nice after that first cut of the year and the sun shining x

[CLKD]

You and half the World  ....... supposed to be a peaceful Sunday ....... people now have ALL week to mow 

Spring in the Air ......... I've been weeding and neighbours have chickens so there they will get grass etc. to colour up the yolks ;-)