Kitchen Garden Forum

Hello,

My first post on the forum although I've been a member for a couple of years.

I have my own vegetable patch at the end of our garden which is 50% raised beds and 50% beds. I also have 2 greenhouses which are currently full to bursting with mainly veg seedlings/young plants but there also some flowers (got to keep the bees and friendly bugs happy ) just waiting for the warmer weather so they can go into their final growing positions.

I also run the gardening club at our local primary school and have a pretty decent selection of raised beds, tubs and planters to fill there and there is also a polytunnel which, as with my own greenhouses, is full to the gunnels with a variety of vegetable and flower seedlings/young plants.

Once the warmer weather finally puts in an appearance, I'm going to be extremely busy planting out both at home and with the kids .

I've only been growing for about 4-5years but have a pretty good idea what will and won't do around these parts but there is still an awful lot to learn (got to keep a step ahead of the pupils ).

I'm not a teacher, BTW, but just a parent volunteer who happens to love getting her hands dirty and takes a real joy in putting homegrown produce on the table.

Cheers
VPM
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Hello to you too vegpatchmum!

Not posting on here for such a long time shows great restraint! Don't worry, the natives seem quite friendly.
Anyway, sounds as if you know a heck of a lot already
Welcome and look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Dear VPM, may i just say what a lovely first post, and well worth the couple of years wait.

Glad you are getting as much pleasure out of gardening as us lot.

Welcome to the forum VPM.

Welcome.
You say "I've only been growing for about 4-5years but have a pretty good idea what will and won't do around these parts" - how about amending your profile so we all know where these parts are to make any advice more relevant?

Welcome vegpatchmum, sounds great working with the school garden and very worthwhile ! I started gardening as a child and it's a great foundation for the future, have been a vegpatchmum too, I'm now a vegpatchgrandma and still growing veg fruit flowers and herbs summer and winter.

Welcome to the forum - and what kept you away so long ???

It's great that you're getting so involved with the children at school because the activities they're involved in at such a young age often have a lifetime's effect on them, and hopefully what they're learning with you now and their enthusiasm for growing things will stay with them in adult life. Well done ! And may all your plants be successful.

Many thanks for your kind and friendly replies. Going to go put my location in my profile now

VPM
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hi vpm, my you are a busy lady do you have any time
to yourself to chill out and relax after all you do.
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ashb wrote:hi vpm, my you are a busy lady do you have any time
to yourself to chill out and relax after all you do.
ash.

I escape to the garden(s) TOO chill out and relax. At home I can shut the gate to the veg patch, leave my OH in charge of the kidlings and enjoy some peace and quiet

VPM
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Hello VPM. Welcome from me too! We could be neighbours so I'm intrigued to know where you are!
Cheers.

Dear Elaine, i'm sure VPM is from the posher part...

Now i'm for it.

Elaine wrote:We could be neighbours so I'm intrigued to know where you are!

Me too. North or south of the river, VPM?

Felix and Elaine,

I am South of the river but my eldest daughter lives and works in Hull, so I kind of have fingers in both pies as it were (greedy you see ).

VPM
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Hello again VPM,
not sure and haven't checked, but you could be on for the record number of replies to a first post