Kitchen Garden Forum

So what do you all suggest
I dont really want to plant up everything in pots as i really dont have enough room
on the other hand if we dont move i wont have anything in the garden-ie veggies
time is precious, as i struggle to go to the garden and work with lily around!
also i would like to pot up some plants that id like to take cuttings of
im in a quandry atm
any sensible suggestions welcome!
thank you

Dear Jopsy, seems as if i'm not going to be of any help on this one then.

Hello Jopsy

My advice (for what it’s worth) is to just relax and do not put unnecessary pressures on yourself. You will have plenty of time in the future to get things right so just do what you can easily manage and let time sort the rest out.

On reflection this advice seems as helpful as a chocolate fireguard, but I do wish you all the best anyway.

Barney

Jopsy, why kill yourself trying to get things to take with you when you've got a baby to look after and a house to clean, pack up etc.? Don't forget whatever you grow now is going to have to be transported to the new house too!
And will you have anywhere to put the stuff when you get there, as well as unpacking and settling Lily in too?
If it were me, I would take cuttings of plants of sentimental value (or great expense!) now, and not worry about anything else. If you move in time you can buy a lot of veggie plants from the garden centre, and what you can't buy you could make late sowings of, the way the weather's changing at the moment. Of course, if you ask on here, lots of people will happily send you their spares.
Maybe dig up bulbs after they've died down?

It's only a thought Jopsy, but have you got a freind or family member nearby that could lend you a bit of garden or allotment for a nursery bed. You could move your really treasured plants there and then shift them to the new place once you were settled.

Sue

I agree with Jenny Green, I'm sure cuttings is the first priority, or if the plant is small enough you can pot it up now. When we moved, we had to be careful not to take stuff that was growing in the garden when the agent particulars were written, as it is part of the property, whereas pots are assumed to be mobile unless you say you are leaving them. So we put our treasured things in pots right away.
Veggies: I would plant what you have time to. Even if you find that you then move, leaving vegs behind, at least your successors will enjoy them, and it might even encourage them to go on growing them. Plus veggies growing in the garden make it look great, and might mean that the sale happens more quickly and even at a slightly higher price than if the garden was empty. So it wouldn't necessarily be a waste of money and time to do the veggies. And if you find that everything gets very delayed, and you are still in the house longer than you thought, then you have your veggies to console you a little bit - otherwise a delayed move might leave you fretting and thinking: If only I'd planted my beans in spring I could be enjoying them by now!
In your new place, depending on your time of move, you could probably be eating your home-grown vegs within a few weeks of the move, if you rush out on your first day and sow lettuce, rocket, etc and buy in a couple of tomato plants and a courgette! And dwarf beans and peas can be quite quick. And you might even find vegs waiting for you left by the previous owner! A sort of Musical Veggie Chairs, and who gets left with the Lettuce!
Alison.

i love turning things into a game alison, im rather like a child in that respect!
jenny and alison i agree i'll start taking cuttings asap, i have about 30 pots outside my home now so i'll just add to those. it's things like my twisted willow and rhododendron bush that id like to keep part of!
as for the veggies i'll do what i've got seeds for-rather than buying lots of new ones
thank-you
aghhhhhhh dh said he may go in the garden tomorrow-his idea of cutting back is leaving twigs!
sue sadly all our family live miles away and friends live too far away as well, those that live nearby dont 'do' gardening!

We can grow you things that will survive the post!

Dear Jopsy, you could always move near to someone that grows a lot of veg, and they might well let you have what you want.

now there is a thought OH
thanks tigs

I can sympathise Jopsy - We sold our house in July last year, and have been in rented accom (can't do anything to the garden) since - work all week and househunting at weekends meant that I had to give up my 1 1/2 allotments so no home grown veggies since about September. Now we've just (as of Friday) made an offer on a house that's been accepted and so are trying not to get too excited (it's got a big enough garden for me to have my lottie in!). I feel like I've missed out on all the lovely winter crops, and also unable to plan for the spring! I am feeling that this year's gonna be a bit of a right off, but hopefully will get a few lettuces and courgettes if the sale goes through OK and we're in by May. It's stressful enough, all of this, without stressing about lack of veggie growing opportunities - just go with the flow, and get going again ASAP when the move is complete!!! Just keep thinking of the benefits of being in a lovely new home - that's what's keeping me going ... Good luck!

Please just bear a thought of how stressfull it is for us blokes at moving time.

Been there. Done that. You can be ages selling a house; get all excited; then buyers let you down often for very legitimate reasons and it's back to square one 3 months later, by which time you've lost the house you were after. I'd have it on the market and carry on life exactly as normal, planting, sowing etc. If you sell and move it won't be overnight - and you'll have time to take cuttings move plants into pots etc. Meanwhile your garden has sold the house. What you want then if it's mid season is an SOS on the forum for veg. plants, a babysitter for a couple of stints to let you clear the garden and a CLEAR head to organise a garden evacuation!

Morning Jopsy, any updates on the moving front we should know about.

our house is being painted inside and out
we should be on the market in 2 wks
the cottage i liked is still available
we have spoken to the nat parks planning to discuss ways forward before we proceed further
watch this space...