Are there any veg I can sow now? (a novice asks)

I've got a tiny derelict garden and I'm going to turn half of it into a veg plot. I'd like to get going asap as I may only have the garden in its current state for 6-9 months (I'm impatient to get gardening!). Is there anything I can sow at the moment? Or do I need to be very patient and wait?

Thanks for any advice!

Emma

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Permalink Reply by Emma Drew on September 13, 2010 at 21:42

So, the update.....

I had a really, really happy Sunday morning creating the world's smallest vegetable patch in my derelict garden. As you all suggested, I sowed radish, two types of spinach, and then some rocket that said it could be planted in September. For the first time ever I'm itching for it to rain!
I'm attaching a photo of my micro veg site. Tiny, but just big enough for me to start with as I have hip problems so can only do so much digging and gardening to start with. Although another benefit is that I noticed my hips are definitely feeling stronger as a result, so gardening has had a health benefit already, as well as making me very happy on Sunday morning!

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Brealey on September 13, 2010 at 22:59

Great Work!!!!!! Just be aware not that if there are cats in your neighbour hood, they might think you just made them a new toilet lol!!! You'll love the fruits of your labour when those first shoots poke through. Well done.

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Permalink Reply by kathy booth on September 14, 2010 at 16:28

Well done Emma you'll be suprised how much you will get out of that plot with the right planting. Love your dog by the way.

Emma Drew said:

So, the update.....

I had a really, really happy Sunday morning creating the world's smallest vegetable patch in my derelict garden. As you all suggested, I sowed radish, two types of spinach, and then some rocket that said it could be planted in September. For the first time ever I'm itching for it to rain!
I'm attaching a photo of my micro veg site. Tiny, but just big enough for me to start with as I have hip problems so can only do so much digging and gardening to start with. Although another benefit is that I noticed my hips are definitely feeling stronger as a result, so gardening has had a health benefit already, as well as making me very happy on Sunday morning!

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Permalink Reply by Emma Drew on September 14, 2010 at 16:40

Aw, thanks Kathy! I'll tell my hound. He'll be very pleased indeed.

kathy booth said:

Well done Emma you'll be suprised how much you will get out of that plot with the right planting. Love your dog by the way.

Emma Drew said:
So, the update.....

I had a really, really happy Sunday morning creating the world's smallest vegetable patch in my derelict garden. As you all suggested, I sowed radish, two types of spinach, and then some rocket that said it could be planted in September. For the first time ever I'm itching for it to rain!
I'm attaching a photo of my micro veg site. Tiny, but just big enough for me to start with as I have hip problems so can only do so much digging and gardening to start with. Although another benefit is that I noticed my hips are definitely feeling stronger as a result, so gardening has had a health benefit already, as well as making me very happy on Sunday morning!

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Permalink Reply by Trish le Gal on September 14, 2010 at 16:51

Hi Emma- I'm putting some pea seed in now in trays under cover - these will provide me with shoots for salad all through the winter. You have to protect them from mice! If you haven't got cover, germinate them in the warm and then put them somewhere sheltered. Is one of those walls on your garden plot southfacing? Sow them quite thickly and harvest with scissors.

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Permalink Reply by Trish le Gal on September 14, 2010 at 16:59

Is there room to spare for a rhubarb plant in your garden Emma?- I guess it depends on how much you like it - we love it forced and it comes in the 'hungry gap' so is very welcome. Tuck a root in the ground in October and heap manure over it if you have it.

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Permalink Reply by Emma Drew on September 24, 2010 at 15:36

Trish - pea seed sounds brilliant. Can i buy that in a run-of-the-mill garden centre? Do i just look for 'peas'? And yes, one of the walls is south facing so i could try growing against that.

Trish le Gal said:

Hi Emma- I'm putting some pea seed in now in trays under cover - these will provide me with shoots for salad all through the winter. You have to protect them from mice! If you haven't got cover, germinate them in the warm and then put them somewhere sheltered. Is one of those walls on your garden plot southfacing? Sow them quite thickly and harvest with scissors.

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Permalink Reply by Trish le Gal on September 24, 2010 at 15:52

Yes. Run-of-the-mill should have them. Try smooth seeds (as opposed to wrinkled ones) to start with. Seed trays should be deep enough. Cover seeds with 1cm compost and moisten well. I have an old table about18" off the ground with metal legs that the mice can't get their claws into to get up. You could set something up against your wall maybe and see if they do outside once they've germinated. Growth will be slow, so a windowsill might be better if the temperatures drop sharply. Good luck

Emma Drew said:

Trish - pea seed sounds brilliant. Can i buy that in a run-of-the-mill garden centre? Do i just look for 'peas'? And yes, one of the walls is south facing so i could try growing against that.

Trish le Gal said:
Hi Emma- I'm putting some pea seed in now in trays under cover - these will provide me with shoots for salad all through the winter. You have to protect them from mice! If you haven't got cover, germinate them in the warm and then put them somewhere sheltered. Is one of those walls on your garden plot southfacing? Sow them quite thickly and harvest with scissors.