OT - Gardening: Strawberries and Tatties - Locost Solutions ?
mcerd1 - 24/4/12 at 12:18 PM
Way off topic, but that's nothing new for me 
I'm looking for your best locost ideas for my garden...
I've got a couple of bags of seed tatties and about 30-40 strawberry runners to plant out, but my garden isn't ready for them and I've
not got time to make proper beds for them 
So I'm looking for the easiest and if possible not totally ugly things to plant them in - but it must be cheap!
So far I've got a couple of plastic drums to cut up (45gal.), an old tin bath and maybe a few old tyres
any other ideas ?
[Edited on 24/4/2012 by mcerd1]
Ninehigh - 24/4/12 at 12:32 PM
We used a bin... Just make sure you have a good layer of stones for drainage..
SeaBass - 24/4/12 at 12:34 PM
Weirdest post award...
Erm - buy some grow bags or hire a rotavator and spend half a day preparing the garden?
mcerd1 - 24/4/12 at 12:46 PM
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Originally posted by SeaBass
Erm - buy some grow bags or hire a rotavator and spend half a day preparing the garden?
I can borrow a rotavator any time, but I've got a issue with lots of concrete and tree roots to come out first
also scottish power want to dig up half of it in the next few weeks for a power cable - so I'd rather have things I can move 
Benzine - 24/4/12 at 01:04 PM
potato tyre stacks?
rotavators blow
BenB - 24/4/12 at 01:40 PM
Tyres or potato bags for potatoes as said. And you can get nice patio strawberry pots (plastic) which have lots of holes for the runners. Work well as
well.
mangogrooveworkshop - 24/4/12 at 01:50 PM
Go and get some planters from B&M stores
http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/summer-and-garden/planters
http://www.bmstores.co.uk/stores/location/edinburgh/region/UK
swanny - 24/4/12 at 03:31 PM
ikea bags. stick a few holes in. job done
balidey - 24/4/12 at 03:38 PM
My strawbs are in ex F1 tyres 
owelly - 24/4/12 at 03:39 PM
When faced with a similar predicament, the solution cost me £350,000. Not so locost...
britishtrident - 24/4/12 at 03:56 PM
I heard a story about guy who grafts tomatos on to potato roots , he gets both crops from the same plant.
If it any consolation you are not only with horticultural problems, my plum crop has been hit hard by the freaky weather I will only get a few
plums off the Victoria trees this year although the various other types should not be so badly hit and it looks like I will get a good crop
of apples.
[Edited on 24/4/12 by britishtrident]
coozer - 24/4/12 at 04:09 PM
Strawberry's grow anywhere like weeds, put them anywhere theres a bit soil.. BUT, if you want the fruits keep them covered cause birds love them!
mcerd1 - 24/4/12 at 04:11 PM
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
I heard a story about guy who grafts tomatos on to potato roots , he gets both crops from the same plant.
well I know that tatties and tomatos are related, but you wouldn't want to try that with early tatties like I've got or you'd get no
tomatos at all
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If it any consolation you are not only with horticultural problems, my plum crop has been hit hard by the freaky weather I will only get a few
plums off the Victoria trees this year although the various other types should not be so badly hit and it looks like I will get a good crop
of apples.
will have to see what the weather has done to my mums vitcoria, but my apples are looking quite good so far....
my redcurrant taken a bit of a hit though (and I love redcurrants )
mcerd1 - 24/4/12 at 04:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
When faced with a similar predicament, the solution cost me £350,000. Not so locost...
I'm disapointed in you owelly, I thought you were the king of locost 
Benzine - 24/4/12 at 04:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
When faced with a similar predicament, the solution cost me £350,000. Not so locost...
bought a farm? ^_^
Rod Ends - 24/4/12 at 04:50 PM
Raspberries easier to grow than strawbs, just a bush.