Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[Cornish Cream]

DS bought a Kumquat bush and us trying to germinate seeds from the fruit.He also had sown different tomato seeds and herbs.He now us talking of getting a greenhouse He bid for one on EBay because it was local and a cheap starting bid.He lost out on it by £1

[achookwoman]

CC, we have only been successful with citrus trees since we planted them near the stone wall.
That is a shame that DS missed the hot house.

[cookie1]

Fingers crossed another one will come up.

[judydawn]

Has DS always been interested in the garden Denise or is this a new interest he's developed?  So close to the winning bid, I bet he was disappointed.

[Cornish Cream]

Has DS always been interested in the garden Denise or is this a new interest he's developed?  So close to the winning bid, I bet he was disappointed.

It's a new interest Judy.He can't buy certain veg here in the UK to use in his cooking so he decided to get the seed and grow them. 

[Cuilidh]

I'm just waiting for some comfrey plants to arrive for one of my "gardens" (I use the word gardens very loosely here).  Also just got some mushroom compost so will put that into our raised bed and try to get something tasty growing over winter, but I don't always have a lot of luck because we are not always able to care for the plants, but I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[achookwoman]

Marina, you could plant peas and broad beans now. Tough and like the cold. Comfrey good on compost.

[Cuilidh]

Yes, broad beans are one of my favourites.  We only need 3 - 4 plants to keep us going through the late winter / early spring.  Funnily enough, I have never grown peas ... but perhaps I might have a go with sweet peas this year because it is almost time to plant them (they are a 'plant on the shortest day' plant, aren't they?)

[obbie]

from our fruit trees yesterday

[judydawn]

What do you do with all your limes Robyn?  That would be the hardest fruit to use up for me.  I sometimes buy a couple just in case I need them but I rarely do.

[achookwoman]

Obbie, what a lovely collection.  When you live in a cold climate like we do, it is great to see what people in warm and tropical climates can grow.
Marina, love Sweet peas.
Will start picking the Cumquats next week to make jam and jelly.
I will be out raking up the last of Autumn leaves today.  Will add to compost.
Yesterday ate home grown  Silverbeet and potatoes with our lunch. Added some of last years garlic to the turkey broth.

[obbie]

Juice the lemons and limes Judy.
  good for cocktails

[Katj]

Robyn, you are so lucky to have your own fruit growing.
I buy limes when they are cheap and freeze the juice in little containers to use in curry pastes, curries etc.
We have a lovely big lemon tree outside our bedroom window.

[mab19]

Obbie, that's a lovely selection of fruit.  We have never had a lemon tree in any of the houses we have lived in.  I did try growing one once but it died so now I get them from friends.

[obbie]

I have another big bush lemon tree, that I grew by mistake from the one I had at work.   We transplanted that one to home, and it died. 
But I had juiced lots of lemons from it, and threw the seeds in the garden near our deck, and it grew.