toms , radish and carrots

good evening everyone , great site by the way!!

I am a total and UTTER newbie when it comes to gardening , i love to eat the stuff but damn ...i ain't got much of a clue when it comes to growing it.

Right , my 1st question...

Tomatoes , i have planted some (from seed) , seperated them into tubs then onto a growbag --8 seperate plants in the grow bag. The plants are around 4 inches tall at the moment. Is it too early to start giving them tomato food and how often "should" i be watering them? FWIW i haven't given them any food and i have been watering them ,well , more of a good sprinkle EVERYDAY.

Radish , same again , planted from seed around a month ago. I have read that radish have a really quick turnaround (seed to harvest of anything from 18-30 days). My problem is (and i told you i was an idiot when it comes to gardening) that i planted a big bunch of seeds together. The radish are clearly evident , popping up out of the soil but they don't seem to be taking on the round shape of a radish , more like a little finger tip is size. Could i seperate them at this late stage thus giving them more space to grow or have i missed the deadline?

Carrots , i have again grown from seed , seperated and planted into container tubs 2 foot x 18 inch x 18 inch. The leaves of the carrots seems to be coming on great (by this idiots eye anyway - you guys would see them and laugh out LOUD i guess) but since moving them to the tubs they do appear to be growing quicker. Whats the watering tips for carrots and do they like sunlight / shade. Any food i could feed them with?

Forgot to say , all three veg are growing in growbag material.

Any response would be fantastic and please laugh away while reading my post , hey , everybodies gotta learn sometime.

And finally can i say , as a child and most of my growing life , i found gardening to be a very boring and solitary hobby but now having three children and seeing the look on their faces every morning and afternoon as they take a "sneak peek" in the garden that i am finding the hobby more and more addictive by the day.
I won't get it right 1st time , but at least i'll know next time!!!!

Cheers .....Carl

 

Hey Carl,

Glad you've come aboard, was wondering if you were going to post:D

Firstly, no one is having a laugh at any of your efforts, we all had to start somewhere, radishes were one of my first crops

Yep. they will benefit from thinning out, you'll probably find a few with thick stems that are trying to make flowers, have them out first, once they are trying to do that they wont make roots. Don't leave them in too long if they haven't made roots soon, rip them out and do another sowing, bit thinner this time, or thin them when they are at seed leaf stage.

Tomatoes don't need a feed till they start to set fruit. You might find 8 to a bag a bit much, probably best get another couple of bags, 2 to a bag would be better, once they get going they go nuclear

With carrots, eat the thinnings & keep em watered and in the sun

Oh, get some strawberry plants, the kids will be even more impressed

Nice to see you here:yess:

 

As always Ziggy , thanks for the speedy reply.
I'm learning with every day.

Mmmm , strawberries , have i left it too late though?

 

No worries,

If you have a look in the local nurseries, you'll probably find plants with berries on already. The kids (and dad) would have some instant interest then

Plant them this year and you'll get a decent crop next year.