Hello from Peterborough

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    Hi, I'm David. I live near Peterborough.

    Alongside the lawn and the beds of perennials, my primary focus is fruit and veg.

    The soil here is clay, and the garden goes around the house. The vegetable garden faces south-east.

    Plans for the next year? Mainly just to be more organised and keep a steady flow of vegetables and salad leaves through the summer and into the winter.

    So I'm hoping to get inspiration, and advice to help me achieve this,

    Many thanks,

    David
     
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    • Anthony Rogers

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      Hi David

      :sign0016:

      Welcome to Gardeners Corner :)

      I'm sorry I won't be of much use to you on the fruit and veg front i' m more the ornamentals grower ( you'll always find me hovering around a Fuchsia or two :roflol: ).

      There are plenty of people on here though who can help you with any subject/problem you can throw at them :)
       
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      Hello and welcome to the forum David :)

      Now's the time for the majority of spring sowing and planting, go for successional sowings of veggies like carrots and peas to provide a steady harvest throughout the season rather than all at once.
       
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      Welcome to the forum!

      We have a Peterborough here in Canada. Guess we should call it P.jr. !
       
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        Hi David :sign0016: to Gardeners Corner
         
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        :sign0016: to GC David (@wmfd )

        Lots of knowledgeable people here who like to grow their own (and a few of us who dabble a bit in a pot :heehee: ).

        Do you grow in raised beds or directly in the ground? Maybe a pot or three, even?

        Grab yourself a cuppa and have a really good nosey and poke around and don't be backward in coming forward if you have any questions you'd like to ask

        Looking forward to seeing you around the forums. :thumbsup:
         
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        Welcome to Gardeners Corner David. :)
         
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        Hi David, welcome to Gardeners Corner:thumbsup::snorky:
         
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        Thanks all, I'm looking forward to being involved.

        To answer a question, I grow in raised beds. Here's a picture of some of them from a couple of years ago, during a particularly tidy time

        David
         

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