>>2178

Most of those are probably fine, cucumbers are generally quite big though and take up a lot of space. Carrots can be quite tricky with regards to the soils they need.
Onions take a long time, you wont get them the same year, and they're so cheap that it's hard to justify growing them unless you have a large plot of land. Also they might not grow indoors as I think they need winter soil temperatures as part of their lifecycle.

>>2179

Cucumbers I'm looking at (same with aubergines) are short varieties. This is the joy of heritage seed catalogues - 20 odd different varieties of everything.

Indeed, one of the cucumber strains is specifically recommended for containers.

Cheers on the Onion tip - will avoid. What would I need to worry about in regard to carrots? I assumed potting mix/compost combination would be fine for anything.

>>2180

Order for seeds sent. I'm all a flutter.

>>2181>>2181


Selfish thread bump here, hopefully to pick up anyone else's experience. If this happens will provide seed suppliers details. They rock

>>2180
> As the boxes will be inside I think with careful choice of seed and planting, we should be able to achieve year round harvests.
>Cheers on the Onion tip - will avoid
Check out Welsh/Japanese onions - they're hardy, perennial and delicious. They take up very little space too.

>>2189

Interesting. However, seed order sent some time ago. And as someone pointed out, onions are cheap. Radishes and carrots will be the depp growing ones, and a friend will do potatoes.

>>2193


Right lads, seeds arrived two days ago. Now have two wondowboxes filled and sewn. Awaiting first shoots. Will post pics once/if something emerges.

Planted so far: spinach, beet, carrots, radishes, aubergines,tuce and cucumbers, lettuce and something else I have forgotten. Only half seed varieties planted as yet.

Not looking forward to the 8 other runs to the gardening place to lug back boxes and compost though...got heatstroke yesterday.

>>2200
>seeds arrived two days ago
Why would somebody send you small change?

>>2201

Day 3 from seed arrival:

First shoots emerged from first planted box this afternoon. 7 showing, and growing quickly. Every half hour they are bigger. Survival of rest of vrop unknown. Box planted day after still barren, but sucking up water.

>>2205
Pictures please, seeing little germinating shoots makes my ovaries feel all fuzzy.

Should've probably left it at just "pictures please".

>>2206

Took some just now. Will upload later.

I really like the idea of making a table topped with live growing grass. It would have to be garden furniture, obviously, and the grass would have to be cut occasionally. You could put a nice rock on it and make a natural diorama. Partially carve a statue into the rock face. It'd be a bonsai garden.

>>2209

You could do that indoors mate. It really would not be a problem.

If you could find a miniature sheep you wouldn't even have to cut it. It would be a proper conversation piece and all.

>>2210


Hmmm....slightly concerned I have sown a tray solely with radish. Not quite what I had in mind...

>>2212

Ah, all good. Radish and Broccoli are related. At ease.

So one and two months respectiely in, I give you pics.

*respectively

>>2226

>>2227

>>2228

>>2229

Our chillis are alive!

>>2230

>>2231

And our spinach is looking slightly odd...

>>2232

Phospohorus deficiency? Advice would be greatful.

>>2233

Leaves not looking too bad, but I know they are supposed to be green...

>>2234

Our new trellis. 30 leasurely minutes, bamboo, duck tape and a hacksaw. Sorted.

>>2263

Don't germinate more than two cucumber/tomatoe plants per fortnight, otherwise you end up with the frankly fucking ridiculous amount of harvest which we will be getting soon. If you fuck up like we did, ensure you have a local grow and share scheme so you can swap the excess for other stuff. Also, these things are overflowing with tidy clunge.

>>2264

If it seems like we have too much in the boxes, we are doing forest gardening, but in containers, so no trees.

Carrots and radishes below ground, spinach (bolted, unfortunately) kale and chinese brocolli and suchlike above ground, and toms and cukes as the "canopy". the yields are stunning, but you need to water and fertilise frequently.

>>2265

Remember that toms and cukes can grow up to twenty fucking feet in length when sorting your trellis.

>>2266

Not much canopy here, just one tom. Rainbow beet is piss easy to grow, s an alternative undergound produce, and you can eat the leaves and stalks as well.

>>2267

Train cucumber tendrils around your trellis, they are strong little fuckers, those tendrils, and stick to bamboo like glue.

>>2268

Rocket does not like being transplanted, radish and chinese brocolli (???) haven't prospered either. Everything else went with a rough 100% germination rate. Heirloom seeds rock.

>I've succeeded in persuading my flatmate..

..To turn his flat into a bloody greenhouse. How did you do it? Did you nag or bore him into submission?

>>2270

Give me a second, I will ask.

>>2271 here.

Apparently, both.

>>2272

>Apparently, both.

Oh. Well at least you're thorough.

>>2273

It is his missus I worry about.

OP here. Harvesting toms, beet leaves and carrots as we speak. And fuck me, is there a lot of stuff coming on fast...

>>2288
Any chance of some pictures? I love seeing people's produce. Little fresh baby beets would make a lovely tarte tatin too, would you like a recipe?

>>2289

Go for it.

Have just done a slash and burn on most of the beets though, but there are still some left. Will happily snap a few shots tomorrow.

>>2290
I've had this made for me before and it's absolutely lovely, I've yet to try making it myself but I have his cookbook and everything out of there comes out perfectly, so this shouldn't do you wrong:

http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/baby-beetroot-tarte-tatin-recipe