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galwaynewbie Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 1 Location: galway county
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: galway newbie....... |
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hi all,myself and five mates have aquired a plot of land between us to start a veggie garden.None of us have any real growing experiece but we are enthusiastic and are open to any advise.What we have is virgin ground that has only been grazed before,any tips on starting off would be greatly accepted.Cheers,newbie. |
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Sb Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 184 Location: east coast
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:17 am Post subject: Re: galway newbie....... |
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galwaynewbie wrote: | What we have is virgin ground that has only been grazed before,any tips on starting off would be greatly accepted. |
Avoid potatoes in your first year as there is an increased chance of wireworm attack directly after grassland. Learned that from this forum. Just put wireworm into the search at the top of the page and see.  |
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BlackBird Rank attained: Ash Tree


Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 227
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hello there galwaynewbie. Welcome. My advice is to start off slowly and dont take on too much veg growing in the first year. If not you may get such a dose of watering, weeding etc that it just may put you off for life. |
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Organicgrowingpains Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Posts: 175 Location: Cork
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Why don't each of you plant something that you like and eat?Clearing the ground is the priority and putting in compost etc for next year. Good luck to all of you its a great idea! _________________ Always learning!
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janelee Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 38
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Fence it off well. Good fences make good neighbors. |
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Moggi Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Posts: 19 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Galwaynewbie ! Congratulations on getting your plot. I'm sort of in the same boat myself and am hoping to getting into growing my own veg this year also. I've been visiting this site now for a couple of weeks and I have to say you learn so much from it. It's great to get advice for others especially people who have been there before. So good luck and dont forget to keep us all up to date on your progress. _________________ Moggi |
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inishindie Rank attained: Tree plantation keeper

Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 563 Location: inishowen Ireland
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject: hi |
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Hi and welcome.
We will all have to grow our own soon......so get in there early and lead the way..... _________________ if you are interested in raised vegetable beds and veggie growing I have a new website - raisedbeds.net We're busy on social networking too and have over 12,000 members in the group. |
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