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GYO Second year and lessons learnt

I am very much still learning about GYO, last year was our first real go, we had some success and some failures. A lot of the failures were down to my not planning the space properly.

 I have brought a lot of very similar seeds to the ones I did last year, but have a much clearer vision about how to plant them this year and more planning has gone into it all.





Cut and come again lettuce was a total failure last year, I have got a wine create I will drill holes in the bottom, line this and fill with compost and use this for them, if this works I will get another one. Another post to follow about this idea.

 The tomatoes were massive but took up so much room so will put them in the smaller planter this time and then they will not grow over the other plants.



I also think the courgettes I will put into pots next to the beds, as although designed for pots they took a lot of space. This leaves the raised beds for the beets, carrots, chard, sweetcorn, peas and runner beans.
All the plants I chose are suitable for container gardening.

 I am so hoping this will work this year with a little more thought and planning. A massive lesson I have learnt is just keep trying and learning form my mistakes. Sure lots more lessons to be learnt this year. But lets hope we can have more happy faces like this.



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  1. Mark Willis17 March 2019 at 17:33

    You are right: if at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again. You are learning from your experience, which equates to "gaining practical experience"!

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  2. Coombe Mill - Fiona19 March 2019 at 20:34

    Grow your own is harder work than people say. I've ruined several crops! Looks like you are seeing some great results now #DreamTeam

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  3. Isabel19 March 2019 at 22:51

    Best of luck, it takes courage to grow your own food in containers - I find courgettes very rewarding although a little overpowering (still remember my dad who only grew yellow ones 'as they are easier to find'), would you also try strawberries? #dreamteam

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  4. Heather Keet25 March 2019 at 23:47

    This is my first year planting things, wish me luck! #DreamTeam

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