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My new raised bed now what shall i grow?

I have recently bought a raised bed kit , Well i don’t have time to make one and it would look like something Reg Prescott would make.

finally I got round to buying compost today and added it to the frame.

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it also has a external frame

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and a waterproof greenhouse effect type cover, to keep his nibs off and help me grow things.

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I have planted some Spinach and rocket seeds today and will hopefully transplant my courgette plants in there, or what would you green fingered among you recommend?

on another note, our 2 year old Strawberry plants gave us a small bounty of fruit today…

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they were very nice.. as you can see.

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with lots more to come, of course this is nothing compared to our neighbor who has got 85 strawberry plants on his allotment, I hope he has some spares!

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A mini gardeners worse nightmare

Ok I may be over egging it again.. but the thing that bought me so much gardening joy has turned into a nightmare in my back garden type thing.

We had heavy winds last night in the lower Welsh shed valleys and when I awoke and went to take sprout out for his morning walk at 6:50 (thats bad enough).

I went into the garden to find my mini greenhouse toppled over in the wind with all my hard work destroyed.

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I should be able to save half the tomato plants but the majority of everything else is ruined 🙁

I have moved what I could to the safety of the shed and will clean up when I get home tonight.

ok part of it is my fault the Mrs said to make sure it wont blow away, so I put some stones at the bottom, but I should have secured it to the wall/shed as they are hooks on the back… a hard lesson learned.

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Best thing I have ever bought – understatement me never

Ok it’s probably still the drugs talking, but went to water my mini greenhouse contents tonight and I am sure everything has grown since Monday!

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I bought it before Xmas in a Sale for about £15 a bargain I think.

I am mostly growing Salad leaves and rocket, some herbs including Basil & Coriander and my Tomatoes have just moved from the bathroom tonight.. but as its a great success I will try some other stuff in a week or so, Any recommendations for things I can transfer to pots on the patio?

I think every small garden and gardener should get one!