Growing vegetables?
Jan 24th 2007, 6:02 pm
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Growing vegetables?
I am hoping to be able to grow some veg in containers on my roof terrace, and wondered what peoples experiences were regarding this. I don't have any ambitions re being self sufficient, would just like to experiment, however not sure what to start with. Are there some things that just can't stand the heat, or is it a matter of choosing the right time of year?
Jan 24th 2007, 7:08 pm
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We tried growing some onions just recently last year but failed miserably as they grew a certain amount and then refused to get any bigger. 
Jan 24th 2007, 7:33 pm
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I'm quite keen to try things like leeks and carrots, as well as more mediterranean varieties, and suspect, as has been your experience, that they just won't grow at all, or will be limited by the climate. I guess I will have a go anyway. Also would like to grow hibiscus and jasmine, having the fantasy about long evenings on said roof terrace, with sweet smelling shrubs etc etc. Will they actually grow in containers? and will I be able to buy the right medium for them to grow in, not to mention limiting evaporation? I feel there must be a way 
Jan 24th 2007, 7:36 pm
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Peppers, Chillies, Tomatoes, Radishes, Lettuce, Thyme,Basil,Oregeno,Majoram,Mint,Rosemary ( provided the soil is gravelly) or a rocky space around, Chives, Perejil ( Parsley flat leaved variety ), Coriander,Sage.
If you have some shade then all the better at some times of the year + water
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If you have some shade then all the better at some times of the year + water
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Jan 24th 2007, 7:40 pm
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I'm quite keen to try things like leeks and carrots, as well as more mediterranean varieties, and suspect, as has been your experience, that they just won't grow at all, or will be limited by the climate. I guess I will have a go anyway. Also would like to grow hibiscus and jasmine, having the fantasy about long evenings on said roof terrace, with sweet smelling shrubs etc etc. Will they actually grow in containers? and will I be able to buy the right medium for them to grow in, not to mention limiting evaporation? I feel there must be a way
I know because I used to use it.
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Jan 24th 2007, 8:16 pm
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I met some VEGETABLES in THE LOUNGE
Jan 24th 2007, 8:54 pm
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In the lounge? I grew some aubergines on my bedroom windowsill last year. Ooops! have I missed the point? 
Jan 24th 2007, 8:58 pm
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What's the lounge? Is it somewhere you go where you get beaten with a stick when you've been naughty?? 
Sounds serious!
Sounds serious!
Jan 24th 2007, 9:08 pm
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Re: Growing vegetables?
I am hoping to be able to grow some veg in containers on my roof terrace, and wondered what peoples experiences were regarding this. I don't have any ambitions re being self sufficient, would just like to experiment, however not sure what to start with. Are there some things that just can't stand the heat, or is it a matter of choosing the right time of year?
hi
order this book "growing healthy vegetables in spain" from santana books its an excellant read from roof terrace up to large fields also tells you best time to plant etc & organic methods
Jan 24th 2007, 9:13 pm
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Hi Steve, thanks very much. Sounds like just what I need. I'll order it. 
Jan 24th 2007, 9:15 pm
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First the lounge.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=7
And second a thread on the Spanish section about Andy…it seems he has upset a few Americans!
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=421165
so even i could understand it
Jan 24th 2007, 9:22 pm
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Jan 24th 2007, 9:25 pm
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Thanks for that steve in pago, I have a birthday coming up soon I shall add this book to my birthday list, I had great success last year with tomatoes, melons, onions, peppers and chilies, so I am really looking forward to bumper crops this year. Like Brenda I am eager to try and grow more in pots, tried last year but I could not keep the pots wet enough; read somewhere that if the inside of the pot is painted it will then help to keep the soil from drying out so quickly. Just remembered it was something Charlie Dimmock said on TV once, I'll give that a try this year and see what happens.
No problem glad to help