The Little Garden

As the name of our blog suggests we have an incy, wincy, teeny, tiny, little terraced garden, in leafy Greenwich approx 5x4m. (click on the map for a larger view)

We really don't have many beds (the shaded area on the map), so we're making the most of the patio by growing lots of stuff in pots and containers.

With the help of Alan.T and a nice bottle of wine we decided one Friday evening on what we'd grow, so in no particular order we've got:

Potatoes — Maris Piper and Epicure, Carrots – Nantes 2 and Baby Ideal, Beetroot – Boltardy, Tomatoes – Tumbling Tom in Yellow and Red, Strawberries – Elsanta and Sarian, Horseradish, Radish – French Breakfast, Shallots – from sets, Garlic, Spring Onion – White Lisbon, Onions – from sets, Leeks – Mussleburgh, Lettuce – Little Gem and finally Beans – Dwarf Bean

And on the herb front we have:

Basil, Coriander, Chives, Sage, Borage and Parsley.

That's an awful lot to fit into our tiny space but as I said, much of it we're growing in pots. In the beds we're putting the Leeks, Onions, Potatoes, Carrots, Beetroot and Strawberries.

We're already quite a way through the process with a few things in the ground but still lots and lots of seedlings dotted around on what feels like every windowsill in the house!

At the moment indoors we have a second batch of radishes and spring onions, an obscene amount of lettuce and both types of carrots. These are ready for transplanting now so that's a job for the weekend.

We don't want to bore everyone with posts as long as our till receipts from B&Q so we'll update on everything else as we go along. Bryn is rather proud of his potatoes (it's a man thing) so I'm sure they'll be first on the list.