I have joined Grows on You!!!

You'll have a serious gardening addiction from now on Aa, it just grabs you and doesn't let go !!!

I hope so Louise, theres loads of ideas and help on here ! i cant believe i found Grows on You by accident the other day !

welcome to a very addictive world xxx

Yup, no housework gets done, no cooking, late for work ..... it goes on and on ;-))

Thanks Kimmy,

i have high hopes of using all the stuff on here and having an award winning garden in no time!!!! :--) ha ha.

I even finding i'm beginning to spend more time here than on face book, so it must be good xxx

Oh Louise you are so right. I joined in March and I am always on here. I have found that I even get up earlier so that I can see all the news before the day starts!!

Welcome Andy your life will never be the same. Will you grow veggies??

No housework???? sounds good !! :--)

Welcome from me too, Aa, you'll find lots of good, helpful advice on this site, with a few laughs thrown in ! Lovely and sunny down here on the South coast so I'm heading out to mow the lawns now. : o )

Hi Great,

I have thought about growing veggies, i have a Border Collie dog who basically thinks she owns the garden so i have thought it would be wasted. I have wanted to get one of them potatoe growing bags, they look pretty easy.

Thank you Megan, i have been on here like 10 minutes and already its great !!!!

I want to get back in the garden now and start doing more of the pond but its absolutely tanking down up here in Middlesbrough !!!!!!! :--(

Come on Sun !!!!!

Be careful if you put something on to cook. Many are the times I and others have had burnt offerings lol.
Welcome again :o)

Welcome Andya. Good luck with your garden and everything.

Thanks for the nice comments. Its going to be great this website. :--)

Hi Andy, I joined yesterday! I usually go on facebook like Kimmy, butn last night realised I had been on GoY for an hour, when it only felt like 5mins!! We're like you, my OH Kev is great at projects, like building chicken and duck houses and has had more experience of gardening than me, but now I know what we want to achieve, I'm really getting excited about our garden! I will get som pics on here soon, so peopple can see what a true blank (muddy!) canvas our garden is! the front is great, we have herbs and flowers, strawberry plant and window sill salad, so we're getting there :)

Hello Emma,

It is great, i have just been browsing through all the ideas and stuff, its amazing to think about the possibilities!!!!

Im hoping the sun comes out and i can get out and do some more work on the pond but im not hopeful. :--(

Sooo many ideas and not enough time !!!!!! - nevermind the weather !!!

I have a German Shepherd, Andy, train your boarder collie. Magic has one part of the garden for you know what, which is as far away from where I grow my veggies as possible. She does try to 'help' those of you who have read my blogs know that I get a lot of 'help' and I do find that now and again she eats my veggies!!! I think she's giving me her expert advice ha ha.
Regarding the potato bags I grow all of mine in bags. Yes I know most of you don't approve but at least I know where they all are. Plus I had potato blight 2 years go and don't want to grow spuds in the ground for a while longer.
Welcome Emma, yes this site does take up all my time, but my adult children say it keeps me quite which is a bonus for them lol. Andy happy gardening

P.s I have been on line since 8.30 and I am still in my Pj's I really should jump in the shower!!! but its sooooooooooo addictive

Hello Great !!!

Yeah, i have always meant to teach her to "use" a specific part of the garden, i did when i lived with my mam but havent got round to it here. I should do though, they are very clever.

I mentioned the bags cos i get sucked in by those tele adverts and shopping channels that make them look rather easy. Monkey see monkey do as they say !!!

I can totally see why this can become addictive mind!!!!! Its all good though, i was wondering how you deal with the state of the grass when having animals? My lawn has become patchy in places, is there anything that could combat this Great?

Ta,

Hi Andy. I'm a new member myself and have to say the members are a friendly bunch and very helpful.

Louse is so right about not getting other jobs done. Well who wants to be cleaning when you can go and potter in the garden and get going on a new project. Sunny days are for getting out in the garden and forgetting everything else - a great stress relief and very therapeutic.

I totally agree Ellie. I have been registered on here for like 2 hours now and have just been sat looking through loads of great photos and ideas.

VERY addictive !!! ha ha.

hi andy welcome to Goy its raining here ,hope it clears up later.

Hello Khayla !!! thanks, i do too !!!!!

Andy, dont worry about "patchy" grass! Thanks to our chooks and ducks we have NO grass!! That is why we need to work very hard this year! as our chooks were ex-batts, we wanted them to free range and as we had no garden to speak of, it didnt matter, then along came the ducks and the grass was history!! However, we do have fab conpost we can put to good use when we do get stuck in and create a garden all people, animals and plants can be proud of :)

Hello Andyapple82 and welcome to G.o.Y. It is a great site lots of friendly people and all the help and advice you need.It is raining here in Newcastle but I am hoping it is going to dry up later on.

I like grass Emma and want a nice lawn !!!!!! :--) Is keeping chickens easy?

Hello Mavisc, there is plenty of friendly people, i have noticed that straight away! its great, the sun is appearing here in Teesside as i type !!!!

Well my grass isn't looking too great at the mo A very long time ago I seeded it. It was ok for a number of years. Then I started to grow veggies the dog plus rabbits well it is a bit of a mess like yours. I keep thinking when I have some spare money *(yeah right!!) I will get it turfed. I guess its about getting the right grass i.e. for heavy traffic and limiting the amount of free range the animals have. I have often wondered about keeping chickens as I want to be as self sufficient as poss. But I have foxes!!! nuff said

welcome Andy apple-- i see you've found it as addictive as everyone else here, its a lovely community with a vast range of knowledge ( and not just about gardening ) Its a friendly place to be, people share their highs-- and their lows, we have folk from most continents and I've learned about gardening all over the world--absolutly fascinating talking to folks ' downunder' whose summer is over !

Welcome, I wish you many years of enjoyment in your garden.

A big welcome to GoY from another AA....and fellow Northerner.....the sun is just starting to shine here in Northumberland. Enjoy :-)

Welcome from me too Andy :~)).

Glad you're enjoying your first day :) One of many to come I'm sure.
You are already getting lots of ideas. We all feel as though we are on the starting blocks at the moment,but gradually our plants will run away with us lol.

Yep, once you've got their home sorted, and a run built it easy! Well, we've had no problems so far, except for one of our ex-batts passing away this winter, but to be honest we knew not all of them would make it... The others are blooming :) They just get worn out sooner from their previous "life" I would honestly recommend chicken keeping to anyone, its fun, the chooks are funny and beautiful (truat me, they are!) and eggs fresh is amazing! They are nothing like shop bought ones, yummy!! (ducks eggs are delicious too!)

We too like grass, so are aiming to rediscover the joy of a green carpet once more! The feathered family members will still be able to roam in their area, but we will have an area too what is green :D

big welcome from me as well .you will wonder what you did before you found us.LOL

Well, thank you very much to everyone who has put a really nice hello comment!!! :--)

The weather has brightened up a lot here now so im going to attempt to do some more digging!!!! :--)

Its soooo interesting reading and looking at what other people have done. Very enjoyable first day!

welcome andy ive been on here a year now and totally addicted, possitively mad and a plantaholic hahaha, going to see your pond project as im on one to , well second liner and hope the last hahah :o))

Welcome from me, as well - and to Emma! It is a great site - what would we do without it? (Shift the layers of dust, maybe! LOL)

thanks Sanbaz, im just reading about your pond project now. Im debating whether to get a pre formed one or pond liner.

Hello Spritz, thanks. its a fab site !!! :--)

well if you get a pond liner plez make sure its level and at least 12" overlap, ive done more to make sure this time, let it settle a couple of days before adding rocks/pebbles cause it will move and settle, thats what im hoping lol, good luck with yours ;o)

Thanks for the info Sanbaz,

Im not sure whether to get a preformed one or just get the liner!!!! i like the idea of having a preformed one and just digging the shape.

Im not sure !!!!

well they are easier, i got liner so i could have a more natural look i guess, it all depends on space to, if not alot of space i would go for performed one as you wont need to have room to overlap, with rocks and plants will soon look good,

Yeah, good thinking Sanbaz,

thanks very much, :--) muchos appreciated.

yw andy ;o)) look forward to pics

welcome & happy gardening !

and welcome from me to ,, your life will never be the same again !!

Thanks Elsiemay and Viv,

what a great time to put a week off work in.

Welcome again, Andy! And Happy Gardening! :)

Thanks Uma :--)