Hello from Edinburgh!

[Ness]

Hi there, another newbie (and funily enough another Margo!) here. I've only just started growing plants in pots around my flat and have been surprised at how much I enjoy it - mainly chillies and various kitchen herbs; but this morning I planted a baby papaya. Here's hoping! Hello to you all anyway.

[Andy Hamilton]

Hello there, actually my girlfriends sister grows much the same in her flat in the Calders. Her biggest problem is coping with the wind.

Welcome to the forum.

[Kirstykbart]

hiya,

welcome to the forum. I'm a bit of a newbie too and come from Falkirk so not too far away.

Kirsty

[Chickpea]

Hi Ness. I once grew cherry tomatoes on a kitchen window ledge in a flat and the plant got so big I couldn't see out of the window, and it had loads of tomatoes on. So good luck with your gardening. You could even get a wormery and produce your own compost for your plants from kitchen leftovers.

[Ness]

I am in fact a bit curious about the "baby" papaya - the seed packet does mutter something about it growing pretty large despite the name! (hopefully it doesnt turn into a triffid.) We have a few trees in pots around the flat already so I'll have to keep this one in check I think!

[Shirley]

Hello there, actually my girlfriends sister grows much the same in her flat in the Calders. Her biggest problem is coping with the wind.

Is that the wind caused by ingesting the chillies?? Sorry...

I've just bought a papaya to include in my fruit salad tonight... my plan is to plant the seed as they are supposed to be good houseplants and we have only got two spiderlings (baby spider plants) - kindly donated by Ina!!


Welcome to the site Ness!! Good to see yet another Scot on here

[ina]

We really do seem to be taking over...

Welcome, Ness. With the current temperatures, I think even papaya might grow in Scotland!

[Millymollymandy]

Hi Ness and welcome to the site!

[Ness]

thank you for the warm welcome....
(But I'm wondering if I should own up to actually being Irish, rather than a proper scot!)
Incidentally, along with the papaya, I also found some mysterious seeds that my fiancé brought back from Argentina. He couldn't remember what they are but they're definitely exotic - large and triangular in shape and glossy like a conker or a lychee stone. Anyway I soaked them overnight and planted them. Lord knows what I'm going to end up with.
Triffids were supposed to be from Russia, though, right? eep...