Silly hanging basket query!

[jemberelli]

Once again I am back with a gardening question! Having just moved house I have missed the boat on sowing veggie seeds and preparing beds adequately so this year is going to be a make-do year!

I have ordered some tumbling tomato plants and have bought a wicker hanging basket. It is lined with plastic. Do I need to pierce the plastic for drainage or do I leave it intact? I also bought one of those coir liners - do I need this or just put soil straight on top of the plastic liner? I have never had a hanging basket before so it's all new to me

[p.penn]

I would put a few holes on the plastic for drainage, and no, you don't need another liner. Tumbling toms grow well in baskets, but don't forget they will need plenty of water (twice a day in hot weather) plus regular tomato food

[jemberelli]

Thanks Helen

[KarenE]

As Helen said!

By the way I don't think you've missed the boat for sowing at all, and if you can dig over the beds and maybe add some compost in (depending on what your soil's like) then you should be fine. I just sowed last weekend, including tumbling tom seeds, and I'm already starting to get a few shoots coming up. It's definitely worth sowing a few seeds if you really want to give it a go

[jemberelli]

Thanks Karen, I have popped a few dwarf beans into a pot with a little wigwam in the hope that they come through and also some free tomato seeds I was sent and a few chillis too - fingers crossed!

[Mo]

I'm saving my runner beans, it can be frosty quite late in Cheshire.

[billnorfolk]

Once again I am back with a gardening question! Having just moved house I have missed the boat on sowing veggie seeds and preparing beds adequately so this year is going to be a make-do year!

I have ordered some tumbling tomato plants and have bought a wicker hanging basket. It is lined with plastic. Do I need to pierce the plastic for drainage or do I leave it intact? I also bought one of those coir liners - do I need this or just put soil straight on top of the plastic liner? I have never had a hanging basket before so it's all new to me

Hiya jem hope you settling in ok ,Karen is right loads of time yet to sow things ,my runners not in yet ,sweetcorn not in yet ,parsnips,red beet,carrots ,courgettes,cucumber,non are planted yet .Will be in full swing next week ,hopefully.

[jemberelli]

Thanks Bill! There's hope for me yet!