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i'm just trying them out, as an experimental, had loads of problems with leeks and parsnips last year, so am trying them out now, if they don't do anything, no problem but at least i've worked out how to get them to grow before i need to
2 raspberry bushes and more silverskin onions, doing beetroot next week,
lovely sunny day up here today and the temp was +12, loads of cleaning and tidying up the garden aswell
I've got cabbages in the greenhouse, getting 3rd sets of leaves, lettuce and salad leaves getting first sets. Toms with 3rd sets of leaves on the windowsills in the house, aubergine and chilli yet to show through, onion seeds in cold frame that have yet to poke through, broadies (and sweet peas)in the coldframe in loo rolls just poking through, caulis in coldframe getting 2nd set of leaves. And rocket just poking it's head out.
Tomorrow I hope to sow some beetroot, and raddish in the coldframe too.
Shame I can't really sow anything to keep in the house - the cats would eat it I'm sure! I may have a bit of a play tomorrow and put a few seeds in the (very) small propagator I've got - at least then I'll feel like I've made a start.
Bernie aka DDL
Bernie aka DDL
Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things
If 1 takes into account the extra lighting costs etc it's not worth it... but keeps me outa trouble. The peas are an experiment as I had very little success last year with them....
edit:
Hey! I'm no longer a sprout! can now pass on the sprout to Lynda!
3 types of garlic, onion sets and broad beans under enviromesh (now showing their faces ) and backup broadies in toilet tubes in a cold propagator, onion seed. Contemplating chillies, leeks and salad rocket.
Actually I'm quite chuffed this morning. Hadn't been down to the lottie for ages and was quite worried what it would be looking like. Nipped down first thing, despite the cold wind, and everything is looking fine . No weeds at all. I pulled up some over-done leeks and that was it.
I can now settle down to planting my seeds knowing that everything is OK at the lottie. Ive also got a load of mushroom compost arriving this week. Hope I have as much success with my veg as I did with my back garden last year using the compost.
Bernie aka DDL
Bernie aka DDL
Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things
onion sets, garlic , broad beans all in at the allotment
at home in the greenhouse I sowed some sweet peas ( free with Kings seed catalogue wohoo ! ) in the propogator I have leeks, tomatoes , chilli (2varieties) and pepper and basil - eat so much of it , it has to make sense !
am toying with sowing some cauliflower in the unheated greenhouse also.... wish i could sit still - and develop some patience ...
Just some onions.
Will wait till February's got the shine off it before I consider anything else. Probably most things will be sown March, April or, for the tender crops, even May.
Pricked out a few tomato seedlings that I am using as my control for the Harrington & Jessup composted manure that I bought in my local garden centre. Sowed Lobelia x 2 kinds. Sowed cucumber, Aila Craig onions and planted begonia corms in pots. They are huge and I want to see if I can divide them, so want to make sure they have a head start. Regarding the seeds, they are Mr Fothergills and I was very concerned about the amount in the packet. I know it's fine dusty seed but the trailing lobelia in particular was very sparce. Anyone else found that with Mr Fothergill?
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