What I Did Today Archive 2009

[Hazel at the Hill]

Whilst sorting through some shallots saved from last year, I noticed that some of them are starting to sprout, so put their bottoms into the pots of seed compost (that I'd prepared ready for broad bean sowing) so they can start rooting, and I can plant them out next month.

[janeyo]

Today I sowed some flower seeds and more roma tomatoes, all in the house, and a tray of spinach (in the greenhouse).

[KellsSimon]

Today i counted the chilli seedlings in the propergator... now 4/24
a small start but soon i will take over the world! mwahahaha

[Two_Sheds]

I sowed loads of Feltham First peas into these paper pots:

[pigletwillie]

The heated greenhouse was watered and all is well. In the kitchen the fat hot bangladeshi chillis have germinated as have the sweet pointy peppers, aut rubys green german cherry tomato and the millefleur tomato.

The extra cauliflowers are now up too so it wont be long before all of the alliums move to the unheated tunnel to make room in the home heated greenhouse for the softer stuff.

[Maffie]

Sorted some seeds this morning and as long as I get my house work done im hoping to get sown my:

Busy Lizzie
Mesembryanthemum
Nastrium
Leeks
Sprouts
Cabbage
Cayenne Chillis
Jalapeno Chillis
Sweet California wonder peppers
Cauliflower

[Hazel at the Hill]

Sowed the first lot of broadies in pots, and they are now in the mini greenhouse (unheated).

[pigletwillie]

Well, there I was, all the sanding sorted ready for decorating when the old girl decided she wanted a fold down trestle table making for the craft room.

So I made up two trestles and cut a board to 5' x 3', routered the ends to make it neat, lugged it up the stairs and put it together ready for her arty crafty doings.

Whilst down in the workshop, I secretly logged online and ordered some dorset naga chilli seeds.

[Eyren]

Whilst down in the workshop, I secretly logged online and ordered some dorset naga chilli seeds.

Nice one! I'm too wimpy for nagas, but yesterday I ordered some "Bolivian Rainbow" and "Bulgarian Carrot" chillies to try (nearer the jalapeno/thai types in hotness). I need small plants so that I can grow them in a dog cage in the conservatory - otherwise the cats eat the plants before they can even flower

Today I was feeling rotten so I took the day off work and cheered myself up with some retail therapy. Ordered a large heated propagator for my toms, chillies, etc (just big enough for two seed trays), a seed packet tin (since my current CD storage box is heaving!) and a pair of deadhead snips that look ideal for harvesting beans

[Two_Sheds]

Raining. Again. So no gardening - I managed to lose £40 in Wilkinson's though: and struggled home with planters, trays, trellis, poles, bulbs, netting and string a-plenty

[butter fingers]

Today the electric propogater ordered of E bay arrived so i will be arranging my potted seeds, and getting some going in the propogator.
After this im going to read the two veg growing mags i bought yesterday. Oh and file the free seeds away in my seed box.

[FionaH]

Planted Feltham first peas in a pot in GH, oregano on window sill and optimistically sowed carrots in gh

[Newbie]

Went to Wilkinsons & bought 2 Cranberry bushes, 1 Blueberry bush & 5 Rooster seed potatoes all for a tenner - bargain!

[janeyo]

I have had to stake my early moon sowing tomatoes with little canes. Think they may be a bit leggy but there is no more light available!

[greendean]

opened a letter with some cobra seeds in from w33blegurl. thanks
potted up some perennials that have overwintered and survived
put a dustbin on some rhubarb to force it
organised my plantpots into size order. sad but true

oh and planted the cherry and plum i got from lidl