What I did today - 2017

[Bigmallly]

I have a stack of pots designed for hanging on fences in my spare bedroom, and supplies of perlite and vermiculite in the garage to use to make the compost less heavy. I am (with difficulty) sitting on my hands with regard to planting, but some of my seeds, particularly the peas and silene have February as the starting month for sowing. A bit of sunshine and warmer weather next week and my resolve to leave it until March is likely to crack.

How about netting part of it for ya Peas?

[katkatkat]

I had the first proper look around my new plot in daylight!

The old guy that owned it previously had removed his lock so I didn't have to break in to the shed and he even weeded one of the beds when he took out the last of his beetroot. The rest of the site is messier than it looked at dusk and needs a lot of work but the beds are good. Today was spent measuring and plotting because I like nice visual plans.

[mic]

Planted the broad bean seeds from the trays into their new home as they have all for roots

3 buckets of carrots
4 buckets for spuds bucket tower
6 buckets for broads

[Lumpy]

Started building my new and very tiny (6x4) greenhouse in the living room.................I will eventually venture outside with it.

[Bigmallly]

By you must have wide doors Lumpy........................what did I do today?.....Nowt, it's too bladdy cold.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Having a "Lazy Day" today!

Which I'll probably regret tomorrow!

[Lumpy]

By you must have wide doors Lumpy........................what did I do today?.....Nowt, it's too bladdy cold.

I'm not as dense as I am daft looking.......I have put together the base frame and the 4 corner strutt thingies plus 2 of the sides and a bit of the back.

All are easily carried through the doorway.......now.......how to tackle the sliding door?

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Yesterday put the portable grow light station together, Alans Allotment: LED Portable Grow Station this morning sown three of five varieties of Brussels Sprouts Alans Allotment: Sowing Brussel Sprouts awaiting the other two packs of seed to arrive today, looking at the warm glow of the LED Grow Lights and have a nice feeling inside as I finally have something on the go.

Cad

Can very much vouch for "Cromwell" and "Evesham Special" excellent sprouts!

The "Rubine" Absaloute pants! blow more than I do after pork pie n mashed peas, but I'll give em another bash just in case it was a one off!

[Cadalot]

Finally made space elsewhere for the lawn mower releasing the space above the small freezer in the outside brick shed. The E27 Pendant with lead switch and 3 pin plug arrived and a hook was screwed into the shelf.

The heat mat was unrolled and a mushroom tray with soft bricks placed on it to flatten the mat as it has been rolled up in a box and I'm nearly ready for Grow Station 2.

I cut a timber to go on top of the fridge, but I'm not even sure the heat mat is actually generating heat, So I've left it on and will go and see how warm it is or isn't a little later.

Two full trays fit on there top that's 30 vending machine cups in two 15 tray modules where I can start stuff off early.



I've actually bought a E27 light fitting that can be directly screwed to the shelf and I will pack trays to bring them closer to the lights.

[Bren In Pots]

Bought my Charlotte seed potatoes they're now in sitting in their egg boxes.

[Cadalot]

Cad

Can very much vouch for "Cromwell" and "Evesham Special" excellent sprouts!

The "Rubine" Absaloute pants! blow more than I do after pork pie n mashed peas, but I'll give em another bash just in case it was a one off!

I have grown Evesham Special before and they were excellent, I also grew a variety called Revenge and they actually didn't make you produce wind which I did expect they would going by the name, they were a good size and produced nice tight sprouts.

I just wanted to extend the harvest season and try out some different varieties this year as I had a failure last year and ended up having to buy plants and the were awful.

My ultimate aim is to establish a two or three varieties that I will grow every year and then try a couple of new ones each year as it would get boring if you always grew the same thing every year.

[Baldy]

Rescued seedlings / light rig and heated propagator from potting shed - guess its just too cold out there despite bubble wrapping. The seedlings don't look very good compared to those that were just grown on kitchen windowsill. I'll give em week but I expect they'll be chucked.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Totally agree!

But then my method of thinking, if ya likes what ya get, grow them every year n try one extra!

Not many Sprout lovers on here apart from the "Big Ape" yourself n I.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Baldy!
Far too cold I would have said!

Mine are "Beaching in the "Carabean"

[Lumpy]

Baldy!
Far too cold I would have said!

Mine are "Beaching in the "Carabean"

I wish I was!