4 degrees outside, 17 in the mini greenhouses.
Sown some more seeds with the help of the 3YO daughter. Some coriander and basil on the kitchen windowsill and some tomatoes...
The fruit canes and goosberries arrived today. Will try to plant them out this week. Seed potatoes arrived. Soon be time to get some going in pots in the mini greenhouses.
Long weekend. Good day yesterday watching Ospreys beat the Tigers - but the Tigs get through their last HC pool game and by a miracle get a home QF against Bath.
The rugby season is prolonged at least one more game.
TF
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Gardening Progress
What gardening progress looks like to me at this time of year is planning the year and choosing the seeds I need - then the hassle of getting them ordered. There are plenty of online places to order from and there's always ebay.
Sorted out the potatoes - some earlies, second earlies and a couple of maincrops - will be augmented by supermarket non-certified "seed" which makes it cheaper. I plan to grow quite a few rows at the allotment but also to grow potatoes in containers this year. Have bought some polypots of different size - for spuds and some root crops as well.
Have got some fruit canes ordered - more rasps and some goosberries. Ordered some strawberry seed. I bet they test my patience. I only have four or five plants left over after the foxes dug them up and they got frosted.
Ordered some asparagus seed. I have half a dozen plants in the ground in year 3. Year 1 and year2 were so very very poor that I've decided to grow my own from complete scratch in ideal conditions.
Really looking forward to getting the tomatoes, peppers and other early transplantable veg sown soon. These first few sowings says that Spring is on the way. They will be inside or in the mini greenhouses.
Might need some more mini greenhouses.
Days are noticably getting longer. It's lighter when I drive home.
TTFN TF
Sorted out the potatoes - some earlies, second earlies and a couple of maincrops - will be augmented by supermarket non-certified "seed" which makes it cheaper. I plan to grow quite a few rows at the allotment but also to grow potatoes in containers this year. Have bought some polypots of different size - for spuds and some root crops as well.
Have got some fruit canes ordered - more rasps and some goosberries. Ordered some strawberry seed. I bet they test my patience. I only have four or five plants left over after the foxes dug them up and they got frosted.
Ordered some asparagus seed. I have half a dozen plants in the ground in year 3. Year 1 and year2 were so very very poor that I've decided to grow my own from complete scratch in ideal conditions.
Really looking forward to getting the tomatoes, peppers and other early transplantable veg sown soon. These first few sowings says that Spring is on the way. They will be inside or in the mini greenhouses.
Might need some more mini greenhouses.
Days are noticably getting longer. It's lighter when I drive home.
TTFN TF
Sunday, 18 January 2009
New Year of Gardening
Secured the two largest mini greenhouses to the house after two storms wraught carnage.
Potted on 13 clary sage. They have well developed root systems around a large red tap root - even the tiny ones.
Decided to sow some seeds. Now have 10 x kale and 10 x winter cabbages which will be ready early. I hope they don't run to seed. Pot of chives went in. Long pot of carrots for an early spring meal of baby carrots. Will be nice.
Thinking about seed potatoes, tomatoes and what other seeds I need that I don't have in my seed box. Main planting starts Feb and goes on til September for overwintering.
Indoors have sown some coriander and basil.
Don't plan to do a lot so when I do I'll record it here and report on the rest.
TTFN
Potted on 13 clary sage. They have well developed root systems around a large red tap root - even the tiny ones.
Decided to sow some seeds. Now have 10 x kale and 10 x winter cabbages which will be ready early. I hope they don't run to seed. Pot of chives went in. Long pot of carrots for an early spring meal of baby carrots. Will be nice.
Thinking about seed potatoes, tomatoes and what other seeds I need that I don't have in my seed box. Main planting starts Feb and goes on til September for overwintering.
Indoors have sown some coriander and basil.
Don't plan to do a lot so when I do I'll record it here and report on the rest.
TTFN
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