Well the new season finally kicks off :)
Today I saw several Queen Bumblebees and a couple of Butterflies in the garden. The woodpeckers are drumming and yaffling in the wood and the air is full of birdsong. At night I see lots of Newts and Toads getting amorous on the patio and gravel drive :)
Tomato, aubergine and pepper seeds are up in the heated propagators and various salads and brassicas are growing well as are onion and leek seedlings
The potatos are chitting nicely ( lots more out of shot)
What is the betting it snows, next week?
Its my first year with an allotment and I no nothing. I'm told not to plant yet then the next person says I should be planting then someone else told me not to worry it all catches up in the end. I'm so confused so I will be watching you closely x
ReplyDeleteI have a polytunnel ( with cold frames inside) so I am sowing tomatos, peppers and aubergines in my heated props now - IF I was groing them outside I would not be thinking of doing so.
ReplyDeleteLeeks, onion seeds, salads, brassicas, celeriac etc can all ne sown in modules now, to be planted out later as plants - but IMO it is too cold and wet to sow seeds into the ground.
You could cover some ground with plastic/cloches/some cover - so it warms up a bit earlier - that works well. Also, watch what the more experienced people do at your allotment - they will have an idea what needs to go in, when :)
Please don't mention the 'snow' word! It's been glorious today.. It's great to see the bees and some butterflies out and about :o)
ReplyDeleteThe weather is great, I was potting on some seedlings yesterday as well as other garden jobs.
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