It is a magical time of year. Every day something has sprouted and after a sunny day, all the plants have made progress. You can see it. Broadies have germinated, peas are up. The little lettuces are showing their first proper leaves - and Red Sails even shows a bit of colour. Have just taken a few pots into the greenhouse to join the germinating caulis and psb on the bench. On my way the Daubenton kales looked different - yay they are sprouting, so the biggest sideshoots went into the greenhouse too to root.
In the conservatory the peas are sprouting, including the crosses! I had some old pea seeds from 2007 (have renewed the variety these were just left overs) , didn't want to waste them, but didn't want to plant them either and have nothing come up. So in the sprouter they went on the kitchen windowsill and just about every single once came up!
The first tiny tomatoes have come up too and the baby pepper plants are looking bonny too.
Finally the ground is dry enough in some parts of the garden to do a big of digging. Hard work, especially getting all the convulvulus roots out. Its the same every year. But I am making progress.
Turning over compost bins and 'mining black gold' is definitely hard work, but so worth while.
Garlics, shallots and the latest addition goodlife's multiplier leeks are looking good. No garden disasters yet. So happy!
Even the early miniature daffodils are starting to flower and yesterday I saw the first bumblebee of the season.
Wonder how everybody is doing.
In the conservatory the peas are sprouting, including the crosses! I had some old pea seeds from 2007 (have renewed the variety these were just left overs) , didn't want to waste them, but didn't want to plant them either and have nothing come up. So in the sprouter they went on the kitchen windowsill and just about every single once came up!
The first tiny tomatoes have come up too and the baby pepper plants are looking bonny too.
Finally the ground is dry enough in some parts of the garden to do a big of digging. Hard work, especially getting all the convulvulus roots out. Its the same every year. But I am making progress.
Turning over compost bins and 'mining black gold' is definitely hard work, but so worth while.
Garlics, shallots and the latest addition goodlife's multiplier leeks are looking good. No garden disasters yet. So happy!
Even the early miniature daffodils are starting to flower and yesterday I saw the first bumblebee of the season.
Wonder how everybody is doing.

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