Category: Garden

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WEATHER FORECAST – GARDEN – KITCHEN

Temperatures beginning to fall with possibility of snow at lower levels in South-West! So I think it is steady as it goes in the garden. No more planting for 2 weeks. Sunflowers are racing ahead. I need to get the ‘different’ vegetables in pots ninth greenhouse, but have no space until I can give some tomato plants away, and plant some up – 8 in greenhouse, maybe 10, and 4 in front by kitchen window.

Then put sunflowers in pots next to them. I need another grow bag for repotting flowers in troughs and bigger pots. Then herbs to kitchen windowsill, and maybe bedrooms. Maybe buy a couple of plants for hanging baskets.

Then out to Draycott towards end of week for strawberries and jam making.

Making rum garibaldis later.

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GARDEN AND WEATHER

Lovely days, but cold at night with a slight frost on neighbours freshly mown lawn – my grassland ecosystem seemed frost free which makes me wonder about the moderating impact of rewinding lawns vis-a-vie the opposite impact of ‘the lawn’. I am sure that Iread that the average temperature in Atlanta, USA went up by 5C in summer when street trees were removed.

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GARDEN

More seeds in today. Mainly herbs. Some nasturtiums seeds in hanging baskets. About 25 tomato seeds germinated so far. The sunflowers seem to be coming through too. Heater on at night and watering every morning. Looks like I will have to have heater on at night for another week at least.

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Greenhouse

22 March -lookslike being a warm one. Seeds greenhouse beginning to germinate – I have had the heater on overnight. So Santiam Sunrise tomatoes and cherry tomatoes have their first tiny leaves along with the red sunflower. No sign or Ruthje tomatoes yet – I have another 20 seeds coming which I am sharing with Aaron.

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SEEDS

Just done some Jekka seed shopping – so herb central will expand this year. I am hoping that I can move some plants out soon with some nice weather. The plants on the patio table can be put in – I do not know what most of them are! The mints are labelled – I think.

Seeds bought are mustard, greek basil, greek oregano, purple basil, lemon bergamot, pennyroyal, lemon scented catnip, allium cepu, centranthus ruber, african blue basil, red basil, cornflower. Add these to the mints, sages, thymes, rosemary and the rest and I probably will have nearly 60 herbs (if the mints survive the winter.

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GREENHOUSE

Planted more seeds – about 180 pots so far.Various types of tomatoes French marigolds, dill, wild bird / bee plants, red sunflower, morning glory and a couple of others.

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GARDEN-MARCH

Much milder today. Hanging baskets liner made and soil in ready. I have some plants ready and Nasturtium seeds (dayglow mix). – another week or so.

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HANGING BASKETS

Cut old shirts cloth heading for landfill to fit the basket. Line with newspaper, then soil. Voila – that easy, and saves £3-5 each. It works or has done for last 3 years.

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SPRING IS ON ITS WAY

Ok tomorrow might be wet, but we now have light when I do the papers in the morning. I have just filled 150 pots with soil ready for seeds next week – I have also been doing labels as I am rubbish at remembering what is what.

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