Category: Garden

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.

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.

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.

Seeds in – fingers crossed – I will play them Pink Floyd tomorrow – that should let them know they are loved!

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.

First plants in – plug plants of Chilli Rellergreno; Chilli Demon Red; Chillies Filius Blue; 3 trailing fuchsia, 10 trailing (Ivy) Geranium. All in conservatory. Last 2 are for hanging baskets – t-shirt cutting up due soon.

Watching the weather but think I will plant tomato seeds in next couple of days.

Winter jasmine in porch is in flower – very nice. Lemon tree in Conservatory has flowers – I will wait and see if there are any lemons!

I know it is not spring yet – but I am getting ready. I have ordered a small heater for the greenhouse so I can get started. I have ordered Ruthje and Santiam Sunrise tomato plant seeds. I also have Xmas presents to plant – purple dragon carrots;mstriped tomatoes; red ball Brussel sprouts; yellow courgette golden zucchini and some Brightlights Swiss Chard. And then some organic seed bombs which I will put along front garden by the road – I need to clear of grass first.

A study in the Journal of Applied Ecology has found that regardless of size – gardens in Bristol contributed massively to the production of nectar for insects. Get rid of the lawn, or part of it, plant flowers and herbs (especially useful in cooking and well-being).

Time to get prepared – my jobs are cutting back raspberries; cutting back roses; attacking brambles and other invasive around the greenhouse; pruning apple tree; cutting back purple elder and the spikes one! Then move all the mint and herb pots and strim gently.

Just ordered a trimmer to tidy up the garden a tad. Nothing too major though. I will move the pots and see what comes up from all the bulbs I have planted – and put some plugged ones in from the greenhouse.