Seed sown so far(February 2007)

Put some garlic cloves into 3" pots around Christmas time and they are all about 4-5" tall now, and in the garden waiting to be transplanted to the plot.

The first seeds to be sown were Broad Bean-Aquadulce in 3" pots. They were in the greenhouse but I think it was too cold out there for them. I brought them into the conservatory and they showed within a couple of days. They are now 1-6" tall and are in the garden hardening off.

Then I sowed some sweet peas, but no sign of anything yet. Again they are in the greenhouse.

Also at the same time, sowed Tarvoy F1 cabbage and Perpetual Spinach, also in the greenhouse. As of 4 o'clock today (Feb 27th) 10/40 cabbages up, but nothing else. Have now started applying a little heat overnight to the greenhouse in the form of a Gaz lantern. Should keep the temperature about 5 degrees above that outside.

Have put 200 onion set into 2" pots to give them a start. They are 40 Stuttgart Giant, and 160 Sturon. these are now actually up at the plot in a makeshift cold frame, made from a recycled plastic raised bed 1 metre square, stood on a sheet of plastic, with a huge sheet of glass which I found behind the shed, almost covering it. They have started shooting too.
I still have 40 Red onion sets to plant, but I think it's a bit early for them, as I'm told they will bolt if they go in too early.

Meanwhile, over the last weekend I got some more sowing done, but this time all went straight to the conservatory.* Four types of Tomato, ten seeds of each :- Gardeners Delight, Sweet Million, Shirley and Tamina. Some of these will be for the greenhouse at home, and some for outdoors at the plot.

Two types of sweetcorn also went in :- Golden Bantam (thank you Gabriela for those) and Lark F1, around 15 of each

Two types of leek also went in :- Musseburgh and Lyon, 60 of each.

Also two types of cucumber :- Chinese snake, which can be grown indoors or out, and Burpless tasty Green, around 12-15 of each.

Suppose I'll have to sort the greenhouse out soon to make more room for future sowings.

We also have several types of potato seed chitting away up on the bed in the spare bedroom. I think there must be about 10 kilos altogether of five types :- Bambino, Charlotte, Kestrel, Desiree and Maris Piper. One tray of the Desiree are in a cold frame by the shed up at the plot though.

We have also planted up at the plot, some soft fruit bushes :- Gooseberry, Redcurrant, Blackcurrant, and a couple of rhubarbs. The autumn raspberries have been pruned down to just above ground level too, and the digging is progressing as and when the weather, time and health permit.

* Our conservatory is about 3 mt by 5.5 mt and is also a utility room and is serviced by 2 radiators, one of which is permanently on (subject to the system timer), and the other is thermostatically controlled.

Well that's it for now. More Later.