Sunday 11 April 2010

Sunday's sowing

So, here they are, the tomatoes I wasn't going to grow this year! I've got some of the tumbler variety. They're in a hanging basket, dangling on a long string on my balcony. I've already walked into them a couple of times when I was hanging out the washing! Let's see if they drive me up the wall...


Down at the allotment, the seeds I planted last time are already starting to show through under the clingfilm coldframe. The radish and kohl rabi are doing the best, with the broccoli also poking through the soil to the left of the photo.


I was wondering if a pesky animal has been digging in my flowerbed as I spotted this mystery hole and soil overspill. Hmm...


The tulips should be out soon, and the mint I thought would be dead by now has resurrected itself! I should have known you can't kill mint so easily :)



I did some weeding in the first shed-end bed & planted some Lily of the Valley I got on a shopping trip, as well as some Baby's Breath Gypsophylla.


I am also wanting to plant up some different varieties of lavender as I love the smell & it is practical too. This is a pink variety. Didn't get the name. Will have to check the pot next time I'm in the shed.


The rosemary I got last year was a sorry sight. I think the cold weather finished it off. Rather than have an almost dead plant struggling on, I sent it to the compost afterlife and planted this fine specimin in its place. I also had to move the caraway which is going great guns but was too close to the lupins (behind the rosemary in this pic).



The rhubarb I got for a snip went in today next to the globe artichokes. Hopefully I've left enough room for both to grow ok. The plants look really healthy.


The onions & garlic are doing well.

The asparagus is already coming through
- looking forward to eating that this week sometime :)


Finally I planted lots of seeds in pots (about time!) and put them outside in my mini-greenhouse. Hopefully there will be some greenery soon :)

4 comments:

Jo said...

Everything's looking great. I'm sure you'll be pleased you decided to buy your tomato when the fruits arrive. There's nothing like the taste of home grown tomato.

Kella said...

What a busy girl you have been. Everything is looking good, your plot will be burst of vege and flowers soon.

Trixie@ the vintage bothy said...

Gosh you are far more organised than me, I got into my allotment on Monday and did about 6 hours, its looking much better but I certainly dont have the range of veg that you do (yet)!
Tracey

Stephanie from GardenTherapy.ca said...

wow you sure are quite a bit ahead of us! I'll be following along :)