The First Seed Order Is In

I just had to post something, I just HAD to.

Time was ticking away and I was waiting and waiting for a parcel to arrive (they said that they came by yesterday morning to deliver it but no one was home. Wrong!).
After a good complaint they promised that it would come today...only trouble was that they could not say when, so that meant that I had to just hang-around the house and wait, instead of heading out to the allotments.
Well the packet finally arrived, and what was it? The first seed order from T&M. Very Happy

Well any hope of heading out the lottie faded and was totally forgotten about--there were seeds in that packet...and some simply HAD to be planted right-away.

I noticed that there was something extra in that packet: a "Seeding Starter Kit". Shocked

What the heck!?
At first glance it looked like a bunch of junk, but after a further investigation it wasn't so crazy after all.
Have a look:

There were some plant labels (w/pencil), some watering roses made to fit onto plastic drink bottles (in this case a Royal Club Tonic Water bottle) and a dibber. Not crazy at all, actually. Sometimes T&M include little freebies or you get the most expensive pack of seeds free; it wasn't totally surprizing, I just don't recall the starter kit being on the order list.

So what got planted were four types of Tagates (Marigolds), for different purposes.

--The "Boy O' Boy Orange" and the "Boy O' Boy Yellow" are destined for the flower boxes that adorn the front balcony.

--The "Moon" are tall ones that will be planted under the plum trees in the hopes of warding-off aphids which were very bad last year.

--Finally, the "Lemon Gem" I will use as a path liner in the flower garden this coming season.

Now if I can keep the gigantic slugs off them, they may be fun to have and attractive to see.

I planted the seeds in wet potting soil, then covered them with a very thin layer of seeding soil and covered that with vermiculite, using the new watering rose to water the lot in.
I then placed the planted seeds on a heating pad and covered them with cellophane to germinate.

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html

Dooley, I am not understanding your posting clearly.
What do you mean that you will be getting your new address? Are they changing the street names there or something?...or are you moving to a whole new house?
What is a mobile? Here it refers to one of those small fones that one carries around.
I hate to seem so dense, but I simply do not understand.

Anyway,. I like marigolds alot. I like their fragrance very much. It is something that I recall from my childhood. There were alot in my grandmother's garden and I plated with them out in the dirt. hahaha. Summers with my grandparents wass wonderful. The smell of marigolds brings that memory of a wonderful time back to me.

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html