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Season Starting 2009 (part II)
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...On a Roll...No Stopping Now...Feeling flushed with success at managing (eventually) to post a blog WITH PICS; unthinkable before finding this site, I'm encouraged to continue. I forsee late nights and droopy eyelids, unless the rain keeps up and prevents too much outdoor activity. One thing, having read and seen what other folk are posting along with some really striking photos, I've promised myself a digi camera. I've almost finished the film in my camera and I'll put the pics in soon but I know they'll take a week to develop wheras digi = instantaneous, more or less. The rain stopped overnight and today we had beautiful weather; sunshine, blue skies and the winds had dropped too. I got up extra-early (for me) to take full advantage and after feeding the hens and chicks got cracking outside. I went and had an exploratory dig at the autumn-sown swedes. They are coming, slowly; formed but very small. I've no idea when they'll come to fruition as I've never done them before but so far, so good. I plan to start some more off come March as it's one of my favourite veg. The autumn-sown onions seem to be doing ok but I've got concerns because of the incessant drenching they've been getting from the rain.I really hope they don't go the same way as the autumn spuds and subcomb to blight or some other type of wet-induced rot. I put some of the stones that I'd brought up from the quarry round the pond-area, to help contain the soil that I need to build it up to a level. Really, the pond could have done with being about 6'' deeper but I'm not about to dig it out and start again. I also transplanted a couple of the white (Alba) foxgloves that were still in the seed tray, looking very bedraggled. The ones in the flower beds seem to be thriving but there's a marked differnce between the size of the plants in the bed that I double-dug manure into and the other, which I didn't. As to be expected I s'pose. Have to see if these take; I'll start some more off in March anyway. The bulbs are continuing to bud in the boat; I'm saving my last couple of frames of film to take some pictures of it in 'Spring-Pending' mode.I'll have to sort through the flower seeds I've got to see what won't grow too high. The Sapiglosis looks likely. I had a look in the cold frame but the soil's still damp from watering the first carrot seeds in; hopefully they'll have got a bit of a boost from the sunshine today. I've also got to think about where the potatoes are going to go; I'm loathe to put them direct into the ground after the other ones got blighted. I think that a raised bed is going to be prefarable, which would help reduce the pile of topsoil in the veg plot. Failing that, I don't know...containers, maybe? In the potting shed, the autumn-sown Sweet Peas are going mad and I'm glad that I potted them on when I did. I need to look at the other colours that are available so that they can get a good start too. A packet of beetroot seeds materialised whilst I was in there, unopened, so I thought that I could put some in one of the beds under the cold frame later on. It's all weeded and ready to go and topped up with fresh topsoil, so... There's no sign of the Broad Beans in their pots yet but I gave them a water anyway, for encouragement. I also started some cordon Toms off (Moneymaker). I've sown them individually into yoghurt pots to save pricking them out later; great idea IF IT WORKS. Twenty-four might seem excessive, especially started so early on but the packet says from Jan-April under heat, so I've put them into propogators and put them on my desk in here. I'm still harbouring ideas about trying to sell some plants at a car-boot and was considering possible candidates. The white foxgloves might be an option for that, as will runner bean plants be. I still can't locate the flipping climbing french bean seeds; they have to be around somewhere! Would people buy broad bean plants? I dunno. Anyway, loads to be thinking about... ...Like the length of time that Sprouting Broccoli takes to produce; I'm a bit confused by the instructions on the packet, to be honest. It seems to say to sow in April for harvesting next year, which conflicts with what it says in the seed catalogue, so that needs checking out again. The last thing I did was to have a tidy up in the greenhouse. I was sizing up the space with the melon plants in mind; I have to do a bit more reading up about them; another job for a rainy day. The list for veg this season is: Potato, Beans (Broad, Runner and Climbing French) Peas Sprouting Broccoli Sweet Corn Carrot Beetroot Salad: Lettuce x 2 types Toms; bush and cordon Raddish (NEED SEED!) Spring Onion '' '' Fruit: Raspberry Melon Flowers...haven't decided yet but cannot wait. The Dahlias that never went in last year can this spring and I've got the Gladioli and othr summer bulbs in the potting shed ready, too...onwards and upwards!!! This blog entry has been viewed 549 times
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Wow Sharon
Planning is not my forte, and I'm impressed by your plans! Good luck on getting all your seeds to grow.
sharon you have really got it all together all managed so well.I plan everything but some how I forget what I planned or if I write it down I loose my paper .:)
Oh how I wish I had a greenhouse! You sound so organized Sharon.
What a pleasant read! It looks like you're all set. I'm all set too...but my lotty's not. ha ha ha...or should I say, "the weather's not".
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