I, like many others, am finding it difficult to drag myself away from the fire in order to do the necessary things outdoors or more likely in the greenhouse. This is a most unusual feeling for me. I had to plant seeds last week because we are so far behind. Well they all came up and now need pricking out.....how many trays of cornflower do I really need!!
Yesterday I pricked out trays of Marmande and Gardeners Delight tomatoes.....in the greenhouse.....until my fingers went numb and I couldn`t stand it any more. I rushed back in to the log fire for tea and scones.
Today I was horrified to discover a box of plugs on the doorstep. They were only ordered last week and I never for one moment thought they would be coming so soon. Good job there is a little heat in my greenhouse.
Here they are....160 geraniums.
Nicely potted on into 7 trays. I am sharing these with my brother and sister. I can imagine some people might wonder where I was going to put 160 geraniums.
We have been to the garden but we haven`t stayed long due to the cold. I used molehills to fill in the cow hoofprints. I think I mentioned that they escaped. I thought they`d better be filled in
before anyone broke an ankle.
Here in the orchard the ground is particularly soft so there was a lot of work to do.
We also made time to go and see the orphaned lambs in one of the stables. They were making an incredibly human sound. I`ve been trying to upload some film of them, but I think it`s a bit too long.
Steve chopped up most of the rest of the brassicas for the compost,
but these roots were only fit for the green bin.
At home the potatoes are chitting well but goodness knows when they will go in. Traditionally it should be over the Easter weekend.
One bright spot of the most incredible blue......a clump of "Blue Ensign" pulmonaria in our own garden.
Don`t think my camera can quite capture the intensity of the blue though.
The weather must break soon.....surely. The wood anemones are just struggling through in the woods and things are growing so something must be happening. It just doesn`t feel like it.
Ooh, you've got loads of plants on the go - really feeling left behind now!
ReplyDeleteWe know one plotholder who's sticking to the plan to plant his new potatoes on Good Friday but I think he may be on his own!!
How lovely those blue flowers are - so good to see a bit of colour, although the daffs are making a pretty good show of it too at the moment
Well if you manage to get down to Sussex this year, there are several blue plants potted up. Today has been good here....sunshine but still cold. Another lot of plugs came so another 7 trays plus more tomato seedlings, 2 trays of calendula and lots of flower seeds in. Things are really getting going at last.
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