Seed Sowing

Now to get down to business and get the seeds sown, not an easy task without a greenhouse at this time of year in Scotland!!
Started these sweet peas off about a week ago on window ledge, just cheap packets from Morrisons, variety is galaxy mixed,these are just to add a little colour and hopefully scent to the allotment.
If you click on picture to enlarge it you will see that germination rate is fairly high, this method uses two paper towels, one below one above, soaked and kept moist, very soon they will be transferred into rootrainers and hopefully sneaked into the newly decorated spare room, without too much fuss from 'er indoors'.....aye right:-). Started off my peas yesterday using the same method, varieties are Hurst Greenshaft, which I grew successfully last year and a petit pois variety celebration, this early start with peas stops the mice eating the seed, also sowed in compost, cabbage Primo and onions that I brought home from Spain last summer, manged some more digging before work also and plan to do some more today, will keep you posted on seed results...until then...happy Gardening.....Veggie

Just Can't Resist It..........

Well it's that time of year again, cabin fever is starting to set in, the long, cold, wet, windy nights are starting to take their toll on us, the ground's starting to freeze up, and we suffer severe withdrawal pains as we long for springtime, then there's a brief glimmer of hope, as the heavy clouds subside and the warm, golden rays disperse the emptiness of winter( even if it is only for half an hour :-)
This triggers off an automatic reaction amongst gardeners to get to the garden centres/nurseries as fast as we can, yeah I know we still have about another 3 months up here in scotland before we'll actually need the stuff, but we just can't help it !, I was the same when I used to grow Fuchsias... could not pass a shop without buying much more than I needed, well I've not changed my habits much since converting to veggies,after our much welcomed sunburst ran out and bought;
Maris Bard....2.5kg early tatties...£3
Epicure.....(THE Ayrshire tattie) at same price
Shallots...Golden Gourmet at £1 bag
Onion sets Sturon also £1
also trying some garlic I bought from Morrison's (it's Spanish but just look how big the bulbs are for 50p each), they might work, might not but at that price it's worth a try. also got my lime which I'll need to put down soon on Barrasica bed.

All the veg bought was Thompson and Morgan, From a local garden centre which I thought to be reasonably priced
and best of all ...no postage!!!!
This will ease the pain for a while or at least until our next sunburst jolts us into' mad veggie buyer 'mode again .
...until we talk again...happy gardening...veggie