The Lancashire Lad purple podded peas were planted out in their final position and are looking very contented. They grew over 6 foot tall last year and I struggled to support them on canes - so this year I've put them at the base of a fixed trellis which should support them easily.
The overwintered garlic cloves are looking really strong. I selected the largest bulbs from the 2009 Purple Moldovan harvest and they're certainly looking even better than this time last year (the concept being that year on year the selected variety adapts to the conditions in your own garden).
The Solent Wight bulbs - every last one of them has come up and a couple seem to be developing as multi-bulbs.
The tomato, chilli and sweet pepper seedlings that are growing in the kitchen have been benefitting from daytimes spent in the greenhouse - the all day light should bring them on swiftly and strengthen them further. They're still coming back indoors each evening as i don't think it's yet warm enough to leave out overnight.
And cosy in the sunny kitchen still are my little celeriac seedlings. Gosh they're tiny! One of them produced a teeny weeny true leaf this week but goodness knows how long it will be before they're big enough to transplant - 2012 maybe??
Everything seems to be coming on really well. I've got lots of seedlings in the greenhouse and on various windowsills, but there's nothing been planted in the ground yet. As you say, the weather is now warming up though, so it's only a matter of time.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo,I'm now fast running out of seedling space, so here's hoping the spring weather is planning on staying around!
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