I was quite late getting my toms going as I didn't anticipate the lack of compost availability. I had to start mine off in last years spent compost, and as a result they were a little wee. I also made the fatal mistake of using the compost that top dressed my toms from last year, and now have 90 odd plants with no identifying characteristics to tell one from another. I put 3 seeds in each pot and got 8-10 seedlings out of them.

Not to worry, these got transplanted on Tuesday evening late on, and the OH forgot to open the greenhouse while I was in work yesterday so killed about 50% of the little ones. I had spare but, whether I've got the types and numbers I need is a lottery.

Same old same old, every year is a mystery.

Well hello there, strangers. 

So this is where you are all hiding. I don't know you go on a small hiatus and before you know it there's been a coup.

I hope you are all well.

Which Tomatoes are you growing with photos and opinions.

Tell us which Cucurbits you are growing and keep a total of how many you pick.

Sown some more today, 10 each of ......

Climbing Violet

Dwarf Polka, Ferrari, and Borlotto di Vigevano

I know she’s a very popular variety and lots of you grow her.
Do we pinch out side shoots or let her do her own thing?

I've just got my second packet of wild flower seed through.

The first packet I sowed in a 'plug' tray but only half a dozen germinated and I am not even sure if these are weed seeds that somehow got into compost.

The second packet is much bigger (20 grammes) and lots of black shiney seeds which other didn't have. I will sow these in a plug tray once I have transplanted the few that have germinated previously.

These seeds seem bigger so instead of broadcasting over the surface of the tray I will put a pinch in a dimple formed in each plug and cover with a tiny amount of compost. Hopefully this will give me better germination.

As these are wild flowers I think I may keep the plug tray outdoors rather than in the greenhouse.

Just posting this to kick start this thread.

Hottest day of the year yesterday and likely to be warm today as well. It must be warm as OH hasn't lit the woodburner.

That's it.

Bye.

It seems to be going quite well. Only one has bolted. They are definitely starting to look like little turnips.

   

Blackbird egg shell. So there’s new life in my garden somewhere.