Happy new year
Posted by Lova on January 2, 2012
Happy new year everyone.
I’ve started the new year by indulging in my favourite hobby which is gardening. This year I am trying wintersowing, you can read all about it at agardenforthehouse blog. The idea is to sow seeds outdoor in winter in anything that would protect your seeds/seedlings from the harsh weather (snow, frost, wind, to much rain etc), most people use milk bottles. I am also going to use milk bottles, but I have started in december by using a botanico let’s grow single sun tunnel ( a gift from my sister).
I sowed these seeds on december 15th and most are germinating:
* Trough 1: Salad leaves speedy & Oriental salad leaves mix (both by thompson and morgan)
* Trough 2: Corn salad cavallo (thompson and morgan) & Lettuce red salad bowl (Taste of Italy by thompson and morgan)
* Trough 3: Salad leaves sorrel blood veined (thompson and morgan) & Mizuna (chiltern seeds)
* Trough 4: Chervil herb (thompson and morgan) & moss curled parsley (one pound shop)
The seeds were sown directly outdoor in these pink troughs (2 varieties per trough).The troughs sit on a botanico tray, protected safely inside of the matching single sun tunnel. The tunnel has 2 opening vents which I have kept closed in order to keep everything warmish, I will open them when it becomes necessary.
I have also placed my 1st seeds order of the year from Thompson and Morgan (you can get free delivery for purchases over £10 if you use this link):
| Cucumber ‘Picolino’ F1 Hybrid (Organic) | Within 7 Days | £0.69 | 1 | £0.69 |
| Salad Leaves ‘Speedy Mix’ | Within 7 Days | £0.49 | 2 | £0.98 |
| Tomato ‘Sungold’ F1 Hybrid | Within 7 Days | £0.20 | 1 | £0.20 |
| FREE* Potato and Veg Grow Kit | By end of Apr 2011 | £4.50 | 1 | £4.50 |
| Godetia ‘Rembrandt’ | Within 7 Days | £0.99 | 1 | £0.99 |
| Stephanotis floribunda | Within 7 Days | £1.49 | 1 | £1.49 |
| Catharanthus roseus ‘Mediterranean Lilac’ | Within 7 Days | £0.00 | 1 | £0.00 |
| Jacaranda mimosifolia syn. ovalifolia | Within 7 Days | £1.49 | 1 | £1.49 |
I have also been very lucky to win some veg seeds in a giveaway organised by Mark from Marksvegplot blog. I am particularly excited about the yellow carrots seeds. Thanks again Mark.
And my dad gifted me some exotic seeds that he bought in the reunion island:
As for indoor gardening, the houseplants seem not to get enough light and therefore only a few of my flowering plants are flowering (geraniums on the kitchen windowill shelving). I also have an amaryllis from last year which is getting super tall (you can see it here), again because of not getting enough light I reckon.
driftwood said
how exciting to have seedlings growing already! I think even with protection it is tooooo cold here at the moment. we had snow last night.
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