Lovely session on the allotment this week with the Prospects Project group planting up their seedlings of Sunflowers, Runner Beans and Sweet Peas, grown from seed at the Welcome Centre until ready to plant out on the allotment. Happy to report that the plot is now beginning to have life on it besides the aggressive native Bindweed.
Other developments include the assembly of the greenhouse but we are having great difficulty putting in the rubber seal around the glazing, if anyone has any suggestions for us, I would be very grateful to hear from you! The glass is currently being held in place with bamboo canes, which is a little worrying as the site is open and windy. This last piece of the jigsaw is proving the most difficult and is somewhat frustrating as it has taken us several months to get to this point.
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Until next week, happy gardening!
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Judith,
in light of the problems posed by this: http://www.soilassociation.org/news/newsstory/articleid/5217/press-comment-proposed-eu-regulation-concerning-seed-varieties, and in light of this update: http://www.soilassociation.org/blogs/latestblog/article/749/saving-seeds-securing-the-future, I was wondering if you could quickly give me a run down on the success or otherwise of some of your seed varieties this Spring, not just the ones we supplied but other varieties. We have found the extra cold spring has put us back about 6-weeks meaning the “nuisance” bugs have got a foot hold before some of our varieties have got big enough to not be affected. Hope all is well. Tim
Hi Tim, Thanks for asking and publishing those links. We have had a slow start for many reasons and our young seedlings have indeed faced challenges. Not quite romping away yet, but we do have the following now in the ground at the allotment: dwarf french beans, ‘Gardener’s Delight’ tomatoes, toothed kale, cabbage, potatoes ‘Sarpo Mira’ now in leaf, cucumber and we just made sowings of carrots and beetroots this week. I’ll keep you posted and each week include photographs of our young plants. Thanks again for your very generous donation of seeds! Best wishes, Judi.. 🙂
Great pics Judi. Your ’49ers’ must be thrilled to see plants in the ground and growing away after months of digging and weeding – all your hard work is paying off!