Grow Your Own Magazine

Oh dear,

I cracked last night, just saw that packet of mini peppers sat there and it was talking to me, sow me, sow me... so being a gardener of little brain I succumbed! Just had to sow a dozen california wonder at the same time.

This may not be quite as daft though as it first seemed.. having had a good nose through lots of the forum posts yesterday they all seemed to be saying that peppers really need a good early start. I figure that we are nearly into February...

Herbgardener

Whent down the Plot today not good lost all our sprin cabadges
pickies
not shore if this has worked I can not see them in the preview???
have to ask Mrs D

Dobby

Well,

It's week 4 and managed to get a little bit more done in the garden.... the really good news is that the first of the strawbs have started sprouting today :-) they are so tiny though, pricking them out could be a little tricky.... having heard stories of 2-3 weeks germination and low germination rates I'm really encouraged by this positive start.

Emptied out a third of the compost bin into the new bed at the weekend, quite impressed with the apparent quality...

Herbgardener

HI, JUST FINISHED READING THROUGH GYO AND FOUND THE SITE, QUITE IMPRESSED SO I SIGNED UP, IM SURE IT WILL BE A GREAT HELP TO A NOVICE LIKE MY SELF, I HAVE ONLY BEEN GARDENING FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS SINCE I STARTED MY NEW JOB AS CARETAKER OF ANOTHER SCHOOL,WE ARE HOPING TO BRING GARDENING INTO THE SCHOOL ACTIVITYS TO GET THE KIDS INTERESTED AND IF NOT I HAVE GOT A BIG GARDEN TO LOOK AFTER
SEE YOU ALL LATER

caretaker

Daffodils and primroses in bloom in the garden, despite the bottom still being flooded. We noticed ducks perching on log islands in the "lake" that is the water meadow - only high ground! Cycled out to North Ripley today - most farmyards still pretty flooded. Decided that nut and/or fruit trees could go by old front door to make orchard there rather than block our view over the meadows.

ChocClare