If at first you don't succeed...

My seedlings have unfortunately been taken by the strange weather we have been having. In an attempt to harden them off I put them outside....and they never made it back in! A very long bout of rain and wind removed their propagator tops and drowned them. so it is time to start again - hopefully tomorrow (unless I can squeeze in a bit of sowing before the rugby starts today!) I am determined to get a decent crop this year.

Plus - we have had a new fence put up. The garden is beginning to come together. Finally! Photos to come.

Stop...too much life!

Well, I came back from Scotland to find many of my seedlings 3-4 inches tall! Exciting, but I think they may be a bit lank/weedy to actually grow into anything worthwhile! Some will be ok...

I am hoping to get in the garden this weekend and re-pot some of my seedling, but rain is forecast and the greenhouse isn't up yet. We will see...

Oh, and my sprouting seeds were unfortunately passed their best when we got back. Better luck next time!

There's life!

I am please to report that already there are signs of life in my seed trays. Thyme was first to show, borage is there and a few others have just about started to show themselves. It's exciting to see your work come to life. i'm already looking forward to eating my home grown fruit/veg/herbs!

Beansprouts

Step 2 - the seeds are laid out and rinsed twice a day. I put these in my sprouter this morning and already they have started to...well...sprout!

The Urban Garden

A lovely site for gardening related gifts.

www.theurbangarden.co.uk

Sprouting Seeds

Unfortunately it was too dark after work to do anything in the garden tonight, but I have bought a seed sprouter and sprouting seeds to do a bit of 'indoor gardening'. Here I have Rocket and Mung Beans.

First step...soak seeds over night.

Now, this doesn't take a great deal of effort, but it's a start!

My Tiny Plot

Just found this fab blog.

http://www.mytinyplot.co.uk/

Great photos and very interesting!!