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Broadies went in the other day, leeks before the last cold spell. Nothing else yet.

Nothing yet i keep getting the seeds out but they end up back in the box :( its just 2 cold to do anything.

Quote from: cleo on April 05, 2013, 18:19:04
Nothing ouside yet but the plan is to get the rotavator out tomorrow then cover two or three strips with poly cloches with a view to direct sowing in a few days.

I'm hoping I can get my old machine going tomorrow too...... well, that's the plan.

Sweet-peas in pots (late)
Tomatoes in trays - up
Leeks in trays - up (late)

Not a good start to Spring.... so slow to get going. :(

Tommies on their 3rd set of leaves and potted in to peat pots
Celeriac still in tray but have about 25/30 up and running
Cucs and bell peppers were no shows
A couple of sweet peas are up, awaiting the others
8 cabbages are up in a tray

Last lot of toms are now 'cooking' in propagator and earlier sown are all ready for pricking.
Just done most of peas..only few varieties to do now.
I'm starting with brassicas and lettuces very soon 
As soon as the soil show signs of warming up, I'll be getting my spuds in get some parsnips and carrots sown.

Pricked out two lots of toms this morning and sowed some more, plus some cabbage and some more broad beans.

I really must be more organised. Got the rotovator started at last(WD40 is great) mulched some strips and put out the alkathene hoops. What ejit has run out of polythene??  Everything delayed until my order arrives.

A few peas. Carouby de Mausanne and Latvian.

I think I got carried away ! I sowed my peas out in trenches and put Leek seeds out they were ones I'd save from last yr,and we put our pots in as well ,Oh dear I do think we got to excited with the sun 

I have sown 3 different types of Cucumbers, 5 seeds of Crystal Lemon,5 seeds of La Diva and 5 seeds of Fatum (Marshalls Seeds) in 2/3Rd's mix of compost and 1/3rd of fine grit sand,i have put them in the heated propagator.

Sowed allmy brassicas last week, all up except the PSB... Checked the packet today, expires 2006!

Sowed some carrots and Parsnips direct at the weekend. 

As well as spuds I've sowed carrot and beetroot direct.   

I've just taken a chance on the following:

Carrots
Parsnips
Root Parsley
Beetroot
Peas and Mangetout

I can't be around to plant in the next few weeks - so it's early ... or late!

Tried to protect the peas from the mice by soaking them in strong chilli and garlic infused water before planting.

I've planted my first earlies already and I've got toms and chillies, courgettes, squash and spinnach seedlings in 3" pots on the windowsills.

Turnips, runner beans and cabbage in modules in the coldframe in the greenhouse.

Really disappointed with my duchess f1 parsnip seeds. Free gift, 3 weeks chitting and only 4 so far. Last year I used half an old pack and they all worked. Now, where did I put the other old one 

Sweetcorn and Cucs today.   

Started some tomato seeds a dear friend from here sent me 
Oh, and potted up the chitted oca. Thank you, eddibbles 

Ive planted about 20 Sweet Pepper seeds California Wonder they are in the greenhouse

sown at the w/e (indoors and mainly in propagator):-

brune d'hiver lettuce
red amaranthus
parsley
white kaillan
basil
endive
red perilla
garlic chives
jan king cabbage
gros vert de laon g. artichoke
scarlet kale
rainbow chard
tondodi chioggi beetroot
asparagus pea

3 unknown seed from kew ( )

have already hardening off:- broadies - normal /crimson, mangetout - shiraz/purple podded/golden sweet, sweet peas. germinated - nicotiania slyvestris, rudbekia, dolchols lablab and pansies.