Spring is around the corner so time to enter the greenhouse and see what’s happening. Geraniums under environment fleece..hope they make it.
Rescued land cress from the garden where the rabbits had taken a fancy to it partially rescued and thinking about growing.
Parsley which conveniently self seeded itself growing well and being used – hooray!
Then I remembered the old seeds I’d thrown in a tray on cotton wool in the spring. It seems I ended up with some carrots and parsnips.
The soil was a bit parched but that didn’t matter – it seemed to be a good enough medium to store the root veg in. No evidence of carrot fly either!
On to washing the glass..
Last year was a bad year for tomato blight so some disinfection and thorough cleaning was attempted. The winter sun managed to shine through the cleaned panes offering added warmth. A reward for labours.
Next job was to dig up some of the weeds and try and experiment. I bought 3 asparagus crowns from Wilkos for £2. Worth a try. So I dug a 6″ trench as instructed on the packet and laid the dense bunches of asparagus roots carefully on some compost with chicken manure. Must remember to keep watering them.
The ones I planted outdoors maybe 5 years ago continue to disappoint in terms of yield.
Then, carried away by this urge to plant something I stuck in another trench 3 potatoes already sprouting from a bag I’d bought for Christmas which turned out to be green and largely unusable. Maybe I’ll end up with some very early potatoes? – ever optimistic.
Gardening in a Jungle 