I meant to say on Thursday 19th February that I’d assembled my seed heater and planted the first 15 of this year’s chilli seeds in it. There are now 10 small seedlings about 3cm high, and I’m so proud! They’re supposed to take 7-12 days so they’re doing well. They’re quite advanced for their age; [...]
It’s been cold here for the last couple of days but sunny at times too. I thought the first significant frost several nights ago would finish my tomatoes in the greenhouse but I have a better crop of decent red fruit than I can remember in recent years. Peppers came to nothing this year but [...]
On my regular late night slug hunt, I’ve just been round the garden and into the green house where I found a couple of the little pests which I despatched with relish. I also spotted a red tomato, my first this year. Well, not very red yet but greenish-red so it’s a start!
Woohoo!
It’s been a warm sunny day today and very pleasant but more rain is due tomorrow. I was thinking of cutting the grass but it’s longish and tufty and one sunny day isn’t going to make it dry enough to cut with my antediluvian mower.
I finally took tent down though; it’s been up all month. [...]
