... well not really nice days (or I'd have been at the allotment) but nice enough to catch a snippit or two of sunshine between thunderstorms plaguing Spring this year.
I got plants ready for the 3rd Annual YGG Swap at Mel's, and was able to sort through some little collections to give to Barry, Helen, Barbara, Gayla and Mel. I have a fair number of tomatoes - more than I expected to have - but none of them look that great - none of them ... there are some really interesting ones as well (and I do mean one ... barely did any doubles come up) ... I am very pleased though that I have the little red currant sweet peas to give away to friends as they were almost my favourites last year). My very favourite one, persimmon didn't even sprout this year (and I only had one seed left) - such a disappointment. I really like that one. It always made me smile. I liked it's colour mostly. It was that same glowing peachy flesh colour as the flower
Mel tweeted about about a couple of days ago. That twit pic made me happy and then a little sad again.
I got three determinate tomatoes planted into pots today. I am hoping it's not too cold for them. Next week is supposed to be nice and today and tomorrow will be overcast and rainy so that's good.
I was going to wait and put the melon seeds into the soil at the allotment and then I thought I'd scarify them and put them into wet soil so they could at least get a bit of a start - makes sense - I think. I also planted some poppies (black, scarlet, field and white).
... here they are soaking away!
I decided to plant the peppers and eggplants into roof top pots and to save a few for the garden ... I potted them into deeper cells and filled them with mushroom compost (their second helping). I know they look yellow - don't ask me why - I really don't know - too much lovin'attention?
... a random set of pots potted up today - ah!
