On 31st December 2011, I sowed some onion seed. 3 different varieties. Sturon, Yellow Rynsburger and Ailsa Craig. The Sturon and Yellow Rynsburger seeds I got from the Real Seed Company
The Ailsa Craig seeds have been kicking about in my seed box for a couple of years now. If they were on a supermarket shelf they'd be out of date! I'm not sure how viable they are - but nothing ventured, nothing gained! I decided to give them a go anyway!
I bought sets of Troy when I dropped into a local garden centre. They were reduced in price as they really should have been planted by now, but today I'm going to plant them outside and we'll see how they do.
Rhubarb that has been in the top corner of the garden was lifted last month as I wanted to move it to the other end of the garden. I took the opportunity to divide the clump before replanting it.
It's already through! It's been so wet and mild for the time of year that I'm sure the plants are totally confused.
Case in point! These are my snowdrops - they appeared last week - the first herald of Spring!
We've only had 2 frosty nights here so far over the whole autumn/winter period to date!
This weekend as well as planting late onion sets, I'm also going to sow peppers and chillis . They'll go on shelving in my potting shed (some low heat in there) the pots covered in poly bags. This will hopefully give them a long enough growing season to get a decent crop.
There's something wrong with the power supply to my polytunnel, so I can't get the heater on in there until I can get the electrician to have a look at it. He's in Vietnam at present, and won't be back till the middle of February. So until he returns - and fixes the problem - I can't put tender seedlings out there.
House and shed will have to do for now.
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