Seed Watch VII

How things have changed… my windowsills were overflowing with young plants. Now they have finally burst… and the otherflow have been sent off to new lives planted out, some in ‘my’ garden, some with other people. It’s like sending your kids to school. I even took some last pics before sending them off!

It’s also been rather hard work… I managed to properly dig out half of my vegetable plot. That involved digging away the top layer of soil, then digging and turning the sand and gravel below, and taking out more large lumps of concrete and brick. It’s still not exactly brilliant, and there’s still loads of building rubble down there, but at least the plants no longer have a pretty solid layer of concrete less than a foot down! The big pipe I found is a little deeper than that… and very solid I’m glad to say!

I’d like to be getting on with the other half, and building a raised bed near the pond… but I’m so stiff and sore! I’d do it anyway, but I do have a marathon in just over a week… It’s frustrating, but I’ve had to ban myself from any more heavy work until that’s done with, as I should be resting. Plants due to go in those beds will have to stay on the windowsill a little longer.

This will be the final Seedwatch for now… I’m probably still going to plant a few more of my freecyled peas as I’m short of them, and seeds have been planted straight in the garden, but germination is pretty much in the past. Ah the memories… did I ever talk about the chives? Starting as tiny spikes, then mysteriously splitting along their length, one side curving out like a bow. Finally the mystery revealed as one end pulled free of the earth. Or the joy of seeing the first little prickles on an artichoke’s downy leaf. Anyway, It’s all about plantwatching now.

In fact, and here’s a surprise, even the mint has germinated now… I’d given it up, but gave it a last go on my sunny living room windowsill, and I guess that did the trick. The pot is speckled with tiny green leaves.