Friday, April 9, 2021
April 3 Tomato Baby Update and More
April 3rd already - seems this is the latest spring I have ever experienced ....... frost again!! Our last average frost date is usually March 28 ........
the tiny sprouts in the middle container are Russian Mini Yellow - replanted because no germination after a few weeks - well of course the first seed sown has now germinated along with 5 out of 6 later sown seed!!
April 3 "R" Garden
Nothing sown in "R" Garden so far, but still lots of green ......
March 31 My Neighbourhood Walks Get Longer and Longer
Noticed a very substantial tree during one of my longer walks and something made me look up - yes - an eagle; camera doesn't take great pics, but the closest I've ever been
March 30 Back Garden Update
Update on my back garden squares ..... and containers - soon the tulips will add some colour
top right bed Oregon Sugar Pod II sown on March 18th (no germination to date); bottom bed Oregon Giant sown on March 29th (these are my favourite snow peas to date) also sowed Dr. Henry Pollinator Blend cosmos in bottom bed
March 30. Direct Sowing Beds 10/11 and 64
I have gathered so much seed over the years I thought I'd better use it or lose it ....... so made up my own Spring Mix
Thursday, April 8, 2021
March 24 Tomato Babies
A first look at the tomato babies - good germination with some, not so good with others ...... still lots of time for more to appear .... once the first sprouts show they come off the heat and are placed in a cool plant room which helps with stocky growth
March 21. It's Officially Spring
It's Officially Spring and what better way to celebrate then sow some peas ...... found two packs of older seed in my seed stash, will see how germination goes ...... Sugar Lace II and Cascade - these are both short snap peas, so no major trellis required - and you get to eat the whole pea pod and all
Bed 10 Gas Station Garden
March 18 Pepper Planting Time and More Tomatoes!!
I really liked Donkey Ears last year - so will regrow these ......... but blossoms were not bagged and I have read peppers cross easily - I did grow some hot peppers nearby last year ........ so time will tell
also received two interesting peppers in a seed swap - Sweet Pickle and Odessa Market - so decided to start those as well
then for a peaceful walk to a nearby park
Just had to start three more tomato varieties .........
March 14 Time to Start Tomatoes
mid-March - time to start tomatoes ...... as always, so difficult to decide what to grow; here is what I've started today: *indicates varieties I've grown before
*Apero F1: Indet. RL red oval cherry
*Brad's Atomic Grape: Indet. RL tricolour large saladette grape
KARMA Miracle: Indet. PL tricolour cocktail size cherry
*Bundaberg Rumball: Dwarf compact rugoseRL chocolate round saladette
Muddy Mamba: Indet. RL green/purple/black beefsteak
Alsu: Det. RL red heart/beefsteak
Lillian's Yellow x Dwarf Speckled Heart F1: Craig’s prediction of F1: Indet. RL medium red, faint stripes
Loxton Lass: Dwarf RL deep yellow
*Fred's Tie Dye: Det. Dwarf rugose RL round, purple with jagged gold and green stripes
oh, almost forgot ....... I did start some varieties on March 2 - these were much older seed and I wanted to give them more time to germinate:
PPP x PP "C" F5 2008: Indet. PL purple/black beefsteak
*Kits Find 2008: Indet. RL red beefsteak
*Russian Black Pear 2006: Indet. PL black pear