General Chat

Oh but Rose. raspberries are so delicious. We were lucky enough to have some creep under the fence from our neighbour who planted them and we nurture them for the feed we have in the summer. I prefer raspberries to strawberries.

We have been into town, it was dull and chilly until lunch time but the sun has shown its face now. had it been out earlier we would have gone to Batsford arboretum to see the snowdrops. :-D

Really lovely day here, and the internet was off all morning so I have been in the garden and tidied up a little bit, scratched my eye I think which is stinging lol, and my sciatica is kicking in, but ...I might go out again and try and get out some raspberries they took over while this house was empty and boy are they resistant!

current flower count, 4 purple crocus and a snowdrop and a few daffs in bud :-D

I think it will be wait and see Puss, some will germinate and some won't now but may later, it depends on the weather. Better they stay under ground if it is likely to be frosty as once above ground the frost could kill them. Like I said, wait and see. :-D

i am planting my broard beans today in my front garden
in the bedding section at the back

nobody will notice

I WAS WONDERING IF PLANTING SEEDS AND STRAWBERRY PLANTS IN A PLASTIC TYPE GREEN HOUSE IS OK, ITS JUST I GOT EGGSITED AND PLANTED EVERY THING THAT I PHSICALLY COULD, EVEN GARLIC.
IVE HAD 2 CLEMATIS PLANTS OUTSIDE WHAT DO YOU THINK :-)

NO GARDENING TODAY :-(

hello Ann, Lesley and everyone, we only have one neighbour, he works away, but people around here are fine live and let live attitude.

Well ive got potatoes in a huge tub, sprouts, carrots broccoli onions peas beans, it says on tomato seeds to planting next month, all of these are in me tunnel, lol its not that big its only 12 foot long and 6ft hihm, but im absolutley worn out been dropping off to sleep for the past couple of hours :-\ :-\ :-D

I always plant my toms in February, I'm in Essex

Ebay have Tumbling Tom seeds, 10/12 seeds 99p plus postage

I don't risk putting anything tender out until the end of May

No, too early here too Wend, unless maybe you have a heated greenhouse. Last year we planted some in May and they still caught up.

Oh no, not yet Wend. Far too early here for that. Next month with abit of luck.

Julia in Derbyshire

Has anyone sown their tomato seeds yet?

So do we, the seeds are sometimes a bit elusive though.

They are lovely, Heatherg. I grow them every year

Julia in Derbyshire

I'm off to England tomorrow so I'll be looking for Tumbling Tom seeds. We don't have them here and I'd love to try them.
Heatherg

If we can avoid it nothing that is not hardy goes out before the last week May/first in June. Although some years when we are away all May we have risked it and got away with it. It is a bit nerve wracking though.

Ann, that is why we do not start as early as you's in more southern counties. We are always bit wary.

Julia in Derbyshire

Well done Lesley, I meant to add that. It always aggravates me when I see garden centres selling frost tender young plants (ours has fuchsia and other basket plant tots in) in February. People who are not gardeners think because they are on sale they can be planted outside.

Puss don't forget it's not to late to get frosts so make sure you've got fleece to cover your tender plants unless you have heating

Poly tunnel sounds good Puss, but quite large. do you have a big garden and have your neighbours commentated? Good luck with the plants that have justa rrived. What are they?

g00d morning gardeners, ooooh just had a delivery of plants c u later aligator xx :-D