My saved Charlotte potatoes are resolutely refusing to sprout.
So I emptied the two tubs I planted over a month ago - they hadn't sprouted either - and re-planted with a couple of Nicola tubers in each, from Wilco's. These had already grown some decent chits.
I've re-united the unearthed ones with their cousins, just in case they wake up in the next few weeks. But I will probably have to buy fresh.
I've been on nights all week so haven't been able to function to do anything else. However, got my seed module parcel when I got home this morning, so that was exciting. I got trays in three different module sizes. They are nice and sturdy and look like they'll last a good decade or more. I actually wish I'd bought a few more in the larger sizes as I think the Charles Dowding ones will be great for starting lots of things all at once, but the bigger trays will be better for the times when I don't quite get round to potting things on or planting them out! I have lots of germinated onion seeds now, so it will be good to get those into modules this weekend - a great opportunity to test them out!
(19-02-2022, 01:23 AM)Proserpina Wrote: [ -> ]I have lots of germinated onion seeds now, so it will be good to get those into modules this weekend - a great opportunity to test them out!
Last year I grew onions from seed for the first time in a while. They were sown 10th Jan, germinated 18th and planted straight into the great outdoors mid March. I remember thinking they looked quite vulnerable but they gave a bumper crop of large onions.
(19-02-2022, 01:23 AM)Proserpina Wrote: [ -> ]I've been on nights all week so haven't been able to function to do anything else. However, got my seed module parcel when I got home this morning, so that was exciting. I got trays in three different module sizes. They are nice and sturdy and look like they'll last a good decade or more. I actually wish I'd bought a few more in the larger sizes as I think the Charles Dowding ones will be great for starting lots of things all at once, but the bigger trays will be better for the times when I don't quite get round to potting things on or planting them out! I have lots of germinated onion seeds now, so it will be good to get those into modules this weekend - a great opportunity to test them out!
have you got any pics?/were the trays worth the money? What sizes did you get? I really want some decent ones.
Today we had planned to empty the pond and for two people to come and collect the fish. I put up a water tight container next to the pond, pulled up the water outlets out of the ground (two thick pipes) and popped them into the container to drain in there instead.
I then got a hosepipe and split it into two, stuck them into the container too, and started sucking out the air and for a long time I couldn't get it to start pushing the water through. Meanwhile the heavens opened. And my nasal cavities have been well rinsed with pond water now - lovely. Once the pipes got going, we started using buckets to empty the pond while we could still reach, cause it was getting close to mid day and I worry we won't be able to empty the pond enough. However, thankfully the two people don't want to come out in the rain, it seems like, so I will empty the pond a bit more, then stick the water outlets back into the pond so the fish will be ok in there until tomorrow.
I'm soaked down to the underwear lol
(19-02-2022, 02:37 PM)Scarlet Wrote: [ -> ] (19-02-2022, 01:23 AM)Proserpina Wrote: [ -> ]I've been on nights all week so haven't been able to function to do anything else. However, got my seed module parcel when I got home this morning, so that was exciting. I got trays in three different module sizes. They are nice and sturdy and look like they'll last a good decade or more. I actually wish I'd bought a few more in the larger sizes as I think the Charles Dowding ones will be great for starting lots of things all at once, but the bigger trays will be better for the times when I don't quite get round to potting things on or planting them out! I have lots of germinated onion seeds now, so it will be good to get those into modules this weekend - a great opportunity to test them out!
have you got any pics?/were the trays worth the money? What sizes did you get? I really want some decent ones.
I can post some pictures of the three types I've got in a few days when I can connect my phone to a WiFi signal again. The trays aren't cheap compared with the flimsy ones (around £5.50 per tray, plus £8.99 postage for the whole order) but they are good quality and I think will last many years. In fact, unless they degrade in the sun, I could easily see them lasting more than the predicted 10 years.
