(07-03-2022, 07:24 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: [ -> ] (07-03-2022, 12:42 PM)Small chilli Wrote: [ -> ]I’ve sown 145 sunflowers
8 red sunflowers
53 sunburst mix from a magazine packet of seeds
13 giant sunflowers from an old seed swap
24 giant sunflower mix from a different old seed swap
47 self saved sunflower mix
If half of them germinate it’ll make a pretty good display.
It’s going to look fabulous!
currently having a break near Oban - so not the right time to get on a Cal Mac to Mull!
Unfortunately your absolute right. avoiding ferries right now is a very good idea. They are in complete chaos! That’s a really shame because you’d be more than welcome to come for a visit
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(07-03-2022, 12:42 PM)Small chilli Wrote: [ -> ]I’ve sown 145 sunflowers
8 red sunflowers
53 sunburst mix from a magazine packet of seeds
13 giant sunflowers from an old seed swap
24 giant sunflower mix from a different old seed swap
47 self saved sunflower mix
If half of them germinate it’ll make a pretty good display.
OMG! Will look amazing....I want to see the photos!!
Beetroot - Sanguina (Real Seeds) & Egyptian Turnip-Rooted (Chiltern Seeds) - sown in Modules, a couple of seeds in each hole.
Carrot "Bambino" (Chiltern Seeds) - scattered in GH No 2.
I sowed seed of Nicotiana Sylvestris which I saved last autumn. I adore these and highly recommend growing.
(08-03-2022, 07:08 PM)Garrett Wrote: [ -> ]I sowed seed of Nicotiana Sylvestris which I saved last autumn. I adore these and highly recommend growing.
Just googled them. They’re pretty. Save some more of those for the next seed circle please
. Are they easy to grow?
(08-03-2022, 08:30 PM)Small chilli Wrote: [ -> ] (08-03-2022, 07:08 PM)Garrett Wrote: [ -> ]I sowed seed of Nicotiana Sylvestris which I saved last autumn. I adore these and highly recommend growing.
Just googled them. They’re pretty. Save some more of those for the next seed circle please . Are they easy to grow?
Yes, I find them easy. The seeds are tiny, like petunias and snapdragons, but once they grow they're undemanding and even just a few plants can make a dramatic statement.
I particularly like that they don't snap even when it's very windy. Last year the heads of my sunflowers were blown clean off, but the nicotiana withstood all weather.
And I seem to remember they have a beautiful scent Garrett?
(09-03-2022, 09:39 AM)SarrissUK Wrote: [ -> ]And I seem to remember they have a beautiful scent Garrett?
Yes, they do! I don't find it particularly heavy, I have to get close to smell it but it is lovely. It reminds me of jasmine with a bit of beach breeze.
Yesterday I sowed
Cabbage Earliest of All
Carrot early Nantes
Celery Golden
Lettuce – green oak leaf, Marvel of the 4 seasons and a Batavia type
Melon cantaloup de Charantais, watermelons Klondike blue Ribbon & Sweet Dakota Rose (What a beautiful name!)
Winter squash – golden hubbard, Waltham butternut, strawberry crown, crown prince, jumbo pink banana & spaghetti
Trombocino
Radish
Orache
Just a couple of purple sprouting broccoli.