I'm not much a flower grower, edibles always seem to take priority, but I do have a LOT of flower seeds. Its time for a cunning plan

I've started with the A flowers and pulled out all the seeds that should have been sown before 2020. Then I sorted them into groups - annuals for cut flowers, flowers for drying, perennials, shade lovers, tall, ground cover or, when there are a lot of the same flower - like Antirrhinum and Achillea I've kept them together. I'll mix the seeds in each group together.
I've made a list of the seeds that are in each group so that I'll have a better chance of identifying anything that grows.
Since I'll never get round to sowing them in trays/pricking out and so on, I'm going to scatter them in an appropriate spot and hope for the best. They'll have more chance of growing this way than being stuck in a box in a cupboard. Just one plant from each batch would be a bonus.

Does anybody still use polystyrene seed modules?
Bought some years ago( I think they were called Propapacks).  Mine are finally becoming unusable and need replacing.
I really rate them for keeping seedlings happy and encouraging good root formation.
There must be a good reason why I never see them these days.

I understand the general rule for pricking out is to wait until the first set of true leaves appear.

I usually follow this for tomatoes  but I've read somewhere (twice now) that research has suggested the optimum stage for transplanting is six days after germination, at which time only the seed leaves show.

In reality I probably prick out anything when it suits me or when I have space for them, I'm not scientific,  more a bumbler

What do you think?

Please share when you notice signs of life on your fruit trees and bushes. Are they earlier or later than in 2021? https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.p...ht=blossom

You may also like to send details to "Fruitwatch" - more information at https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1482

Anyone with fruit trees on their allotment/garden, or wild fruit trees in hedgerows around, may like to submit a record to Fruitwatch

It is a study by the University of Reading monitoring changes and trends in fruit tree flowering dates across the UK. they don't collect personal info, just the location of the trees.

I've been worrying about the frogs in the pond as there hasn't been any frogspawn this year. In fact, I'd made up my mind that they'd packed their little froggy bags and hopped it.
Today we started to drain the pond and you can guess what we found! Five frogs and one was a monster frog. He waddled out from under a stone, clutching a lady frog.
A couple of hours later - there's a clump of spawn!!
I won't do any more to the pond area until the tadpoles have been and gone - then I'll create a small pond, maybe with a baby bath, as part of the makeover.
Really happy to have found them today. 

I think Sarah Raven seeds are rather pricey, but I was given a gift voucher for my birthday last year and finally got round to getting my order in last week. The seeds arrived yesterday, but there was a packet missing. I emailed them late last night, and I had a response around 2pm today. They apologised and have immediately arranged to send the missing seeds.

So (assuming that the missing seeds do come) they get a thumbs up on the customer service front at least! Some of the bigger companies could learn from their example...

Can you guess the number of tomatoes on a single truss of tomatoes that has clamed the world record?

Guess before you look at the answer!! 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be...s-60737800

Tell us how many plants you're growing and how many you pick. 
Cucumbers, courgettes, squash, melons and so on - all are welcome!


Last year's thread at  https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.p...529#pid529

Its that time again, when we dream of growing the longest, curliest, funniest Tromba in all of G&G Land.
Show us yours and make us laugh.