2026 - What I sowed today.

Beit Alpha cucumber and Black Beauty courgettes - in a pot which is on its way to the bedroom.

Cucumbers: Shintokiwa, Delistar, Beth Alpha and Konsa in the gh propagator. Carrots: Chantenay Red Cored and Early Nantes 2, outside.

Cucumbers: Shintokiwa, Delistar, Beth Alpha and Konsa in the gh propagator. Carrots: Chantenay Red Cored and Early Nantes 2, outside.

And it's not 9:30 yet. You'll have finished sowing by dinnertime at that rate and having the afternoon off.

I'm planning to sow my carrots today and plant out some of the cabbage tribe. Then ifthere is any time left, a row of maincrop potatoes.

French Marigold "Strawberry Blonde" (saved seed from last year)
Salvia "Oxford Blue" (new to me)
Random dahlia seed (told it's from a single bicolour red/yellow one so we'll what pops up)

Cucumbers: Shintokiwa, Delistar, Beth Alpha and Konsa in the gh propagator. Carrots: Chantenay Red Cored and Early Nantes 2, outside.

And it's not 9:30 yet. You'll have finished sowing by dinnertime at that rate and having the afternoon off.

I'm planning to sow my carrots today and plant out some of the cabbage tribe. Then ifthere is any time left, a row of maincrop potatoes.

Not likely! It's a recap on what happened yesterday.   I think it's a good day if I get out before 11.30.  The morning coffee in bed time is a chance to write journals/spreadsheets etc. I'm definitely lazy in my retirement (old age?).

Sowed tomato seeds - Mountain Princess, Oregon Spring & Rubinka (free from Seed Parade).
Sowed cucumber seeds - mostly old seeds -
Bush Champion - sow by 9/23
Femspot F1 - 9/16
Socrates F1 - 5/22
Perfection - Bought 2023
Spacemaster - 3/24
Eden's Burpless Tasty Green (Real Seeds packed 2023)
Honey Plus F1 (Chiltern Seeds packed 5/25).

Sowed tomato seeds - Mountain Princess, Oregon Spring & Rubinka (free from Seed Parade).
Sowed cucumber seeds - mostly old seeds -
Bush Champion - sow by 9/23
Femspot F1  - 9/16
Socrates F1 - 5/22
Perfection - Bought 2023
Spacemaster - 3/24
Eden's Burpless Tasty Green (Real Seeds packed 2023)
Honey Plus F1 (Chiltern Seeds packed 5/25).

If Honey Plus germinates I would be interested to hear how you get on. I grew them twice with the blurb promising sweetish crispy prolific cucumbers. First year's plant was slow to produce and the cucs tasted disgusting, so much so I had a moan at the seed company. Giving it a second try the following year was no different. I gave up after that.

Sowed tomato seeds - Mountain Princess, Oregon Spring & Rubinka (free from Seed Parade).
Sowed cucumber seeds - mostly old seeds -
Bush Champion - sow by 9/23
Femspot F1  - 9/16
Socrates F1 - 5/22
Perfection - Bought 2023
Spacemaster - 3/24
Eden's Burpless Tasty Green (Real Seeds packed 2023)
Honey Plus F1 (Chiltern Seeds packed 5/25).

If Honey Plus germinates I would be interested to hear how you get on. I grew them twice with the blurb promising sweetish crispy prolific cucumbers. First year's plant was slow to produce and the cucs tasted disgusting, so much so I had a moan at the seed company. Giving it a second try the following year was no different. I gave up after that.

You're making me hope they don't germinate!

Sown more of the old seeds, jam jar style. Brussels sprouts Montgomery, calabrese marathon, cabbage April, cauliflower all year round.
Also some old squash gill’s golden pippin. As little furry things ate last lot of squash seeds in the bed. I’ve sown these in a small seed tray. Will plant out if any germinate.

Sowed 30 ash seeds I found blown by the wind. I've been watching them on a tree up the lane where they were all well out of reach.