(02-03-2023, 08:58 AM)Farendwoman Wrote: Potted up some purple and white liatris spicata corms to get them going.
They’ll be going in the garden later - good for cutting I think.
Very good for cutting. Used them all the time when I was a florist
Tidied up a small border that that had self seeded Limanthes. It's true what they say,once you've got it you've got it for life! Very easy to transplant. Its starting to take over the allotment where I originally sowed it but can be used as a green manure so not too worried!
Before and after pics below.
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(02-03-2023, 08:58 AM)Farendwoman Wrote: Potted up some purple and white liatris spicata corms to get them going.
They’ll be going in the garden later - good for cutting I think.
Very good for cutting. Used them all the time when I was a florist
Got some alstroemeria ligtu hybrid bare roots in the post.
Fantastic large roots
Potted them into one litre pots ready to plant out as soon as they get some too growth going.
I planted some first earlies type Solist in raised beds in poly tunnel, also planted cabbage (greyhound) and Kale seeds. Have these on the tunnel. Planted tomato seeds in propagator and chilli seeds in a heated propagator. Watered the garlic and onion sets.
Coffee keeps me busy until it’s acceptable to drink whiskey.
Delving in the bottom of a cupboard I found 6 boxes of seed tapes, 10 tapes in each box. I remember buying them (special offer, of course) but only used a few because I could never find a 2m long strip of ground to lay a tape down. This was back in 2016 and things haven't improved since then!
Since it was too cold to play outdoors, I've torn a strip off 6 different tapes and laid them out on some damp kitchen roll as a viability test. My expectations are nil but, as we always say, Every seed deserves a chance.
I also found some flower seed impregnated discs for hanging baskets. These have a similar chance of growing (Nil) so I'm going to lay them out on a bare patch of ground, water them and forget about them. Its that or the compost bin.
The Moneyless Chicken says:- Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
Spent the afternoon extending the wire fencing around the garden & now have just the last fifty metres to do between us and a new neighbour. We did have a dense native hedge here but he's cut his side back really hard (as he's entitled to do) so now the deer & boar just push through!
Disturbed a badger sleeping next to the house under an olive tree!
(04-03-2023, 11:34 PM)Veggie Wrote: Delving in the bottom of a cupboard I found 6 boxes of seed tapes, 10 tapes in each box. I remember buying them (special offer, of course) but only used a few because I could never find a 2m long strip of ground to lay a tape down. This was back in 2016 and things haven't improved since then!
Since it was too cold to play outdoors, I've torn a strip off 6 different tapes and laid them out on some damp kitchen roll as a viability test. My expectations are nil but, as we always say, Every seed deserves a chance.
I also found some flower seed impregnated discs for hanging baskets. These have a similar chance of growing (Nil) so I'm going to lay them out on a bare patch of ground, water them and forget about them. Its that or the compost bin.
Look forward to hearing the results if your experiment.
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Very easy to transplant. Its starting to take over the allotment where I originally sowed it but can be used as a green manure so not too worried! 
