2024 - What I sowed today

Sown 4 tromboncino

Carrots in a polytunnel. Previous sowing either didn't come up or met a slimy end. The slug population in the garden this year seems about infinite for all practical purposes. If I lift a brick, piece of cardboard or wood I must have killed hundreds this spring and still small plants regularly disappear.

The orange Spanish slug has been an absolute menace here this year and over winter. In previous years most of the damage has been from the three-band slug. The three-band is smaller but appears in larger numbers, whereas the orange does more damage and eats absolutely everything. I'm probably not going to bother growing spring cabbage anymore since they get so infested, even with nematodes and numerous applications of sluggo. Warmer, wetter winters means the slug population isn't reduced by hard frosts and they remain active all winter.

I've never lost so much ..., lots of stuff is being razored ti the ground. I've never used anything except a torch and a pot.... but even my dahlias are getting eaten

Lettuce seeds just a few of each variety.

More tromba and 2 varieties of basil

I sowed some wallflowers and some basil.

Resowed carrots. These days I can't seem to get them to germinate, or maybe it's slugs.

Sowed Hunter & Golden Gate CFB. This year's seeds from the DTBrown 50p sale. Haven't had much luck growing the older seeds in my stash so thought I'd try the fresh ones. If these fail I'll blame the compost and the seed sower.

Sown the last of my tromboncino. First 2 attempts have failed. So not holding out much hope.

Sown 2 types of rocket. Oriental salad leaves. Red frills mustard

Borage and lemon calendula in modules. I haven't had much success previously in direct sowing these.

More climbing french beans:
Fasold
Kew Blue
Golden Gate
Meuch