Indoor seeds planted

Sounds like you are off to a good start!!! I look forward to reading more updates on your journal!!

Do you dry the Sea Holly??

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI

I didn’t.I used a store bought pk. this time. It says to sow indoors, Firm down on a moist growing medium and enclose in a plastic bag. Germination 5-90 days. Gee I hope its on the shorter side.

-- Dahlitsa

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we’re off!! :)
It must be almost spring!!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Well as I look out in my backyard with all that snow, I really have to use my imagination and trust that Spring really is around the corner. Meanwhile I put it out of my mind and baby sit my babies. LOL

-- Dahlitsa

I think we are ALL with you Dahlitsa … imagining and trusting that spring is really right around the corner … :-)

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI

SPRING HAS ARRIVED HERE IN ENGLAND I HAVE LOTS OF SEEDLINGS WITH THEIR FIRST SET OF LEAVES AS SOON AS THE TRUE LEAVES ARE FORMED I WILL BE POTTING THEM ON . HAVING MOVED AWAY FROM OUTER LONDON I NOW LIVE IN RURAL OXFORDSHIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME I HAVE A VEGETABLE GARDEN WHICH MAKES ME VERY HAPPY. LAST YEAR THE SLUGS AND BUTTERFLIES /CATERPILLERS EAT MORE OF MY CABBAGE AND LETTUCE THAN I DID SO I AM GOING TO BE READY FOR THEM THIS YEAR.
TODAY I HAVE STARTED MAKING CLOCHES WITH NETTING WHICH I CAN DRAPE POLYTHENE OVER TO WARM THE SOIL, THIS I HAVE DONE USING PLASTIC WATER PIPE PUSHED ON TO DOWEL RODS PROTRUDING FROM A WOODEN FRAME. I SEE YOU GROW HOSTAS WHICH IS LIKE CAVIAR TO SLUGS HOW DO YOU COPE WITH THIS PROBLEM ?
I WOULD PUT DOWN BEER TRAPS FOR THE SLUGS BUT I WOULD RATHER THEY HAD THE LETTUCE AND I HAD THE BEER ! I`M A LOT YOUNGER THAN YOU IM ONLY 67 THIS YEAR REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

i was reading something yesterday that said petunias keep some type of beetle away and borage (what is that?) keeps some moth caterpillars away.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Mike, I tried using crushed egg shells around my hostas and just picking them up each day before they got to my hostas. I seemed to have won…we’ll try for another year LOL.

-- Dahlitsa

The best slug deterrent is to get a friendly toad who love eating them , I believe that a bowl of water and some stones for the toad to hide under are needed . Now where can i find my toad? There is a lady two doors away from me who has a pet toad and she talks to it every day and shares all her problems with him, her house is a converted pair of medieval cottages and the toad lives in the disused bread oven. I will ask her if Mr Toad has any mates. Regards Mike

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.