My visits to the allotment have been few and far between at the moment, mainly because of the weather. I went a week ago with good intentions of putting another row of wine bottles in (I am getting over-run with the things, thanks to donations from various people). However, the ground was frozen so no digging could be done. I spent an hour tidying the greenhouse and moving the onion seedlings to the other end of the greenhouse away from the couple of broken panes. This was in preparation for the manure, as I read that if you put a small pile of fresh manure in the corner of the greenhouse, it will radiate heat. I was hoping this would keep the frost out so I could start growing things.
About three weeks ago I made some seed pots from newspaper and put them in my old juice carton seed trays. I planted tomatilloes, carrots, aubergine and a couple of types of flowers. I have been watering them regularly, but not too much and not one of the trays has the even the tinyest of shoots pushing through! They currently reside on a small table next to the window in the dining room. This window gets the most amount of light in the house, but still nothing.
However, in the bathroom window (which is downstairs and doesn't get good light), some bulbs that I bought on offer in B&Q, and never got round to planting, have sprung into life on their own accord - I just left them there over winter thinking they would sprout in March/April time. I may move a tray of seeds into the bathroom and see if they prefer it there. It is a bit warmer and very damp in there.
I am a bit behind with my potatoes as well, which is a bit annoying. I decided to order some from a magazine instead of going to the garden centre, as there was an offer for less potatoes but more varieties. However, I am still waiting for delivery and I know my parents and brother already have some happily chitting!
So, if you see Spring on your travels, send it my way, I have been waiting for ages!
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