Who's delaying sowing?

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2009, 20:49 »
I've got onions and garlic and Broad beans in, but I haven't got a clue what they're doing, as I haven't even ventured down the lottie for at least 3 weeks! :blush: :nowink:
I've dug/Manured the beds in my garden, but haven't even manured down the lottie yet.  Peppers are in my garage, over-wintering, so I'm just keeping them frost free and slightly damp, and hopefully when the weather improves, they'll get re-potted and put in the conservatory. ::)
Life begins... On the kitchen windowsill.

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2009, 20:57 »
Like others, have got overwinterd onion sets and garlic in; toms, peppers & sweet peas on windowsill ready to pot on from propagator; next up a few little gems just peeping through to bring on in cold room windowsill; leeks will be next, but nothing outside yet. i tried some Autumn sown carrots which came to diddly squat, however other than a sheltered site, didn't use any cloches or fleece.
Rhubarb just showing too :D

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2009, 21:00 »
Went down last Saturday and plot was mostly under snow from the previous Monday! Was going to go down yesterday to see if things had improved but we got another umpty inches of snow. This lot is thawing pretty well though.

I shall go down tomorrow afternoon and survey my kingdom. Hopefully next week things might begin to dry thaw and dry out. But I suspect that nothing will get done till the first week in March which is usual up here.

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2009, 11:40 »
Last weekend ours was under 5 inches of snow. Mid week it was totally flooded all apart from the raised beds. (some cheeky person had dug gullies down into our plot so that the thawing snow drained away into our plot  >:( )

I have a few days off now and we had planned to do all sorts. Will have to go have a look this afternoon and see what is still viable at this point.

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2009, 15:01 »
I think that as soon as we get a touch of sunshine, and the birds start singing, I shall be leaping to the seed trays, and lining the window sills.  Having said that, the sun is actually showing itself today ... !

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2009, 16:21 »
Went down last Saturday and plot was mostly under snow from the previous Monday! Was going to go down yesterday to see if things had improved but we got another umpty inches of snow. This lot is thawing pretty well though.

I shall go down tomorrow afternoon and survey my kingdom. Hopefully next week things might begin to dry thaw and dry out. But I suspect that nothing will get done till the first week in March which is usual up here.

Same. I sowed some strawberry seeds mid jan but only 2 germinated dispite the foil and the sunny windowsill Never mind.

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2009, 17:00 »
Today i have sown Mayflower Cauli's,they should have been sown mid January according to the packet.

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2009, 17:55 »
Um, what snow??
It snowed last Sunday, briefly. A bit more on Monday (looked very pretty), by Tuesday mid morning it had all gone.
I have sown 2 types of toms and broad beans at home. Toms coming up well.  Like others I have onions and garlic at the lotty.
On Thursday I spent the afternoon at the lotty digging my rhubarb out.  I needed to split and move it.  The hole was about 4 foot deep by the time I'd finished getting the roots out.

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2009, 21:53 »
going to do some chilis, toms and broad beans this week, spuds chitting as we speak, havent got much window sill space so a bit stuck, but will start something
just keep breathing................

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2009, 10:05 »
Well the snow is cleared here so I am gonna put black tarps over the soil to start warming I think, in the hope that I can plant at the first opportunity.

I wanna grow summat! >:( :tongue2:

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #25 on: February 15, 2009, 10:16 »
Took a walk down yesterday,top half slightly soft snow,bottom half where my beans are hiding Todd Carty could perform on [not]

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Christine

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #26 on: February 15, 2009, 18:46 »
It had thawed yesterday but anything I sow at the moment would need either wellingtons or the ability to swim.  ::)

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Noah'strolly

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Re: Who's delaying sowing?
« Reply #27 on: February 15, 2009, 19:21 »
I've been delayed by the snow.......put my back out building an igloo!


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