Ravendale House

Today I cut round the stepping stones in the lawn. As I’ve mentioned before a back breaking job that I do several times a year with the aid of an old bread knife. It’s a job that plays havoc with your hands and is one of only a few where I always wear my gardening gloves.

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When we bought Billy the shed last year, it was a bit late in the season. I was busy doing ‘end of year’ stuff, so although we put lots of things into him, I didn’t exactly arrange it very well, as I always seemed to have more important things to do.

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It’s that time of year again, that exciting time of year when each morning you come downstairs and the first job is to go into the kitchen to see how many tomatoes have germinated overnight.

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Today I sowed my peas, 69 in all with the hope of getting 64. They’re now in the conservatory with the broad beans.

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Today I sowed some tomato and broad bean seeds, the weather, after a bright start isn’t fit to do much else as it is cold and very windy and now it’s just started snowing!

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Good news, the red and white fuchsia cuttings that looked dead on their feet yesterday, are looking perky and interested again today.

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I’ve been checking on the seeds I sowed on the 26th and the news is not good. The lupins are romping on, and the mixed perennials are showing willing, the spring onions are struggling, but there is no sign whatsoever of the lobelias.

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Not a very nice day today, so I stayed indoors and took some fuchsia cuttings. I’ve been threatening to do it for days and now I have.

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The cauliflower seeds are now germinated, so I feel to be off to a flying start with my early veg; with the red onions and leeks already in go. I’m even thinking of getting my shallots planted out if the weather holds, but today I sowed some Spring Onions and flower seeds.

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Today I sowed some cauliflower seeds, another first for me. Let’s hope they do as well as the leeks and red onions that I sowed earlier in the month.

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