Planting season has started ......

I potted on the chilli seedlings today (well most of them) I ran out of clean pots as I only brought 8 in from the garden. I was enjoying it so much that I decided to start some tomato seeds in the heated propogator.

Lynda kindly sent me some free seeds from this months Gardeners World (Tomato Minibel) so I did half a small tray of them and half Sungold F1. The Sungold were left over from last year, probably an eBay impulse buy! I then found Matina from T&M bought in a garden centre last year for 99p. I'll start them off next month. If the gardening club have another table at this years strawberry fare I'll donate what I have left over.

I also bought a packet of Golden Sunrise on eBay. Well it was a great bargain! It feels good to finally start growing something and looking forward to some rewards later in the summer. What have you started to grow in doors?

I'm thinking of doing a seed give-away, I'll have a look around and post something later this week.

Comments

Sue Garrett said…

AS we don't heat our greenhouses we are resisting the temptation to sow seeds just yet.

2 March 2010 at 04:28

Eight by Six said…

I don't have a greenhouse, well two small cold frames. Having a south facing garden that heats them up :-) But for now they are safe in my dining room!

2 March 2010 at 08:44

The Sunroom said…

Hi Amanda,

I have lots of spare seeds that I can send to you. Can you email me your address?
I'm blogging the article that you so kindly sent to me.

Thank you :-)

I need to plant my onion sets this weekend.

3 March 2010 at 03:44

Eight by Six said…

Thanks for posting the article about Ysolda. Inpsired me this week to pick up my needles and knit myself a Spring cardi. The wool is Patons Flower Garden!

3 March 2010 at 07:28

Denim Daisy Granny Square construction

And here it is all finished last Friday, just in time for a heat wave! Seriously I do love this jumper and it fits so well with a white t shirt underneath, jeans and flip flops. Just waiting for the cold spell so that I can wear it out (rather than around the garden when its cooled down in the evenings!). I haven't written a pattern as such just some helpful notes from my pad. If people want to know how to construct one have added some notes below. As you know the Daisy Granny Square is the design of Sue Pinner from her book Granny Squares published 2013. I do love Sue's book, its packed with so many projects and ideas and the photos are beautiful. The daisy granny square pattern is quite addictive and you soon have a small pile of them in no time! I have an idea to make another one for the autumn in the same Debbie Bliss Rialto DK yarn but all edged in shade 90 honey, I have enough in my stash. Construction Notes: You need to make 18 grann...

My granny tee is finished

You might remember this post from about ten days ago, well I've now finished my 4th granny tee and I'm currently finishing off my fifth one this week that I stared last year (oops). Indigo Blue came about when I took delivery of my Scheepjes Skies mini skien box (heavy/aran) and I'm in love with this yarn! I was sitting watching a film when I had the sudden urge to crochet another Granny Tee by Sarah (aka annaboos house) The mini skeins are perfect and I ended up using two boxes plus a larger 100g skein for the sleeves and joining. It has amazing drape and the colours are a subtle shift of indigo that is going to look fabulous over a white t shirt with jeans and flip flops. Perfect partnership and so bang on trend for the tie dye look that's about for festivals for this summer. The total cost was around GBP35 not including delivery and I think for a custom made jumper that's not a bad price. I measured it as I added rows then I added side slits to my g...

cables without the cables (Birch Trees scarf)

Earlier this year I came across this lovely Birch Trees Scarf knitting pattern over at Hand Knitted Things . Its one of those patterns that you just have to try because its so pretty and very practical and looks far more intricate and complicated than the 4 row pattern suggests. I like to call it cables without the cables, such a clever pattern thank you Julia Marsh. I'm knitting mine on vintage no. 7 needles (kindly given to me by my mother-in-law) and using Debbie Bliss Cashmerino charcoal out of my yarn stash that was meant to be for Ian's scarf! shh don't tell him! I use DB yarn all the time, picking up bargains in John Lewis and eBay but its the first time I've knitted with Cashmerino, and it isn't going to be the last. It gives you great stitch definition and the softest yarn ever, I love it. So here is my scarf in progress. It has been sitting in my car waiting to be loved again after I accidentally knitted the moss stitch border wrong. I know ho...

Eight-by-Six

Search This Blog