Everything's coming up....greenses.
Each morning’s visit to the greenhouse is an utter joy. I lift the lids from trays of sown seeds on the heat mats to see what has broken free from its shell. So far there have been cabbage, cauliflower, aubergine, chilli, sweet pepper, parsley and tomato seedlings smiling back at me. Once they’ve germinated I move them to the racks to grow on a little before pricking them out.
I know many people wait until they have two ‘true’ leaves, but I haven’t found it makes any difference if I prick them out once they have the first two cotyledons growing strongly. I find it easier if their roots haven’t grown too much. All that twisting yard long roots into a space made with a pencil drives me nuts, so I jump the gun. As in all things.
I’m still recovering from post-Covid shortness of breath and an annoying cough, so I haven’t yet started on tidying up the potager or the rest of the garden. I have a month before I go to London for a visit and I’d like to have cracked some of the work before then. The perceptibly longer days and glorious sunshine are teasing me to do more and more each day.
Anyhow, take a look at things right now. Yes, I do play music to my plants. Who knows if they like it. I do.
