This morning I pricked out and potted on my Sweet Pepper "Snack bite "seedlings .
I noticed some shoots coming on my Turmeric .
I returned the Sweet Peppers to the heated Garland propagator tray on my bedroom windowsill .
I will keep them here just until they get their roots down , then I'll take them up to the shed .
I will sow my Tomato seeds the second week of February . I am just warming up their pots of compost .
This year I am growing Tomato Scatolone 2 which is a lovely large , flavourful plum tomato without so many seeds inside and Tomato Divinity F1which is said to be a large cherry type .
I think they are both indeterminate or semi indeterminate and bushy but I will give them string supports in my greenhouse . They don't need so much pinching out , both lovely and tall .
I always grow my Tomatoes in the greenhouse . I have never had much success growing them outside .
As you are probably aware we are still having very stormy weather . Severe gales and torrential rain.
So with the ground being so saturated , I am not able to do much out in the garden , but this is just as well , as I still have a long way to go with my spine injury . I am pacing myself .
But with my spine slowly healing and getting outside , pottering about and sowing seeds is definitely helping with the horrible anxiety that I have been dealing with . Do you suffer with this ? It is hard to break through the brick wall to do things isn't it ?
It is good to get my hands into the good earth again . It is very healing .
Getting out into the fresh air and walking in nature is good and helps with sleep too .
🌦️Even in the rain ! 🌧️
So half an hour later ....... yep ........ all of them ! ☹️
They'd all passed out !
Don't panic ! Don't panic !
They just don't like being transferred . If this happens to yours , don't worry . Just put the propagator lids over the pots like this and ( 🙏🏻 ) and they will soon pick up again .
Told you ! 😃
🌱 All shall be well and all shall be well ! 🌱
Meanwhile up in the shed .....
Lettuce begin sowing !
I am growing two Romaine type lettuces . Lovely crisp , long leaved types . One red and one green .
Lettuce Parris Island and Red Romaine Cos . For no other reason than I particularly like the flavour and crispy crunchiness of them .
There are so many different types of lettuce to choose from out there , you choose what you like , they are all so easy to grow .
Just a very small pinch to begin with .
I sow them on the surface , just gently patting them down .
Gently spray to settle the seeds in , they turn themselves up the way they want to be .
I put them on the bench , in front of the shed's sloping window .
I will watch to make sure they don't dry out , but they should pop up in a few days time .
I will let these grow on , then prick them out and pot them up four or five to a pot . Then I harvest a couple of leaves from each and keep them growing . At that point I will sow another lot and try to repeat this , so that we will have plenty of lettuce all through the year .
AND
...growing them in the shed like this I can make sure that there are no slugs or snails .🐌🐌🐌
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