I’m not sure how appropriate they will be for my seaside garden, but for those at higher altitude, Leben Seeds could be of interest – besides which, who could resist such a gorgeous picture of an alpine vegetable garden? I can almost hear the cowbells.
Sow now
A timely packet arrived from Unwins Seeds this morning with a selection of their Gro-Sure range of seeds for autumn sowing, so those bare patches in the vegetable garden can now be pressed into service. In case you are thinking of doing a bit of sowing yourself, the selection consisted of Rocket Pegasus, Mizuna Red Knight, Coriander Confetti, Radish French Breakfast and Onion Hi Keeper.
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Meanwhile back at home the time is right to plant saffron. Some of you may recall my earlier post on growing saffron and you’ll be pleased to see that Suttons Seeds have this available at a good price here – saffron offer (whilst stock lasts). It may take some time before you start to see a return on your investment.
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I’ve still got more than half of the tulips to plant when the weather allows. In preparation I enlisted Shane’s help moving lots of pots into position and filling them with compost. This means that whenever there is a decent bit of weather over the next month (fingers crossed), I can pop outdoors and plant some more bulbs without having to do lots of preparatory work. Fergus Garrett (head gardener at Great Dixter) always used to plant his tulips on Christmas Day (until he had a family) so I know there is no great urgency – yet.
While the cold weather lasts getting on with any outdoor gardening is out of the question, but having fun in the snow isn’t. With superb timing an email arrived directing me to www.sledges.org. It promises delivery in 24 hours, although I suspect that will be a bit challenging in parts of Scotland and Northern England at the moment.
