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Cobaea
Feb 10/02/22 16 seeds planted Cobaea… So here they go, I have soaked my Cobaea seeds for about 2hrs (you don’t have to – you can just sow). I sow my Cobaea seeds side ways up so that the flat parts dont sit in water.
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General Jan 2022
My seed sowing list is coming together nicely for this coming year – I feel a lot less overwhelmed and way more in control and confident – not that my haul will be better or anything like that but – I have learnt so much over the last 12 months – mainly just relax enjoy what you do I mean this sounds so obvious doesn’t it especially when its a hobby!!! But I don’t think lots of us really do. So here are a list so far of the seeds etc… I want to sow 2022 – I am sure it will change over time – well it already has…
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January Sweet Pea Sowing 2022
Sweet Peas Yes again! So every year I say NO I am crap at growing Sweet peas and every year I cant resist in sowing them -they have this hold over me… I have ordered Swan Cottage Flower Mix – that was all I was going to grow but… now I am wondering if to add a few more… ummmmm since I draft wrote this and posted it – I have ordered from Roger Parsons… if you look at my Sweet Peas post from 2021 I have more information on there… I am also closely following @thesweetpeaman on Instagram for thought and advice on how he grows his. (There is…
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NYE 2021
Well it is the end day of 2021 and the Eve of a new year 2022! (funny that 2021 is followed by 2022 – eye roll). Its warm wet and grey – ideal for a spot of gardening – if only the sun would poke out for a wee while i would be enticed to venture outside – anyways I am going to plant out some seed – a few sweet peas going – SCF mix a few Cerinthe and a tray of cornflowers. I said NO NO NO to doing seeds in Jan due to light conditions but hey I never before listened to my own advice so… ummmm…
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Seeds For 2022
Its the 27 / 28 Dec (as I am writing this) the weather is a bit a lot MEH – BUT I have had a totally gorgeous Christmas Day and Boxing day and now I am just chilling and being very Sloth like and loving every minute of it – so encouraged to think about looking at my seeds for growing this coming year. I have a lot of seeds left over and I want to use them up… So I have tried to separate them into piles / sections of Defo Growers and then left over seeds that I am giving another chance to for various reasons. I am…
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Larkspur Part II
If you read part 1 you will know that I adore these plants!!! I just keep ordering more and more seeds… so I planted some out this autumn we will see – in disgust at myself for not actually planting enough for my want… I then decided to literally throw some onto wet kitchen roll and put in lock bags ( I have an assortment that I use time and time again for seeds etc…) – I then promptly forgot about them – they are now rescued and what is sort of growing have been transferred into soil / seed compost and are on my ICU shelf of seeds and…
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Birthday Rose
November is my birthday month- I have decided to try to start a new tradition since this gardening malarkey seems to be taking hold of my life 🙂 so this year I asked my children if they would buy me a bare root rose – I chose the one I wanted and where I wanted it from and even gave them a discount code that I had… (who knew that this time of year is IDEAL for ordering and planting bare root roses!) Rose – Roald Dahl Shrub Rose from David Austin It fits/ticks every box that I needed for a rose in a particular area. I also decided that…
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Calla Lilies
These are a new plant / bulb for me – another flower I have ended up falling in love with! Yes I know another… I was given 3 as request gift from my mother when she visited RHS Tatton this year from Harts nursery. We planted them up when got them… (insert picture – they didn’t disappoint – I will collect more over time and have aim to have a vast display! 🙂 CARING FOR YOUR CALLA LILIES In most areas, the foliage will be hit by frost and slightly blackened. This should be cut away. Lift Rhizomes before the first frosts and store them over winter before replanting them…
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Aqualiga
I have never really paid that much attention to these beauties – I certainly don’t think I have ever cut and brought into a vase but you know they are really lovely – I have lots in my garden – my mum also has a lot in her garden and for 2021 I have planted seeds – I am doing a late summer planting and then I plan to do an earlyspring (I say early spring – I will watch the temps and light as I found 2020 people said oh sow in Feb… but to be honest I found waiting a few weeks more was better it was just…
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Astrantia
This is an all time favourite flower for me – especially in bunches this year 2020- I didn’t actually grow these myself but my mum has quite a few plants dotted around her garden – they come in a variety of reds, pinks and whites. 2021 they are must grow in my garden – my usual pots for this year as well – I have been debating with myself should I grow from seed I currently have about 4 different seed packets in my basket from Chiltern Seeds (not advert or sponsor just somewhere I buy seeds from). I am also debating if I should order plugs – I am…