The Potting Shed

[Tâf]

The first chillies have sprouted (Pimenta Puma and Chiltepin).

Have to rig the lights up now.....

[Nana of 9]

i don't pick mine, but the ones that grow in the street will be cut down by the grass cutters before they even reach full bloom

Bad council then... round here they leave cutting the verges until the daff leaves start to turn yellow, usually about May. And amazingly enough, no-one picks the flowers either.

[Tâf]

Almost all the chillies are up and under lights. Only one type is producing "helmet heads" though (seed case sticks on).

[dogsmum]

i don't pick mine, but the ones that grow in the street will be cut down by the grass cutters before they even reach full bloom

Bad council then... round here they leave cutting the verges until the daff leaves start to turn yellow, usually about May. And amazingly enough, no-one picks the flowers either.

Thats the same here, all left 'till fnished flowering, we've also got some of the roundabouts being used for wild flowers to encourage wildlife not mown at all.
Got quite a lot of celendine flowering down the canal & a few primroses in flower

[Nana of 9]

If you look at the gardens round here, you'd be forgiven for thinking April is here.

There are hyacinths, tulips, daffs, grape hyacinths, celandines, primroses, crocuses (most of which have gone over now).... The grass is greening up and nettles are sprouting. Hawthorn buds are sprouting. Now watch Winter kill them all off.

[Tâf]

I was looking at the tatty, overgrown lawn, and almost got the mower out...

[Tâf]

Mowed the lawn, I think I'll have to pay my mate to scarify and dethatch it soon.

[Nana of 9]

Neighbour cut his too this weekend... We don't cut ours.... I've told HoN the astroturf goes this year for definite... I'm sick of it, horrible stuff.

[Tâf]

Time to harvest the Pyramid and Prairie Fire pods dried on the plants in the chilliarium....

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[Tâf]

After a 3 month sojourn in the bottom of the fridge, 112 garlic bulbs planted after I dug up a row of gorgeous Charlotte potatoes to make more space. 7 healthy Salsifi plants planted too.

[Tâf]

I only went out for a smoke, but ended up lifting 4 rows of spuds (it appears slugs like Maris Pipers but not Charlottes), transplanted nearly 200 red shallots, trimmed the jasmine and clematis, ditto the standard Kiwi that was getting out of control (I can now see the Naked Kiwi). Then I cut back the Ivy that is invading from next door, pruned the Blueberries, and cut a climbing rose right back as I want to see the flowers and not have them 12ft off the ground again.

[Tâf]

30 chillies repotted.

[Tâf]

All the strawberry plants that have had their 3rd season composted and replaced with new Frau Schindler runners. 23 so far, and more to do later if the rain holds off.

[Tâf]

24 more done, and all pots, hangers and troughs cleaned of debris and redressed.

[Tâf]

48 cells of catmint. 1000 seeds goes a long way.