
| It was much too wet to work at the allotment today; beautiful and green in the spring rain, yes, but with puddles of water standing on top of my horrid soil, a swamplike feel to the couchgrass and rain leaking into every seam of my raincoat, I couldn't hang about. I guess that I've been lucky with the weather so far - I've been able to be productive most days, even in light rain, so I guess I was due some enforced leave. Not that I am short of jobs to do - my courgette seedlings were bumping at the top of the propagator and had become floppy, my marigold seedlings were looking sadder and bendier every day. My tomatoes and spinach (I've got so many tomato seedlings, they're like a forest. A success rate unbeaten so far. Sorry I only wanted two full sized plants of that variety) are nearly ready to go. I haven't dealt with it because... gardening is hard? |
I just find the idea of potting on a bit scary. I am a virgin potting-onner. This feeling was hardly assuaged when I tried to put the seedlings in their new homes and they just flopped all over the place. I did everything my research told me. I dug deep holes in damp but not wet pots; I picked up the plants by the leaves, I, well, you know. It's not supposed to be rocket science is it? I think I may have just left it a little too late. Time will surely tell.
The other problem is on the second batch of seedlings, some of which are beginning to peek up from the soil, is that they had a slight mishap in my son's room and I think some of the seeds must have been disturbed or upset. Worse, is that the little stickers I used to identify the seedlings just came away. It's not the end of the world, I suppose, but I might be in for some surprises if I misidentify the sweetcorn for the peppers. This lot haven't been so quick in coming up. I used a different compost this time. And they are different seeds, after all. It's all so mysterious to me. Anyway, I also planted some savoy cabbage and some leek seeds, some lavender seeds and a couple of extras of seeds that haven't appeared yet or done as well as I hoped, like chillies and celeriac. Anxious. |

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