The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

First seeds; new year!

lil

By lil

10 comments


Jan 16th 2009 and the season is up and running ! Sowed my first seeds of the year today in the polytunnel we built over christmas. Mostly 4/5 kinds of lettuces and also a new red onion seed which I haven’t sowed before. sets are expensive, and I often sow the white onions from seed, I saw these in town, they are called Niort and thought I would give them a go.
Sunny day and it feels like spring could be coming in the weeks ahead. the birds were quite active which always make it more pleasant to work in the garden. Light now until around 6.40 pm.

More blog posts by lil

Previous post: Easter and the fox !

Next post: Polytunnel.



Comments

 

Hi Lil, Sounds like Spring is just round the corner. I wish it was lighter for longer in the evenings where I live. Isn't it great to get back in the garden.

15 Jan, 2009

lil
Lil
 

it sure is, it's like sap rising in your legs !! where do you live novice22?

15 Jan, 2009

 

Well we are in Essex ...near London , and its dark about 5 pm at the moment, but I have spent the day digging the veggie patch over and it felt sooo good Lil......

15 Jan, 2009

 

hi Lil was your polytunnel hard to make let me know please well done for getting out so early ....

16 Jan, 2009

 

Lucky you for being able to be out there planting. I can only dream. Still a foot of snow here.

16 Jan, 2009

lil
Lil
 

sorry to hear it's still dark and grey up north of europe, i suppose that's why we're down here! though we're still getting frosts, but it always makes me feel better when the evenings start drawing out. doesn't it feel good to get back out there again though ?
re polytunnel, not at all, we put it up in a few hours, I suppose 2, from scratch, cost around 30 euros, which is around the same these days in sterling I believe. I'll post a picture, which I think is the best, saying that, we haven't made the door yet, so just have some plastic hanging down. it's our own design, but our old one which is still standing i must add, and has been moved from our old house, is around 12 years old now with the plastic being changed once.

16 Jan, 2009

 

Hi Lil, I live in East Yorkshire, England. It gets dark at 4pm.

16 Jan, 2009

lil
Lil
 

What time does it get light at ? short day.

16 Jan, 2009

 

It gets light about 8 so during the week when I am at work I don't see my garden. I am counting the days til Spring and the sunshine (hopefully). Its great hearing what it is like in other parts of Europe. :o)

16 Jan, 2009

lil
Lil
 

The joys of the interent novice !!

16 Jan, 2009

Add a comment

Featured on

Recent posts by lil

Members who like this blog

  • Gardening with friends since
    29 Mar, 2008