Swap Seeds

I’ve spent pretty much the whole weekend either in the greenhouse, re-potting, watching, waiting and daydreaming or sitting infront of the laptop reading, updating and learning.

The seedlings are really starting to take shape now….

Turnip

5 days old

Tomatoes

12 days old

I’m gonna have to re-pot these soon!

Sunflowers

12 days old

Newly aquired Strawberries!

Age: Approx 1 year

Really not sure what I should be doing with these at this time of the year. Should really get round to reading up on them. Mum said she didn’t get much fruit off them last year. So she’s given me a whole pot to see how we both compare this year…. This is an ultimate test for me! Haha

Spinach

6 days old

These have only been like this since putting in the greenhouse yesterday. As when I fetched them outside from the comfort of my windowsill, it just looked like a paper pot full of compost with a lolly stick label.

Rocket Salad

7 days old

Re-potted and looking very healthy, quite proud of the herbs.

Radish

6 days old

The label says 10 seeds. This is overall. There are only two seedlings in this pop bottle. Self watering too, thought I’d throw my crafty side into gardening…. Saves me more pennies too!

It would appear that the carrots are LOVING it in the greenhouse! Just a shame the frame isn’t gonna hold. We had some pretty gusty winds this morning and a few more joints have cracked 😦

Carrots

7 days old

Broccoli

Cabbage

Whilst browsing lastnight I stumbled across another Swap Seed site and thought I’d give it a go and I already have my first swap going! I’m trading my Basil (Dark Opal) for some Cornflower Blue Balls. Not too hopeful about growing flowers from seeds, but I was talking to hubby lastnight about our front garden and we have decided to work with a blue/purple/white theme and we think (or should I say, I think) that these will work with our theme.

Thats about it for today. Looking forward to a lovely Sunday Roast tomorrow, so might not grab a minute to update. This should keep you going for a few days 🙂

Today I have become the proud owner of two beautiful pumpkin plants. Lovingly grown by Lucy, via the fantastic Swap Seeds Yahoo! Group.

And here they are, sunning themselves in my greenhouse:

I’m not sure if you can tell in this pic or not, but last night I spent a few hours re-potting. Everything seems to have gone a little mad. Naturally green fingered I wonder? Obviously don’t get it from my Mother as she usually kills everything!
In the pic above it show Tomatoes, Rocket Salad, Leaf Mix, Pumpkin, Jessica’s flower mix, a few waify Sunflowers and Mustard Greens. I’ve managed to do paper pots of Rocket Salad, Leaf Mix and Mustard Greens for both my Mum and hubbys and I’m sure as and when the other herbs are ready for splitting and re-potting there will be plenty more to go around.

Also had to re-pot the Sunflowers and by ‘eck are they doing well now that they’re got their own little grow beds….
I thought at one point I was going to lose a few, but looks like they’re really enjoying the sun and warmth in the greenhouse today and have started sprouting massive second leaves.