This year, I have new neighbours on the smallholding next to my house. They keep alpacas and so now I have a source of alpaca poo!
Valeyrac on eBay are a bit cheaper.
I refuse to believe that such an angelic looking pup could do such a thing!
I find it hard to bin the spares, too. Sowing early gives me plenty of time to re-sow any failures.Edit: I'll try not to sow any more until mid...
With a few exceptions, I have only sown one seed of each variety. I generally squeeze in about 30 plants between garden and greenhouse. Some of...
Germinated and potted up so far: Bloody Butcher Brad (Joseph Lofthouse, not Atomic Grape) Cherry Roma Dark Stripe Micro Dwf Mary's Cherry Fat...
I tried to overwinter a Red Robin dwarf plant. It did fine until Christmas, then suddenly turned up its toes.
My folding bulb arrived. Seems well enough made. [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I've had to re-do half my peppers. Never known such patchy germination. All fresh seeds, too. I've broken out a couple of old reliables (Mini Bell...
I have Grushovka seeds to share, if you'd like to ping me a £ for p&p or send an SAE. I have far too many tomato varieties, so can add more for...
Part of me is still kicking myself for not grabbing a Sansi (or two), but I was struggling to work out how and where to suspend it, given my...
I think that's maybe how I got some varieties mixed up last year, by re-using pots of compost that I thought were non-starters. Mine are all sown...
How long do other members wait before giving up on their sown tomato seeds?
Apparently, hot ones are quite easy, but sweet ones are trickier. My longest lived one was a dwarf sweet called Redskin F1. I had it for three...
[ATTACH]Just one overwintering survivor this year. Numex Suave Red.
I caved. I sowed my micro dwarves.Fat Frog Dean's Jack in the Box Moment Micro Dark Stripe Micro Aztek Florida Petite SnowdropA single seed of...
[ATTACH]I call it "Sci-Fi". I saved some seeds from a tomato I ate on holiday in 2006 and have been growing them off and on ever since.
[ATTACH]Sixteen years in storage, then just five days to germinate!
[ATTACH] There is a timer and also a remote control on mine, but I just switch it on when I get up in the morning and turn it off last thing at...
[ATTACH]I find them perfect for my set-up.
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