As it feels so very Spring-like just now, it
means I'm all but ready to start sowing seeds.
First step was looking through
such gorgeous glossy magazine-type catalogues;
next was to search through the stash (no - it isn't just
fabric that ends up in a stash) and then
to make a list of what else to buy.
One particular flower that I have never
ever had success with is Cleome:
but I will try again this year. I know it is very early,
but any success in actually germinating it
has always been offset by the fact that it fails
to flower.
So perhaps giving it the longest possible window
of opportunity may help.
And all of the geraniums in my window boxes
are still flowering - and look gorgeous!
P x
(ps - click onto the image of the Cleome for
an article by Sarah Raven with growing
instructions.)
(ps - click onto the image of the Cleome for
an article by Sarah Raven with growing
instructions.)
4 comments:
Wishing you luck with the Cleome, with me it's periwinkle, I just can't get them to grow!!
I really must sort through my seed stash too, I never really thought of it as a stash until now! Oh no not another stash!!! :)
Weather is wonderful isn't it Pam!
Vivienne x
Our Poundland had replaced all the Christmas stuff with seeds/bulbs/corms and gardening paraphernalia .... I wondered if it was worth trying them. Must say that my Wilko cheap ones have always been a success. Hope we are not being lulled into a false sense of security with this mild weather. xx
Hi Vivienne - this mild weather is so good! Really makes me feel positive. There's always one plant (at least) to get the better of a gardener isn't there?
P xx
Hi debs - I often use Wilko's and theor seeds are fine. Not used Poundland before but it's worth giving them a go. Should be fine if they're fresh enough. My day went to ashes a little after lunch - head like a pan of broth - so took myself off around the garden. Came back in with a list of jobs for best beloved. He wasn't too happy....
P xx
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