Today (Tuesday 23rd September) was the Spring Equinox and temperatures are certainly on the rise...seedlings are being potted up daily as planting out time draws near.Seeds Sown:
Beetroot Chioggia Beta vulgaris from Mr Fothergills
Beetroot Cylindra Beta vulgaris from Diggers
Comfrey Symphytum officinale from Diggers
Lovage Levisticum officinale from Cornucopia Seeds
Onion Spring All Year Round Allium fistulosum from Mr Fothergills seed tape
Radish Sparkler Raphanus sativus from DT Brown
Potting On:
Amaranth Autumn Palette
Amaranth Mekong Red
Borage White
Californian Poppy Purple
Capsicum Chinese Giants
Chia
Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora (purchased seedlings)
Leeks Bulgarian Giant
Leeks Elephant
Lettuce Red Iceberg
Salvia White Salvia farinacea (purchased seedlings)
Strawberry Temptation
Tomatoes Tiny Tim
Cuttings/Division:
Japanese Sedge Variegated Carex morrowii Variegata
Marjoram
Oregano Variegated
Yacon
Planting Out:
Parsley Flat Leaved purchased seedlings
The next lot of propagation will be Seeds of Green crops which can be sown from the 25th of September up to the 28th of September.
For information on what to plant in many regions around the world just visit Gardenate and choose the area where you live from the drop down menu at point 1 on this page.
General Seed Raising Here on this link
Beginners Guide to taking cuttings. info on this link
For Moon Planting information please see the 2014 Astrological Calendar & Moon Planting Guide by Thomas Zimmer available for purchase from sites online including:
Greenpatch Organic Seeds
The New Oracle
Warm Earth Magazine
