Snow Tomatoes

I have delayed sowing any tomato seeds as the weather has been very unpredictable so far this year. However, last weekend the sun was shinning and I bought some potting compost in anticipation that spring was on it's way. While at the garden center I could not resist a few nice healthy young tomato plants, as they have been raised in a heated greenhouse with plenty of light they are a worthwhile investment for an early cropping season. My own sown plants will crop later of course, but will give me a nice extended crop.

Little did I realize that only two days later that I would have to dig my way into the poly-tunnel because of the snow, so my precious tomato plants will be staying in the conservatory for now. As long as they are re-potted and spaced out then they will stay healthy with enough light and warmth. Last year I sowed some tomato seeds quite early, these plants were soon overtaken by some later sown ones, so do not always be in a hurry to sow too early unless you have a nice heated propagator and somewhere light and frost free to raise your plants before they go out into the greenhouse.   ------------------------------------------------------------------A couple of girlie's who have been enjoying the snow are Dill and Anna, after a day in the stables yesterday the first thing they did this morning when we let them out was to have a good roll in the hay.
   As you might have seen in a previous post, we lost our dear springer spaniel Bramble just before Christmas and she has been dearly missed. We knew that we would never be able to replace Bramble but we have chosen a little puppy from a litter of ten Springers that were born just over a week ago. We have to wait another 5 weeks before we get her, but she looks a little angel and we have called her 'Holly' 
It has been a very wet winter here in Brittany and I am sure I have been suffering from the 'SAD' syndrome like most people, through lack of sunshine in the winter months. I have battled the cold felling trees and chopping them into logs, which is a winter chore for many people in France. The garden has remained virtually untouched, although strangely enough the lawns do need a mowing despite the harsh weather. As I wrote earlier we did have a lovely few days last weekend, so I was out in the garden having a tidy up in a t-shirt. This week I need my long john's under my jeans just to keep warm, but I an sure this is just a blip and I will soon be attacking all the spring jobs in the garden and even have something to blog about!

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