As the March winds whipped up around us we made a start on this years sowing.
First up are tomatoes. These need to be started off inside rather than sown directly into the ground
Grubby Knees Tip
If you plan to start your tomato seedlings off in the house, rather than a greenhouse, use containers without holes in the bottom instead of traditional seed trays. This will prevent muddy water dribbling over your window ledge, and will also mean that the seedlings will require less watering. It is also a great way of recycling your old vegetable containers, large milk cartons (just cut the top half off to the required depth)etc.
This year we are trialing two new varieties; a large Beefsteake tomato, Tomato Cuore Di Bue and a Cherry tomato, Santa Small Cherry Plum.
The first packet of seeds (the Beefsteak) contained a huge number of seeds, requiring liberal sprinkling over the surface of the compost.
The second seed packet contained just two, teeny, tiny little seeds. Time will tell whether the packet was opened upside down (a jungle of tomato plants popping up in the lawn) or whether we have two premium tomato plants (they were sold to us as F1 seeds)
We have wrapped the seed trays in clingfilm, so that they feel like they are in a greenhouse, labelled them, in case we forget what we have planted and now we wait!
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