My notebook entry today is a quick update on my progress in February. I planted some tomatoes yesterday (17th Feb) which are intended for cropping under glass. I sowed two varieties, a cherry and a standard tomato. I also started off some sweet peppers, California Wonder; these are basic bell peppers which are flavoursome rather than being hot.
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My main basic tomato of choice is Alicante, an AGM variety that produces heavy crops of lovely tasting and medium sized uniform fruit that are equally good for slicing up in a sandwich or acting as the basis for a pasta sauce. I'm also raising the excellent cherry type tomato Gardener's Delight, one of the best small toms. In recent years I've gown the same number of each but the Alicante have been so versatile that I may only stick a couple of Gardener's Delight in tubs and use my usual growing space for the Alicante this year.
Here's a quick leek comparison. The Musselburgh leeks were sown on the 3rd Feb (see notebook entry for that date) and the first image is from Feb 9th while the second is Feb 17th, basically a week between pictures. They have really got away well. They have been moved from the house to an unheated greenhouse.
My broad beans, Sutton, were sown on the 3rd of Feb too (see entry for 4th Feb) and these are the beans on the 17th Feb. I planted 25 seeds but only 19 are showing strongly, this is quite a poor germination rate but, after a bit of a dig around, there are others germinating so there might be a few more popping up soon. The broad beans have been moved from the house and are now in an unheated greenhouse though I'm keeping an eye on overnight temperatures. If we get a heavy frost forecast I will either cover them with fleece or will bring them inside.
My last issue of the day involves the problems of chitting potatoes on a warm windowsill. The seed tray full of Rocket and Sarpo Mira seemed to be the ideal bed for my young kitten, Dougal. No harm done, though I've moved the chitting spuds to the unheated greenhouse for their own safety! Again I'll protect against any frost.
Until the next notebook entry, bye from Dougal and me.
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