The first week of March has been cold but fine. I've managed to make a start on some of the allotment beds. There's been very little rain this winter (which is a worry) so my clay has been fine to work, even the winter bed that had no cover. Anyway, I've prepared a bed for the Sturon onion sets which will be going out in a fortnight or so and I've started to prepare an area for salads. Both have been dug, weeded and fertilizer added.
Then today I woke up to snow. I don't mind a bit of the white stuff but around December, not bloody March when I'm looking forward to seedlings and spring! Oh well, every thing's on hold for a few days. (Pic 08 Mar 23).
In the greenhouse I've transplanted my leeks (Elefant) from the small seed tray they were sown in, into a much larger tray. I've spaced them out and hopefully they'll grow on now for a few months before being planted on the plot in their final positions early summer(ish).
The small selection of tomatoes (Roma & Moneymaker) have been re-potted too. While the leeks can take a bit of cold in the unheated greenhouse, the tomatoes are still on the windowsill in the house - it's just too cold for them anywhere else at the moment.
Likewise, the early lettuce I sowed in February are inside too. I've thinned them out to a few per cell as soon as they developed true leaves. I've also sown a few more in a pot as part of my plan to successively sow salad this year. The early salads will go into the plot as soon as the weather permits though initially with protection.
In the heated propagator I currently have a few capsicum peppers (germination has been poor so far), a second pot of lettuce and some salad onions (I'm trying the clump in a cell method). Well, that's it for now, there will be a lot more going on this month as soon as this cold snap passes and we can all get on with spring.
Bye for now.
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