In message , Sacha
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On 2010-01-31 12:01:23 +0000, June Hughes said:
In message , Sacha
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On 2010-01-31 09:45:37 +0000, said:
In article , Sacha
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On 2010-01-31 00:23:32 +0000, Rusty Hinge
said:
CorporalJones wrote:
OK it is nearly February, are there any seeds that I should be getting
underway now, thinking of the greenhouse which is heated, like to grow
veg, toms, cucumbers, peppers etc.
This month for chitting potatoes in the cold (but not freezing),
planting tomato, pepper, chilli seeds etc.
I expect there are plenty more. End of Feb I try to remember to plant
beans in pots.
Cucurbits you can leave for a while.
Ray planted tomatoes a while ago and they're about 4" tall.
International Kidney are being chitted, too! ;-)
That's okay for you! I won't be planting ANYTHING for some weeks,
even if the weather warms up, because I can get stranded with
over-large plants inside and weather that will kill them outside.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
We know we're cushy! The tomatoes are in the propagating house
which is the warm one and of course it's doing what it's made for
with regard to the toms! I wonder when Derek in Jersey will be
sowing his Jersey Sunrise! Once they're big enough, Ray puts
compost bags all down the side of that house and plants the toms in
those. So far, he has 17 plants which will also produce toms for
the tea room, we hope!
I really enjoyed seeing your nursery whilst we were on holiday and
was surprised that people could walk through the growing areas without
restriction. I am sure that encourages them to buy more but most
garden centres (which I know yours is not) tend to have some of their
growing places as no-go areas. I also enjoyed the fact that there you
are walking through all these interesting plants when suddenly you
come across a little churchyard, which is charming. (looking back, I
was so surprised, I wonder whether or not I dreamed it afterwards).
The only place the public can't walk (though are sometimes taken up
there) is the poly tunnels at the top of the car park and Ray's prop.
house.
Ah yes. I saw them but didn't attempt to look because the entrance to
the nursery and tea room is right next to where we parked.
People wander around to find what they want because, while it's divided
into grouping it's not alphabetically organised, simply because it is a
nursery. Things are brought down when they're ready and put into
whatever space is available. They don't come in the backdoor on Monday
morning and go out through a till on Monday afternoon! No, you didn't
dream the church, it's through a gate at the side of our garden. This
house was once its vicarage and both were built in the 1850s.
Thank goodness for that. I was getting a little worried when I typed
the post that it may have just been my imagination playing tricks. It
is lovely, to say the least.
Strangely enough, the place we visit here is quite open too but that
is a garden centre with all sorts of kitchen stuff and things people
don't need to buy besides plants etc.
We've stayed clear of all that - we don't have the space without
putting up another building and we don't really want to get into it
all, either.
I am not surprised. I don't like being tempted by things I don't need.
That is also one of the good things about shopping for food at Waitrose
- they stock mainly food. No clothes and very little other tempting
stuff.
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June Hughes