Hello! Here starts another week! I spent a lot of today in the hothouse – the weather was rain/sun/rain/sun/rain with continual wind. Seemed sensible to be under cover.
These are my early seed failures!! I think I over loved them with the blood and bone. Plus it was still too early in the season and cold… I think.
Pretty much everything else in the mushroom compost mix has gone fantastically (barring slug/snail mishaps)
Anyway, so replanting the onions, leek, chives, thyme, sunflowers, chilli more tomatoes, more basil and some watermelon.
I have never tried growing watermelon before… time will tell if our season will be long enough and hot enough.
Was too lazy to walk back up to the house to find chilli seeds so just picked one.
I felt like potting up some more oregano.
The patch is thriving!
I love the way they conveniently pull up with roots attached!
The rocket is way over due for a new home. I have never had it or done anything with it… hope I got it right today!
Pulled the plants apart as gently as I could – they are pretty packed in there!
Done! And they all look pretty dead now!! haha
I potted the ones I didn’t want in the garden. They also look pretty dead!
Lets hope they bounce back like the lettuce!
The outside lettuce is looking good too!
The rhubarb that I wanted to move looks excellent! I think I might just leave it alone and put the carrots elsewhere!
Lots of cherry plums!
I also dashed over to Ruby’s after I was done here, planted 6 zucchini plants (lol – you think enough??) then came back home, collected Jeff and did a hike over Anniversary Bay!
I am ready for bed now!
Cheers!
Hi Lisa,
Re your rocket, it will probably grow back. You certainly have enough of it. I’ve heard you grow it in succession, planting few plants every week or two throughout the season. Over here they bolt very quickly and get strong-flavored also. I’ve used the leaves fresh in salads and when they get older, instead of tossing them, I’ll cook them like I would spinach or kale. Enjoy!
haha – I’ll translate that into ‘You’re mad, you’ll be swimming in rocket!!’ 😀 Thanks for the extra advice! One of my sisters grows it and she also said it bolts here too.
I really should stagger the planting – Since it grows so quickly I could easily throw some more in when I am back from travels!
Have a lovely day!!
Staggering is a good idea. Re, You’re mad, you’ll be swimming in rocket!!’, as long as you cook them they are ok, though most people think they are only for fresh salads.
Yep – I was one of ‘most people’ I never considered cooking them! If they survive I may have to start learning to cook them! 😀