First vegetables: Onions

Finally the time came!

I got to plant my first vegetable seeds!

A couple of weeks ago we took a trip to Homebase and I picked up some veg seeds and some seedling compost.

There are still a couple I want to get; Munchkin pumpkins and runner beans from Sarah Raven.

But yesterday i braved the cold and went to get messy!

I decided to make 20 pots up and place two seeds in each. Eventually I will remove the weeker seedling as they start to sprout.

I had no idea how small the seeds would be, and unfortunately, right after this photo was taken i dropped the inner white packet (still full off seeds) onto the floor!
As my little GH sits on mud, it was impossible to find and retrieve any seeds...boo!

Luckily, the amount I had in my hand was just enough to place two seeds in each pot. They were watered and then bought in side to sit on the conservatory windowsill.

Hopefully is should only be a couple of weeks until I see something.

I absolutely adore the idea of being able to eat an onion i have grown from seed!

Gosh I hope they grow!

Im also making my own little "Gardening Journal" at the moment....i will show you when i have finished!

I am With POO!!!!! and other garden happenings

I finally bit the bullet - and dragged my poor best friend with me to the local stables!

The people there couldn't have been nicer; even providing me with sturdier bags than the plastic ones I had to transport it home!

I also treated myself to a new rake, costing a whopping £2.99 and spent yesterday clearing up leaves. Loads of leaves.

Which promptly turned into this...

Its all now been stored away in the hope i will have produced my own leaf-mulch next year?!

I also finally sorted out the compost heap...by making another!

I put the top lot off the old one into the new one, covered it and will mix it after Christmas. Which left me the able to get at the bottom bit of the old one.
It has amazed me how quickly its all composting!
With a good mix, it looked like this...

Im so pleased! Those worms have been very busy!

I feel a real sense of calm and happiness when I'm in the garden...despite the weather (which I hate at the moment by the way!)

And now that it looks so much tidier with the absence of the leaves I'm even more proud of my little patch!

In the Green House

Happy December!

I went to catch up on some things in the Greenhouse yesterday....

Plenty growing!
The Busy Lizzie has now been potted on as it was starting to look a little limp in its shallow pot.
So we have: Crocosmia, Forget Me Nots, a Hyacinth and one mystery plant...?!? I have also sorted out the other side ready for veg growing, and cant wait to get some seeds going next year!


I also decided to bite the bullet and sort out my long forsaken bird feeder...

Yes, I know, disgusting! No wonder it never had any visitors!
So the purple, mouldy feeder had to be binned and the rest was given a very thorough wash...

I kid you not, within FIVE minutes, it was swamped by greedy Starlings, TWO Bluetits and my ever faithful Mr Robin!

Now, forgive these pictures as I only had my camera phone handy and I had to really zoom in....

I was so happy watching them!!
Note to self...KEEP IT CLEAN AND TOPPED UP!