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An update from the allotment annex aka chez boolou
By booyaa | April 25, 2008
mrs. booyaa has bought us some seeds from the following websites:
- nickys-nursery.co.uk - camomile lawn, thyme magic carpet lemon, lambs lettuce, jicama, helda beans, purple salad onion, sweet peas, oriental poppies, lavender and we got some free flowers in with our order.
- realseeds.co.uk - all these are heirloom varieties: a long orange carrot, white beetroot, romanesco, pointy cabbage, cucumber, red sunflower, winter lettuce, summer lettuce, peas, chocolate peppers, orange ‘banana’ tomato.
on earth day (tuesday) we killed the lights and most of the electricity in the house. i “attempted” to sow some seeds by candle light. it was certainly different, i was mostly worried i would burn the flat down to the ground. i’m pleased to report this did not happen and in a few weeks time we should have the following seedlings to plant out:
- sweet basil
- tomato ‘gartenperle’
- chilli pepper ‘anahiem’
- nicotiana havana mixed f1 hybrid
- marigold boy o’boy orange (french) to be referred to as “bob” here on in
- nasturiums - which had friggin massive seeds
- petunia pink lady f1 hybrid - which had friggin small seeds, i’m not even certain some of them made it into the pot
most of the seeds have been covered with clingfilm to trick them into thinking they’re in a propagator. man i hope they can’t read, ’cause they will be miffed if they find out.
i’ve got to make a dash to the storage place to pick up our real propagator, along with a folding chair and table so we can have lotty furniture.
yes i’m aware there’s a few f1’s in there, we’re both hoping to avoid such varieties in future and stick with heirloom when ever possible. oh i did say we were trying to go organic didn’t i? and on a militant tip too i should add *dons his beret* POWER TO THE PEA POLE! sorry.
facts and figures
our current expenditure is about £125
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