Morning Pat , I have a bit of working out to do as well- during my kitchen clean this morning I accidently knocked over ALL my opened (drying then off) envelopes of saved seeds and they all ended up well and truely mixed together........I just brushed them into a container to deal with later, if I can!!! Some I think will be easy to pick out but the majority are very tiny so it may prove to be a very long and tedious job!!
Have a good day, I'm off to get some sleep to give me strenght to face my seed sorting challenge tomorrow..........maybe
Hi Gertie. yes, quite! But the immediate problem is separating the various seedlings. Some are about 3" high and others are the size of ground pepper. I'm quite happy to admit that my action was very stupid - well, not thought out very well perhaps. I really thought that they would not germinate, but rather than throw out the old packet, decided to give it a go.
I got a phone call from an old friend last night (we were horticulture students together many years ago). She will be passing this way Tuesday, so was asking if it would be OK to drop in. We'll be glad to see her, of course, but I've been pretty pushed getting everything ready for our visitors who are expected on Friday. I suppose we'll just have to cope the best way we can. It never rains but it pours, they say.
Evening Flowers. We must have crossed in the mail. I can really relate to your dilemma. My only advice would be to plant each seed separately. I'm having a nightmare here with this mess. Der! Sometimes I wonder about some of the decisions I make. Well I'm paying for it now. Have fun. And by the way, I can't find the empty packet, so apart from remembering a maze of white flowers with at least a white Cosmos, my mind has gone blank.
Oh dear Pat what are we like!! My problem is that there must be about a 1000 seeds altogether so that would take alot of individual sowing..........think I'll sleep on it and decide in the morning , maybe just remove the bigger ones (zinnias) and then save a smaller 'surprise mix' for sowing in small trays in spring.............live and learn!
Just back from town. The hairdresser cut about 6" off for me, so it shouldn't be dragging on my scalp all the time now. The last time she did that it was January.its nice to have someone else wash my hair for me for a change.
Flowers, we should join hands and have a laugh at ourselves. I'm still bemused that I did it. I certainly should know better.
Hi Dove. And Jo from last night. I'm glad Sid is reminding you of your responsibilities. Nothing like a heavy cat to wake you up. Mind you, HRH just simply jumps off her bed and rattles her collar, so we are not game to ignore it.
I've finished the onerous task of moving the seedlings into other pots with a bit more room. They'll still need further separatimng, but at least I can see some of the leaves now, so as they grow I might be able to identify them. I had written on the plant label that the use by date had been 2005, so that's a big thumbs up for Yates seeds. The pkt of seeds was called "Accent on White".
Weather wise, we've had high winds all day and warm - unpleasant.
Hi Pat - I'm not comfortable in the heat - anything much above 23/24C and you'll find me languishing in the shade with a cooling drink. I think I must be decended from Vikings
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Me too, Dove. And it gets worse with age i think. I notice that when there is a heat wave the TV channels advise elderly people to stay inside, It has to be a common problem.
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Morning Pat , I have a bit of working out to do as well- during my kitchen clean this morning I accidently knocked over ALL my opened (drying then off) envelopes of saved seeds and they all ended up well and truely mixed together........I just brushed them into a container to deal with later, if I can!!! Some I think will be easy to pick out but the majority are very tiny so it may prove to be a very long and tedious job!!
Have a good day, I'm off to get some sleep to give me strenght to face my seed sorting challenge tomorrow..........maybe
Hi Gertie. yes, quite! But the immediate problem is separating the various seedlings. Some are about 3" high and others are the size of ground pepper. I'm quite happy to admit that my action was very stupid - well, not thought out very well perhaps. I really thought that they would not germinate, but rather than throw out the old packet, decided to give it a go.
I got a phone call from an old friend last night (we were horticulture students together many years ago). She will be passing this way Tuesday, so was asking if it would be OK to drop in. We'll be glad to see her, of course, but I've been pretty pushed getting everything ready for our visitors who are expected on Friday. I suppose we'll just have to cope the best way we can. It never rains but it pours, they say.
Evening Flowers. We must have crossed in the mail. I can really relate to your dilemma. My only advice would be to plant each seed separately. I'm having a nightmare here with this mess. Der! Sometimes I wonder about some of the decisions I make. Well I'm paying for it now. Have fun. And by the way, I can't find the empty packet, so apart from remembering a maze of white flowers with at least a white Cosmos, my mind has gone blank.
Oh dear Pat what are we like!! My problem is that there must be about a 1000 seeds altogether so that would take alot of individual sowing..........think I'll sleep on it and decide in the morning , maybe just remove the bigger ones (zinnias) and then save a smaller 'surprise mix' for sowing in small trays in spring.............live and learn!
Nighty night Joe
Just back from town. The hairdresser cut about 6" off for me, so it shouldn't be dragging on my scalp all the time now. The last time she did that it was January.its nice to have someone else wash my hair for me for a change.
Flowers, we should join hands and have a laugh at ourselves. I'm still bemused that I did it. I certainly should know better.
Good morning all
G'day Pat 
Overnight temp down to 3.4C last night and not all of the hedgehog food has been eaten - winter's definitely on it's way ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Dove. And Jo from last night. I'm glad Sid is reminding you of your responsibilities.
Nothing like a heavy cat to wake you up. Mind you, HRH just simply jumps off her bed and rattles her collar, so we are not game to ignore it.
I've finished the onerous task of moving the seedlings into other pots with a bit more room. They'll still need further separatimng, but at least I can see some of the leaves now, so as they grow I might be able to identify them. I had written on the plant label that the use by date had been 2005, so that's a big thumbs up for Yates seeds. The pkt of seeds was called "Accent on White".
Weather wise, we've had high winds all day and warm - unpleasant.
Hi Pat - I'm not comfortable in the heat - anything much above 23/24C and you'll find me languishing in the shade with a cooling drink. I think I must be decended from Vikings
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Me too, Dove. And it gets worse with age i think. I notice that when there is a heat wave the TV channels advise elderly people to stay inside, It has to be a common problem.