Lizzie, silly me, you are in Bath of course, aren't you!
Perhaps we could arrange a clever way to get your offerings to Somerset - I go back and forth along the M4 quite often so perhaps we could rendezvous at the junction if that suited you? What do you think?
That's a good idea, I only live about 7 miles off the J.18 (just below the racecourse in Upper Weston) so it's easy to get to from here and I'm retired so timing is immaterial - although I don't do early mornings!
When do you have in mind? If anybody else on this thread lives near me and can drop plants in, I could probably fit them in as well. Got an old Fiesta hatchback that's well-used to transporting plants.
Hi, Folks. So sorry not to have been on all wk, work has been crackers, and the kids clubs, school play rehearsals and swimming later. Just been too tired and hitting my pit early.
I'm not quite swamped under a mountain of seeds, (some mixing of metaphors there, I think), but have had more.
Thank you to
Rosie31, and thank you for the lovely card. Do you make cards, too?
Philippa smith2, some of those seeds look too pretty to sow. Are they all from your own plants?
KEF Did you go out and buy seeds specially to send?
Got your parcels this wk, now over 250 packets, and now more veg. There are seeds of plants I have never heard of! I've made a list to look them up, as I can't file them otherwise!
As I've been sowing, I have added the seeds that are left, and have sown extra of everything in hopes of plant transport. So far lots of toms, some chillies, maybe onions. Sweet peas, Lots of fuchsia cuttings, some of the giant traily ones, and and upright that I use for standards but will grow as a bush. Flower seeds will be sown soon.
Daniel said he has had a rummage around the office and will be sending them soon.
I'll keep more up to date with you all in future, even if only on this thread when I'm busy. And, HA Ha, who mentioned being out in the garden? I wish! Had one nice day last wk, then 2 this week while I was working. Today the wind shredded the polythene covers on my beds, just as they were nice and warm and waiting for seeds. Now soggy and cold again. First day of Spring.
Jeannie, yes I did. You mentioned lack of veg, so I selected ones that can be sown later in the year and will harvest in autumn and over winter. Also dates will be okay for a couple of years. When I checked my seeds a lot are beyond sow by date and might not all germinate but not that important for me I can just do extra. Sorry about your polytunnel damage.
Hi Jeannie, If you've got lots of seeds, perhaps it might be easier to send some down to the flooded out gardeners to sow, so that they can feel they're at least getting on with something, while they are waiting for their soil to dry out.
Lizzie - I'm going to be passing Junction 18 mid-afternoon on Tuesday - would that be a possibility for a rendezvous? If so, I'll drop you a PM with my phone number and more details.
I'm heading down to Dorset on Friday and have arranged to meet up with the local plant coordinator en route - so we have a plan to get Lizzie's plants to the flooded area, hurrah!
Philippa - thank you so much for the offer of help. I think we've got a plan for Lizzie's plants, but in future it might not be so straightforward - could you perhaps be a staging post for plants-in-transit in future? I'm sure we can make this work if we all put our heads (and wheels) together....
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Lizzie, silly me, you are in Bath of course, aren't you!
Perhaps we could arrange a clever way to get your offerings to Somerset - I go back and forth along the M4 quite often so perhaps we could rendezvous at the junction if that suited you? What do you think?
rosie
Hi Rosie31,
That's a good idea, I only live about 7 miles off the J.18 (just below the racecourse in Upper Weston) so it's easy to get to from here and I'm retired so timing is immaterial - although I don't do early mornings!
When do you have in mind? If anybody else on this thread lives near me and can drop plants in, I could probably fit them in as well. Got an old Fiesta hatchback that's well-used to transporting plants.
Lizzie
This is really brilliant that plants are now moving in a westerly direction
I have nothing large enough yet to be moved and planted out, but will have soon I hope.
Hi, Folks. So sorry not to have been on all wk, work has been crackers, and the kids clubs, school play rehearsals and swimming later. Just been too tired and hitting my pit early.
I'm not quite swamped under a mountain of seeds, (some mixing of metaphors there, I think
), but have had more.
Thank you to
Rosie31, and thank you for the lovely card. Do you make cards, too?
Philippa smith2, some of those seeds look too pretty to sow. Are they all from your own plants?
KEF Did you go out and buy seeds specially to send?
Got your parcels this wk, now over 250 packets, and now more veg. There are seeds of plants I have never heard of! I've made a list to look them up, as I can't file them otherwise!
As I've been sowing, I have added the seeds that are left, and have sown extra of everything in hopes of plant transport. So far lots of toms, some chillies, maybe onions. Sweet peas, Lots of fuchsia cuttings, some of the giant traily ones, and and upright that I use for standards but will grow as a bush. Flower seeds will be sown soon.
Daniel said he has had a rummage around the office and will be sending them soon.
I'll keep more up to date with you all in future, even if only on this thread when I'm busy. And, HA Ha, who mentioned being out in the garden? I wish! Had one nice day last wk, then 2 this week while I was working
. Today the wind shredded the polythene covers on my beds, just as they were nice and warm and waiting for seeds. Now soggy and cold again
. First day of Spring
.
Gardenjeannie, you are more than wonderful! Wow....250 packets of seed. Did anyone think we'd do that when artjak started all this a few weeks ago?
This is a really, REALLY great forum. I think you should all feel very proud of yourselves!
R
Jeannie, yes I did. You mentioned lack of veg, so I selected ones that can be sown later in the year and will harvest in autumn and over winter. Also dates will be okay for a couple of years. When I checked my seeds a lot are beyond sow by date and might not all germinate but not that important for me I can just do extra.
Sorry about your polytunnel damage.
Big
to all who are doing & donating x
In my experience, seeds often germinate even though they are passed their use-by date, except, I believe, parsnips.
I am so glad that it is all working so well
Jeannie, don't overdo it will you?
Hi Jeannie, If you've got lots of seeds, perhaps it might be easier to send some down to the flooded out gardeners to sow, so that they can feel they're at least getting on with something, while they are waiting for their soil to dry out.
Having said that, I've just posted some to you!
A sunny morning bump to you all
Lizzie - I'm going to be passing Junction 18 mid-afternoon on Tuesday - would that be a possibility for a rendezvous? If so, I'll drop you a PM with my phone number and more details.
I'm heading down to Dorset on Friday and have arranged to meet up with the local plant coordinator en route - so we have a plan to get Lizzie's plants to the flooded area, hurrah!
Philippa - thank you so much for the offer of help. I think we've got a plan for Lizzie's plants, but in future it might not be so straightforward - could you perhaps be a staging post for plants-in-transit in future? I'm sure we can make this work if we all put our heads (and wheels) together....
Rosie