Seed sowing

Full steam ahead at our house with the spring first round of veg and flowers from seeds.  They often start on the kitchen table (hence we are back to the plastic table cloth for cleaning).

Move into conservatory on a hotbox pad, which is heated by wires in a sealed foil with a thermostat, it is on poly and white stuff (what is it called??? ahh polystyrene!) and on a garden table. It gets a bit messy with vermiculite everywhere. By the end of spring I am desperate for it all to go!

Then they move to the greenhouse. It is bubble lined and has a heater connected but we keep that off if possible to save pennies. Gradually harden stuff off and put in polytunnel. Except peas and beans - the mice take them! Currently the mice are feasting on some left over chillis - does that make them hot mice?  I will need to put some more deterrent down.

But now the weather is not looking great for the next week so we will fussing over seedlings for an hour every morning/evening!

I have made a contact in the village via Facebook with a lady who had her garden devastated by neighbours illegal actions so I am giving her all my self sown primroses, violets, forget me nots, foxgloves to restore a country garden area.  Poor lady has had a tough time over the years with these people and finally found a way to fight back. Apparently our village has a conservation area! No one in the village ever mentions it but it gives her fight for her legal rights for boundaries and trees a bit more backing.