I've been planting out calendula, nasturtium and some other 'purple flower' I grew last year. The calendula came out of packet of mixed seeds last year & I fell in love with them. With regular dead-heading, they flowered all Summer long. I saved a heap of seeds from last year's plants & they've been drying in a cup all through the Winter.
Our apple tree was really unhappy last year. It didn't fruit at all & the leaves turned brown. I gave the tree a prune for the first time & so far, it looks much happier this year. It's starting to bud with blossom and the leaves look much better.
I also love nasturtium. I'm a big fan of easy plants that look after themselves and churn out heaps of flowers. I've planted a couple of seeds per fibre pot. The good thing about fibre pots is you can put them into the ground & not disturb the seedlings roots. I bought mine from Wilko, they are only 80 pence for 12 so definitely worth buying a few for your seedlings. I also go around pushing nasturtium seeds in here & there around the garden & wait to see what pops up later in the Summer.
The unidentified 'purple flower' has already started to sprout & I will need to pot them on soon. They also came out of the packet of mixed seeds last year & once again I saved lots of seedpods from the plants & dried them over the Winter.
I think possibly one of the best Spring-time treats is seeing the cherry blossom appear. It's so fleeting, gone after a few days, but it is utterly beautiful whilst it is around. We have two cherry trees, so I get to see plenty of my favourite blossom.
This week I'm linking up with 'How Does Your Garden Grow' #HDYGG over on www.mammasaurus.co.uk
Ah cherry blossom gets me every year, reminds me of being a child and walking up the school drive which was lined with those trees either side. Happy memories.
ReplyDeleteI'm only planting a few things from seed this year, we did a HDYGG seed swap a few weeks back and I received some seeds from the States so I'm most excited to see what grows! Thanks for the heads up about the peat pots - they sound like just what I need!
Thank you for joining in lovely x
Ooh, how lovely is your cherry blossom. Very delicate. I too am a big fan of nasturtiums and last year I had them crawling all over my trellis and patio. Real character plant. That's a great idea with those little pots, I'm gonna find me some of those. :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what the seeds from the USA look like Mammasaurus!
ReplyDeleteI bought the peat pots, I think they are actually called 'fibre pots' from Wilko, they are only 80p for 12 pots...definitely recommend them
http://www.wilko.com/seed-trays-plant-pots+planters/wilko-fibre-plant-pot-round-8cm-12pk/invt/0330501
the cherry blossom looks lovely, is it scented?
ReplyDeleteI love the magic of Spring. We've had perfect weather conditions for growing recently and everything has come alive. It's such a shame cherry blossom doesn't last longer as it is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI had to go out into the garden & check if Cherry Blossom was scented! The trees I have aren't scented, but the apple blossom has a lovely, subtle scent.
ReplyDeleteThe Cherry Blossom has virtually all been knocked off with the recent rain...