February Indoor Sowing - Chilies, Tomatoes, Aubergines, Herbs

Time to get the windowsill season off to a flying start and get some of my favourite foods on the go!  I am really going to try successional sowing for many things this year to avoid the all of nothing issue. So you might see several of these entries many times in the coming months.

February Indoor Sowing - Chilies, Tomatoes, Aubergines, Herbs

In a non heated propagator, on my windowsill, using degradable pots (the kind that you put in the ground when you plant outside).  I usually put in 2 to 3 seeds per pot to ensure one grows.  If all three grow I do my best to salvage the extras to their own pot.

17th - Tomatoes, Aubergine, Herbs

1. Tomato - Roma x 5 pots
2. Tomato - Marmande x 5 pots
3. Tomato - San Marzano x 5 pots
4. Aubergine - Black Beauty x 2 pots
5. Thyme - English x 1 tray
6. Lavender - English x 1 tray
7. Peas - Sweet Peas x 4 pots

15th - Chilies

1. Chilies - Mixed Seed x 6 pots
2. Chilies - Fuego x 6 pots
3. Chilies - Cayenne x 4 pots

A Tale of Two Blogs

Firstly, sorry for those of you that have been hanging on my every word........hello? hello? hello? Anyway, I have been very busy of late with the same things we are all busy with; work, family, hobbies and in general trying to keep the balance right between them.  I am very enthusiastic about the allotment this year and my windowsills have been bearing the brunt of all that enthusiasm (what they wouldn't give for a heated greenhouse!).

Given my poor performance at record keeping, I have decided the focus of this blog will mainly be a diary of my sowing, planting and harvesting on the allotment.  An online record that I/we can refer to each year that won't be covered in coffee and breakfast remnants or buried in the boot of my car covered with what I can only hope is compost.  Also, the state of my penmanship has disintegrated to such a degree that even the local chickens mock me from atop their scratchings!

I have started a new blog at www.therusticdish.com where I will post more about how we can get plenty of enjoyment from of all the hard work we put in on the allotment.  Please  pop in if you get a chance!