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[carieoates]

My greenhouse hasn't been built yet. So my question is will Easter be too late to start my seeds off. I usually grow, cues, courgettes, toms, radishes and a few bedding plants.

Chives are just starting to peek out of the pot! Must a sign that this frigid winter might be coming to an end.

@carieoates I got my tomatoes and red peppers sown early because otherwise they aren't ready to eat in early summer. You could get some seeds started on a light windowsill indoors, or you could wait till Easter and get some of those starter plug plants to give you a head start.
I currently have 4 different varieties of tomatoes (Yes I know, I know!) some red peppers, mixed salad leaves, sweet peas, cosmos, penstemons, coriander and basil in various stages of growth.
Leeks, spring onions, chives and lots of lettuce as yet still to show themselves. And loads of other vegetables to plant once April arrives.
OH has Onions and garlic doing well outdoors and the last of my celariac need to be dug up and frozen. The first of the asparagus is starting to show
If I knew how to post pictures I would (hint, hint, pretty please, Caroline will you tell me how to do it?)

[carieoates]

Sian you made me giggle.
1.Take pic with ipad or phone.
2.Then take screen shot of it. ie home and off button simultaneously.
3. Start post reply.
4. Scroll down to bottom. Press upload attachment.
5. Select choose file. It'll give two options. 1. Take photo . Or 2. Choose existing.
6. Select choose existing and then pick the one you've just done a screen shot of. So the second one of the same pic. It's been shrunk by your device by doing this.
7. Add the file
8. You can name it now , in file comment - mine here as example I've named "duck on pond at school"
9. Place in line
10. Submit.
Tadarrrrrrrr...

Duck on pond at school.

Well Thank You @carieoatesfor that step-by-step guide, I haven't tried yet but it sounds idiot-proof. Your example photo made me smile

Hey Sydneysiders.. dont you just love this rain. I can see my grass grow from the window.. 2 new pumpkins have emerged from their vines which i am growing vertically as an experiment. so far so good.

Love love love rain.. you know your a gardener when you say that.

Do you talk to your plants? I have just spent the morning weeding one of my herbaceous borders. I found myself asking the plants why they let the weeds seed right in their midst and explaining to them that I will have to damage them a bit in order to remove the weeds but it is for their own good in the long run. It must be my age

Today I have sown three trays with; 8 sorts of tomatoes, 5 of cucumbers and 10 hot chilies.
To be planted is two different varieties of sweet peppers and a myriad of sweet peas. Only one sort of Morning Glories though.

As well as being heeled from a home from a home ed teacher as well as my paternal grandma used to work in the cold kitchen, my paternal FIL was the head honcho of the exotic part (like huge water lilies and such) in the green house of the botanical garden in Uppsala.

So I have a thing or two thing to live up to LOL.

Testing, testing 1 2 3......
This is my greenhouse it was a 40th birthday present

Crikey it worked! And here. Is my forest of tomato plants.....

Wow, what a fantastic birthday pressie - I'm not jealous, I'm not jealous.

I bet you can't wait to fill it full of gorgeous plants.

ps. Happy Birthday Sian

@coffeetime calm down dear In my excitement at getting the photo to upload I didn't mention that my 40th birthday was in 1999

Hahaaaaa Sian
Well from your avatar photo you haven't aged a day since then.

Testing, testing 1 2 3......
This is my greenhouse it was a 40th birthday present

That's one gorgeous greenhouse!! make mine look like something from IKEA

@Wolfie I liked the fact that your's had furniture in it