Having survived without sprain or injury on the ice while heralding in the New Year, I was relieved to get a chance to sit down and see what seeds I had for the forthcoming planting season. With the ground frozen, the ordering of seeds is the ideal garden related activity for this time of year.
Giant Winter Leek
The gaps in my seed collection are to be filled once I get my orders in the post. The Organic Centre, Rossinver, Co Leitrim supplies most of my seed needs. See their online catalogue here. Giant Winter Leek, Rainbow Chard, Purple Sprouting Early Broccoli, Gold Rush Courgette and Sugar Grape Cherry Tomato are all on order.
Seed potatoes
I still need early (Orla) and second early (Carlingford) seed potatoes as well as a few annual flower seed to attract useful wildlife such as hoverfly and simply to make the garden more attractive to nose and eyes. There is to my mind nothing to beat the heady aroma of Night-Scented Stock on a warm summer evening (remember those!).
Posted by Trevor Sargent on February 10, 2010 at 4:55 pm
John, a Chara,
Any good garden centre or friend who is dividing a mature crown should provide you with a healthy rhubarb crown or plant. They are quite hardy but really appreciate having compost or well rotted farmyard manure dug in before planting the crown. I’ve to put a crown in myself in the next few days. I know they like a sunny spot but my sunny spaces are all taken, so I’ll try my luck in the north facing front garden.
Le meas glas,
Trevor.