Thalictrum - Black Stockings

Most exciting late winter day as a gardener:

The first green waste bin collection of the year.

The sun is out and I'd so much rather be out in the garden today than doing whatever it is I do in work.

Finally got round to planting out my Mulberry tree that's lived in a pot for the last 2 years.

Hopefully it will forgive me and thrive.

Before and after clearing this patch of brambles and weeds at the #allotment.

Hopefully weather won't be too cold and wet tomorrow.

Happy February. My Hemamelis (Witch Hazel) is looking beautiful.

Is it a true garden centre if it doesn't have cats?

Morning spent weeding the kitchen garden beds at home before a 5 hour shift at the allotment.

A mix of weeding useable beds and trying to bring more space into use. Forgot to take any photos because obviously.

#allotment

I didn't sow in during autumn for early #broadbeans. Rookie mistake. Hoping these get a head start indoors. I'll move them out to the greenhouse once they've germinated and plant them out in March.

Bunyard's Exhibition and Masterpiece Green Longpod in Containerwise 15-cell trays.

#growyourown 🫘🌱

(Reposting this from main account @jawida.net. This year's chillies are sowed last Sunday, 19/1. Hopefully I'll see some germination starting this time next week.

Yesterday's sowing included:

Padron
Sugar Rush Stripey
Quick Fire
Biquino Red
Jalapeño
Hungarian Hot Wax
Big Jim
Moz Piri Piri

🌶️🌱

Starting off #aubergines / #eggplants. I'll probably do a back up second sowing in spring. Mostly long thin sausage shaped aubergines rather than the type you get in the supermarket.

This year varieties are:
- Early Long Purple 2
- Gretel F1
- Hansel F1
- Moneymaker F1

🍆🌱 #growyourown