We're definitely experimenting this weekend. The forecast shows negative temperatures at least 4 times within the next week, which would be fine if we had been
patient... but we weren't... we planted 22 different types of seeds over 2 weeks ago in an unheated greenhouse.
Why not?!
Well that's what we told ourselves back in March, knowing we could still get frosts in the middle of the UK up until the end of April for definite, but hoping that we wouldn't, of course.
We're now expecting negative 1 to 2 degrees celcius and are unsure what to do. Which to be honest isn't a shock, we do live in England after all.
If we don't water the babies they will die, if we do water them they could also die and our trusted friend Google likes to give contradicting advice; so we've gone with the "lets water and hope it doesn't freeze" method! The theory being that a greenhouse should keep the temperature inside about 2 degrees Celsius above the outside temperature, which in turn would mean there would be no freezing on the inside? Fingers crossed anyway! The risk of the pugs drying up is a lot greater than them freezing.
I'll end with a few photos of our baby plants, incase they don't survive the frost! And if they do, then our winging it worked and you're welcome to take it as proven evidence a fluke that not following all the rules of the garden can work favourably! Plants want to grow, not die, at the end of the day.
We now are growing:
**All dates are approximate
Why not?!
Well that's what we told ourselves back in March, knowing we could still get frosts in the middle of the UK up until the end of April for definite, but hoping that we wouldn't, of course.
We're now expecting negative 1 to 2 degrees celcius and are unsure what to do. Which to be honest isn't a shock, we do live in England after all.
If we don't water the babies they will die, if we do water them they could also die and our trusted friend Google likes to give contradicting advice; so we've gone with the "lets water and hope it doesn't freeze" method! The theory being that a greenhouse should keep the temperature inside about 2 degrees Celsius above the outside temperature, which in turn would mean there would be no freezing on the inside? Fingers crossed anyway! The risk of the pugs drying up is a lot greater than them freezing.
I'll end with a few photos of our baby plants, incase they don't survive the frost! And if they do, then our winging it worked and you're welcome to take it as
We now are growing:
**All dates are approximate
| Plant | |
|---|---|
| Kale (for the chickens) |
Planted 20th March |
| Purple sprouting brocoli |
Planted 20th March Germinated 27th March, 7d |
| Garlic chives |
Planted 20th March |
| Parsley |
Planted 20th March |
| Cumin |
Planted 20th March |
| Dill |
Planted 20th March Germinated 5th April, 16d |
| Basil |
Planted 20th March |
| Coriander |
Planted 20th March Germinated 5th April, 16d |
| Leeks |
Planted 20th March Germinated 29th March, 9d |
| Lettuce & salad leaves |
Planted 20th March Germinated 29th March, 9d |
| Cabbage |
Planted 20th March Germinated 29th March, 9d |
| Broad beans |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1th April, 11d |
| Cauliflower |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1th April, 11d |
| Courgette |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1th April, 11d |
| Fennel |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1th April, 11d |
| Spinach |
Planted 20th March Germinated 29th March, 9d |
| Asparagus peas |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1st April, 11d |
| French climbing beans |
Planted 20th March |
| Mangetout peas |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1st April, 11d |
| Sugarsnap peas |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1st April, 11d |
| Spring onions |
Planted 20th March Germinated 5th April, 16d |
| Radish |
Planted 20th March Germinated 27th March, 7d |
| Runner beans |
Planted 20th March Germinated 1st April, 11d |