" Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education " Mark Twain
At last! The air is warming and encourages the gardener in us to move along at a brisker pace. Cold and wet are not great encourages but heat and sun certainly are. For weeks now greenhouse, cold frame and windowsill plants have just " stayed " there, alive but hardly thriving. But a week of warmer means they itch to be in the ground I really do not want to upset you but Midsummer Day is under a month away. That being the case the sun rises early and I was down on Plot 106 by 6am with two trays of brassica plants to plant out there. First tray was cabbage Cabbice https://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/Vegetable-Seeds-1/Cabbage-Seed_2/Cabbage-Cabice-Veg-Seeds.html and cauliflower Boris ( really ) https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/cauliflower-boris-f1-hybrid/tm54711TM I grew cabbages fairly successfully last year but not so cauliflower that were rather poor looking plants of a greyish colour that did not find favour with the catering team ... So they are in now and covered over for protection. I have Midsummer on my mind now and the realisation of how far I am behind due to the cold and wet Spring but it will all get done .....
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AuthorI launched this website on 16th August 2020 to bring together my thoughts on gardening,, its importance for health and wellbeing and two projects running concurrently, a renovation of my own garden on the West Sussex coast at Lancing and a nearby allotment. But also to learn from other gardeners about the inspirations for their plots, about their gardening projects and enjoyment of beautiful plants and gardens Archives
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