Well - here we go: is it too early? Doesn’t feel like it now with the sun shining but no doubt these toms will let me know…
I am absolutely rubbish at garden design so flowers and veg get a bit mixed when I run out of space - inevitable as I start emptying the greenhouse at this time of year…
@JimmyB Looks like you have good enough weather to plant tomatoes! I’m going to plant them at the end of May. This spring has been cold until 2 weeks ago and now we are experiencing roller coaster weather with highs going from low 50s to low 70s in one week and lows in the 40s and 50s. Rain all day tomorrow. Tomatoes don’t like that kind of weather.
@SpeechTherapist ah well - yes: but our weather is still really mixed. I’m not sure how this is going to work out. There’s a field of allotments about a mile away where early potatoes have already been wiped out by blight. In April! So I’m being optimistic (can’t help it - it’s a congenital weakness that many gardeners are prone too 😃) but I know the weather risks are substantial…
@JimmyB To plant your tomatoes near a south facing stone wall, if not in a green house, is actually a good idea. The stone keeps the heat and protects the tomatoes from huge differences in temperature. In Germany we had summer temperatures last week, but the week before it literally snowed. I will plant my tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse the week after next week. Potatoes are in the pots already. Sweet potatoes and corn will follow soon. @SpeechTherapist #garden#gardening
The greenhouse has been a truly fantastic investment for us. It’s a jungle at this time of year and I love it! I don’t sleep fantastically so am often in there at first light when I’m home (I work away about 50%) - and that’s always a pretty magical time of day…
@JimmyB We start planting salads in the greenhouse in March, so we can start harvesting in April. The ground is covered, before the tomatoes take their place. Although it's not heated it makes a huge difference. Dreaming about a greenhouse with thermal regulation. @SpeechTherapist
@levampyre@SpeechTherapist the missus planted salad on 31/12 - and we started eating in early April. I think that with planning you can eat salad all year round with an unheated greenhouse. I have since put in a small under bench tube heater and a couple of heating mats. That helps germination a lot,.. #Gardening
@JimmyB Sure, there are also some hardy winter greens. Lamb's lettuce and winter purslane, for example. And some mustard greens and special lettuce varieties are hardy, too. @SpeechTherapist
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