Rita, I don't know about having things well planned out, I seem to be forever chasing my tail, and yes Carol, moving close to spring planting.
In the past, I have mostly bought my veg seedlings when my beds are ready and the season is right.
I, as an avid amateur plant breeder have so much on the go that I know it is all going to come to a great screaming holt.Not because of lost interest, just my aging body can't keep up.We in Australia don't have your extreme cold, but this winter, I found that to keep warm while working, I had 3 jumpers on and even still had to resort to my once much loved, 40 year old leather jacket.Now that I'm shrinking, I can fit back into it
I dable in japanese, siberian, californian, TB,Dutch iris, carnations and pinks, liliums, daffodils, all sorts of small bulbs, begonias, both cane and tuberous,plus cymbidiums.The orchard has 25 varieties of apple (23 on dwarf root stock) 2 olives, 5 grape, 5 cherries, 4 Japanese plums, 2 apricots (double graft tree), 1 nectarine, 3 peaches and one lemon.So, quite a lot of work for an old fart, or even a younger one!
So what is going on?
This year, I'd like to raise all my own veg seedlings and try out other cultivars, rather than the usual bought stuff.All the excess produce is welcomed by welfare food banks.
The tomato seeds were all sown indoors on 10 Aug and heat applied.3 seeds of each were sown. Also sweet bell capsicums went in on the same day, but 6 seeds of each variety were sown.I love bell capsicums and even eat them like an apple!
This is what was sown.
Grosse Lisse (Australia's long time favourite home grown tom.)
Rouge de Marmande
Roma
Oxheart
Mortgage Lifter
Mary Italian
Cherokee Purple
Black Cherry
Beefsteak
Brandywine
Amish Paste
Capsicums
Yolo Wonder
Chocolate
Californian Wonder
My own saved seed
Germination was good except for Oxheart, which I've resown.
