Growth has slowed to an almost stop......but hidden away there are small signs of life.
The snow peas have bravely floweredand produced a few lonely pods.
The Fennel is bulbing up nicely...
...since I added it's plastic protection!!!
No seeds will germinate outside now until Augustso into the hothouse goes punnets of greens
to start life away from the frosts
that keep on coming.
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Please may I return the favour and offer you the fecundity and productivity of my plot at the moment. I can't blog fast enough as there is so much going on. It is the same here though in January and February when i get my 'green fix' from down under!
ReplyDeleteWinter has hit here in Sydney with a bang too with a cold wet week ahead. Your snowpeas look great - just planted mine today (bit late!).
ReplyDeleteThank you Matron
ReplyDeleteI have indeed been enjoying your summertime blog with all your fruit (strawberries...yum!) and growth. I shall be back for more.
Hi Lani
ReplyDeleteYour snowpeas should be fine for a spring harvest. Mine were actually a bit early for our cold winters down here. So any harvest is a bonus for me. :)
I have been studying a number of 'sow when' calenders that claim in a temperate climate you can sow the following in winter. Are they meaning you can if you have hot house?
ReplyDeleteBroad beans
Cabbage
Lettuce
Onion
Pea
Radish
Spinach
Hi Jason
ReplyDeleteNo, you should be able to plant those in your climate. Up here where we live we have many frosts during winter and so the soil is very cold.
I usually use the charts marked Cold Climate for these winter months. Or I can cheat with the hothouse.
Some planting charts or books will indicate the optimum temperature for the specific seeds to germinate. If you wish you could try taking the soil's temperature. Usually the daily temperature is enough to go by though.