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Jan 19th, 2007

Jobs for this week!

Things are pretty slow at the moment but I managed to find one or two jobs to do this morning before the rain started:

  • Emptied out my large compost bin (mainly because it has rats living below it)
  • Spread some compost around the base of my two blackcurrant bushes (to deter weeds and feed them a little).
  • Dug in some compost in the potato patch ready for this year’s planting
  • Soaked some Broadbean seeds and planted them in pots
  • Planted another 6 cloves of garlic as the batch I planted before Christmas are now showing

4 Responses to “Jobs for this week!”

  1. # Clareon 19 Jan 2007 at 3:11 pm

    I’ve not heard of soaking broad bean seeds – do you find this helps germination?

  2. # mtpon 20 Jan 2007 at 1:55 pm

    Yes – definitely. I planted some broadbeans in my cold frame a few weeks ago and they just rotted. Not one of them came up.

    Maybe it’s because it’s been really wet – I don’t know. But soaking them seems to speed up the germination and therefore gives them less time to rot.

  3. # Clareon 23 Jan 2007 at 3:14 pm

    Aha! I shall try that then. I’ve already stuck a few in the ground but the nest lot shall be pre-soaked. How long do you soak them for? Overnight?

  4. # mtpon 24 Jan 2007 at 12:32 pm

    yes overnight should do it.

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