Wellie skiing

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Aaah well, another freezing weekend, couldnt do anything in the garden and my green fingers were itching to do some plant magic so I put on my wellies and headed for the potting shed where I took up a new sport in the form of wellie skiing! this was totally accidental and decided I needed to get a shovel and scrape away the icy clods before it turned into bruised bottom skiing.

This unplanned exercise warmed me up and ended with satisfying results as I rumaged through all my seed packets looking for what I could sow now ready for spring planting. 100 hollyhocks and 50 Geraniums later, I paused for a steaming mug of tea …….Aaaaagh lovely, the warmth trickling down and radiating all over. I stood pleased with myself at the enjoyment and excitement of thinking about when their little shoots would appear. Then reality struck…..and I thought…… where the hell am I going to plant 100 hollyhocks and 50 Geraniums! along with the 120 sweet peas, 75 Rudbeckias and god knows how many Nicotiana, I did a couple of weeks ago!

Hmmmm…… another surplus sale out the front me thinks :-))

8 Feb, 2009
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Gilli

Well done Norfolk. Never mind about the surplus. I'm sure they will make someone very happy. I think I'll be in the same boat if all my seeds come up. LOL.

9 Feb, 2009

Terratoonie

Well done on the Wellie Skiing training.
The GoY Winter Wellie Olympians are proud of you. :o)
Steaming mug of tea sounds good...........

9 Feb, 2009

Spritzhenry

I ALWAYS grow too many seedlings and have had to learn to throw the surplus away after giving some to friends. If I pricked out every one, I would run out of pots and trays on one packet of seeds!

People say, well, just sow half a packet, but then the left-over seeds deteriorate so quickly once opened and may not germinate next year. What's the answer?

9 Feb, 2009

Amy

I don,t think there is one Spritz .. I use to feel so guilty at the waste almost as though I were a murderer choosing which ones should live or die , I,m still not quite over that feeling .. to soft , thats the trouble !
I,m sure there will be plenty of people willing to take them off you Norfolk , after you have done the hard work....:o)

9 Feb, 2009

The_norfolk..

I know what you mean about seeds, Im over enthusiastic and need to train myself to be more ruthless, I cant even dispose of the weakest ones yet :-))) I have tons of pots and pot everything on cos I treat them like my little babies, isnt that daft! My dad and stepmum always benefit and Im sure my eldest daughter will now she has her own little garden.

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