Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Ocelot Spleens Mar 2023 5:28pm, 19 Mar 2023 36,713 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens It didn't take a lot of work. I just threw my leaf mold from two years ago on it over the new year. The worms sorted it all out....
Hanneke Mar 2023 5:30pm, 19 Mar 2023 100,872 posts	0 Hanneke OS, sadly this bed had perennialised chard in it, so the root clumps need digging out and there is a fair bit of grass that has sprung up over winter. Then I shall loosen the soil with a hand azada. Then plant the onions. Then spread an inch of home made compost over the bed.
Hanneke Mar 2023 5:31pm, 19 Mar 2023 100,873 posts	0 Hanneke I need to stick to this bed for the onions as I rotate them to avoid onion white rot.
Ocelot Spleens Mar 2023 6:42pm, 19 Mar 2023 36,714 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens I have three beds, so it's time to give onions a miss next year....remind me! I might put onion sets in with the flowers .
Hanneke Mar 2023 7:58pm, 19 Mar 2023 100,885 posts	0 Hanneke You can do that! I always leave some to flower!
3M Mar 2023 1:56pm, 20 Mar 2023 20,828 posts	0 3M Second lot of tomatoes and cucumbers in on the windowsill! A useful lunchtime (that doesn't involve decorating, or work!). The first lot of tomatoes are just about onto their "true leaves" whilst the cucumbers are onto their second set! All good for the soul. I should be able to get the broccoli in this weekend too.
Velociraptor Mar 2023 12:48pm, 31 Mar 2023 63,134 posts	0 Velociraptor My best clump of snake's head fritillaries. eL Bee! did a head count and the ones in the swamp lawn have definitely multiplied. In the lawn that is merely wet, we have three out of the 75 I planted. I've also got some older ones doing really well in a flowerbed despite having been buried under cardboard and bark chippings, but they're still just foliage. They got to around 80cm high last year, which was slightly unexpected.
Hanneke Mar 2023 12:53pm, 31 Mar 2023 101,479 posts	0 Hanneke Mine come up at a very random different timing! And 3 out of 75 sounds about right. I think they take years to establish as my oldest patch now looks positively impressive. May take some photos...
Fragile Do Not Bend Mar 2023 12:58pm, 31 Mar 2023 10,926 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I planted some in an area where there is often some standing water at this time of year, they came up once and no sign since. Can an area be too wet for them?
sallykate Mar 2023 2:31pm, 31 Mar 2023 11,275 posts	0 sallykate FDNB, no I wouldn't have so. In the wild they thrive in water meadows - i.e. grassland which is regularly flooded by surrounding rivers.