Rachel's Journal

Thats such a positive thing to hear.  That is great Rachel, glad someone has taken the plunge, I myself was not brave enough yet.  Everything is tucked up indoors still.

I have put some things in the coldframe last night and today, but kept back some of each JUST IN CASE! Look after those cosmos Rachel! :)

Mine are in the tunnel since yesterday. Do thy always get that tall? Mine looks the same. I sown 2 more trays of them. By the way if you wrote me a message - I can't open it. All other links are fine just inbox wouldn't open for me.

Great stuff with your cosmos. My first sowing of sweet peas have been a success, so far. Out in the open now for the last week, night and day. Going to try putting out Marigold 'Colossus' into the greenhouse tomorrow during the day.

Marigolds are very tough. Mine will be left in the tunnel almost as soon as they will germinate.

Looks good Rachel have started moving stuff out myself to my hot area in the greenhouse. I have'nt grown a single cosmos this year I can't locate the seed I got last year but was fed up with white anyway. And today finally I saw my first astrantia seedlings pop up brilliant! Well I hope there astrantia and not some weed that made it's way in there instead.. it's been known to happen :-)

I'll take good care of those Cosmos for you. Don't worry, Myrtle. Just trying to get them to stand up a bit better for you : )

I think sweet pea are dead tough, Jacinta. Mine germinated out in the greenhouse and seem just fine.

Krista, I just sent you the message by email. As for Cosmos bipannatus, I alwasy find they grow gangly and tall. But nothing compared to how they take off when you put them in the ground! I too found Cosmos and Marigolds quite tough last year. Had them out down to 5 degrees.

Bill, I just loved that Cosmos 'Purity' we both grew last year. Don't know how you could be fed up with it. You mustn't be inheritantly posh at all : )

On the move to the outer world of gardening Rachel.The weather wanted by all gardeners.Good advice on the half hardening off of seedlings

Rachel, I'm very proud of my working class roots I'll have you know :-) As my late mother would say "It far from Cosmos purity you were raised" :-)

Thanks, John.

You wre probably raised far from Tetrapanax and Colocasia too, bill. Doesn't stop you though : ) Good luck tomorrow.

Rachel I was and my Mam would give me a slap on the back of he head for using Latin to boot :-)