Carrots, parsnips and cabbage planted

So, I put in some more carrots, parsnips and also a few cabbages today.

Carrots almost there!!

So, Chris came over to pick up his camera today, and I asked him how he can tell when the carrots are ready. He said, just pull one up and have a look ... so we did! And, it was definitely a carrot, although still a little on the small side. I put it back in, so hopefully it'll keep going. I think those were sown in mid-august, so they've done about 10 weeks now ...

Grass Race Update

So, the grass race is really hotting up now!! As you can see, the Tui seed is going strong (above). But, the Yates has got off the ground now, and is coming up as well ...

Update on the seed race

Well, it's been sloowww going so far!!! But, finally, today I notice a single green shoot coming out of the Tui corner ... so it's looking good for them ...

Courgette Planted!

So, didn't get much done over the weekend. But, I did finally plant out the courgette plant that I grew from seed ... so fingers crossed!!!

The Great Lawn Seed Race

So, I haven't managed to do a whole lot of gardening this weekend, save for a bit of weeding of the vege box. But, I'm still trying to get some grass seed to grow in my back yard --- but all my attempts so far have failed.

Right, so it's some to apply some science here. I'm going to do a controlled experiment to compare two kinds of grass seed: Yates "Lush" lawn seed versus Tui SuperStrike "Sun n Shady" seed. I've had no luck with the yates seed at all really. The Tui see cost almost twice as much as the yates, so fingers crossed.

So, the experiment is simple: i've put some compost into two lids, and sprinkled the seed on top. Then, I water and keep moist until the seed germinates. I've put the lids into the "shed", which gets less sun than the garden --- so should help to keep it moist. The Tui seed is supposed to germinate in 7 days, so it won't take long to find out the answer!

Weekend update

So, it's wednesday already, and i've only just got around to writing up about the weekend. We had a pretty busy weekend in the end. Lots of planting!! I decided it was time to put out the tomatoes, so we planted some into pots, and some straight into the ground. We've got 8 tomato plants, so that could be a little excessive! I'm also going to put a couple into a hanging basket.

We also headed down to the garden center and picked up some other things. A Chilli plant, a cucumber and a capsicum plant, as well as a passionfruit vine. So, it took a while to get everything beded in ... but it's look good now!!