The Comice pear, the oldest Gravenstein apple, an early blooming peach grown from seed, and the Harcot Apricot. I saw quite a few apricots blooming when I was out and about today. The Japanese type plum here is a couple of warm days away from starting to bloom and it doesn't look like it's died much more. It's more than 50 years old.
Got given a batch of very old fruit and veg seeds and done some germination testing (most have 50 - 70% germination rates which is pretty good). Thought I'd just plant these globe artichoke seeds and give them a try. Seeds are allegedly best sown before 2017. I soaked them for a few days in water and then put in a covered seed tray in my car to act as a mini greenhouse. 2 weeks later half have come up. It really does annoy me the hype from seed sellers that you must use new seeds - it is true for some veg but for most things it really isn't! For anyone concerned about where I'm going to plant a dozen globe artichokes which will grow into enormous plants.. will give most away through our #CommunityFridge and keep one. #permaculture #GrowYourOwn #Allotment #AllotmentLife
First tomatoes are up, peppers are growing fast, and some new growth on the overwintered Red Marconi sweet pepper that I pruned and fertilized.
It all looks so bare but I have been getting some weeding and digging done so it looks a little more respectable !
Glorious sunshine and so peaceful just bird song.
Nearly ready to plant out some onion sets and potatoes in the next week or so. Potatoes go in around the Easter break here. #allotment #growyourown #gardening
#ShortBreak #gardening #garden #gyo #GrowYourOwn #TheWeedyGarden #soil #microorganisms
*Doomscrolling break*
visit the fascinating universe of soil
(and after that go outside and make your hands dirty planting something ^.^)
A day of being near plants. First stop, the community garden for produce swap day, where I took peppermint cuttings and swapped for a cute little posey (posy?) in an old Vegemite jar. Also took two figs and some silverbeet, the latter of which I will add to the pea soup I'm making tomorrow.
I got to chat to a friend and meet some new people, and we tentatively discussed meeting up again socially soon (outside of the scheduled garden catch-ups).
Then dropped Dad home via Bunnings, where he bought some pots and other odds and ends, and I bought two punnets of English spinach seedlings and one of bok choy.
So this afternoon has been pulling up all the weeds (I mean, not ALL the weeds, of course – I have to leave some for another day or I'd be bored, right? Right) and planting out the seedlings in pots. Ideally I'd have them in raised beds but that's not possible just yet. We'll see what I can salvage/create as the year progresses. I figure if I can keep up the nutrients to them in these small pots they're going to be OK
#FYI #diy #gyo #GrowYourOwn #gardening #SelfSufficientMe #raisedbed #electriculture
An electrifying field experiment =D
(on first sight I thought it's an agrovoltaics experiment, which works really good. But plugging in your garden patch is maybe not that a -bright- idea =D)
Back from my trip to find that the Carlin peas are up. These seeds were sourced from Holland and Barrett, the growers are UK farmers Hodmedods. About 95% germination rate and cost less than buying from a seed merchant. Will let them grow on for a week or two before planting out.
#allotments
#gardening
#GrowYourOwn
@potterybyosa Mastodon has great gardening enthusiasts, allotment enthusiasts, and compost enthusiasts. Following hashtags leads you to gardening around the world. #gardening, #allotment, #compost, #vermiculture, #permiculture, #growyourown.
The afternoon of April 4, 2025. This is a sample of what the garlic space looks like in the vegetable garden. The soil probe is eight inches into the soil. Most of the garlic is waiting for warmer soil before surfacing. These two garlic shoots have experienced freezing temperatures. This is a no-dig garden. #gardening, #minnesota, #zone4b, #garlic, #growyourown, #fermentation
After paying $24(?!)for some bamboo stakes we have realized our pesky, headache of a bamboo patch is a veritable gold mine. They just need a few months to dry out so they aren't bringers of doom.
Got potatoes?
Planting the ‘Cosmic Gold’ variety. This will be for our early use.
For our main crop and storage I will plant ‘German Butterball’ later this spring. We are still using these from last year’s garden.
For anyone in the greater Seattle area, Flower World near Maltby has a great selection of seed potatoes. There is a generous amount in one of the bags so you will likely be able to share some with a gardening friend.
#Gardens #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #PNW #Seattle
@tsupasat @troutgirl yep, buy local or #GrowYourOwn. I’m stepping up the garden this year, doubling dry bean production from last year’s I guess about 10 pounds. Inshallah.
@laurenheywood Thank you for sharing the painted rock ideas. We will consider the decoys. #gardening, #growyourown, #allotment
Have a handful of sunchoke tubers here from @MCDuncanLab (thank you!), so I am googling odd facts about them before even planting them, as one does.
Seems they can do nearly anything, including produce alcohol, for drinking or fuel.
Any thoughts on that?
April: Still waiting for spring 
Starting salad crops for containers outdoors is a tricky business. While salads prefer cooler temperatures before summer heat, freezing nights can devastate small plants.
https://kitchen-garden.be/diary/april-still-waiting-for-spring
Looks like the purple chokeberries will have some blossoms this year. They were planted 4 years ago but moved from the original too hot/dry location last year.
Today's Flighty's plot blog post is Planting and sowing
https://flightplot.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/planting-and-sowing-4/
@mk30 @sarahtaber #growyourown #bloomscrolling and #allotment are more tags to follow for gardening joy :)
