I start seed sowing in earnest this month and I’ve been getting tips from Chiltern Seeds and finding out a bit more about the firm - it’s celebrating its 50th birthday.

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Starting the peas
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We are starting the peas!

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We decided to try a different approach to Tuesdays #today.

After I'd been to Tai Chi and collected Sacha from her gym class I filled the car up with petrol and got a Sainsbury's Meal Deal which we took to the allotment.

Lunch with coffee and then.....jobs!

We were probably only there a couple of hours but it was very productive.
Sacha planted yet more rescued flower bulbs - and there are definitely no more. I put some dahlias and gladioli in, with some marigold seeds.
I've also put some old found seeds in the ground - parsnip, lettuce and french beans - being old they're unlikely to germinate, but better to try than just throw them away.

I didn't get the digging done, I intended, but I'm very pleased with our efforts.
It was a bit chilly, but it's dry.

We might repeat it next Monday - but that requires me to get to the gym by bus, and it's two buses despite not being very far as the crow flies.

Snapdragon seedlings in front
Kale babies to the rear &
Actual "Baby" Radicchio in back left

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Given forecast in #Connecticut
Rain --> then freeze --> snow
Sowed #Perennials
All flowers and all
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Wintering gardening at its best
Rudbeckia maximus seed head
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Edit for spelling

First #Sunflower
Finally! Velvet Queen
Old Reliable
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Photos from my Toronto garden. Aug 22, 2033.

-Anise hyssop and Black eyed Susan. Anise hyssop is becoming a favourite. Upright, does not flop over.

-Spotted bee balm. Will look pretty cool even during the winter.

-Lance-leaved coreopsis. Cheerful, short plant that benefits from dead-heading.

All four species mentioned were winter sown earlier in 2023. What's extra wonderful is that they're blooming in their first year.