We grow it every autumn and pick until the weather gets too hot and it bolts and flowers then we collect the seeds for the next planting. Around the end of December, maybe January, these coriander plants were completely flat, pickable just, but suddenly they started to grow, and grow, and now look at them! Almost as tall as me, they have trunks not stalks, and today I had to build them a frame for support as they've started to collapse.
The cucumber seedlings and basil seedlings in the potting area were looking a little sad this morning, it was quite chilly last night compared to recent days and nights, and so I've covered all of the pots up with clear plastic boxes to make mini-greenhouses and also covered those with bubble wrap - even those yoghurt pots which have as yet ungerminated seeds in, to keep the compost warm.
And the reason for that is this...
whether it will get that cold we don't know but if you're a new seedling in an unheated potting shed, you won't be very happy.
Unlike us, we are as warm as toast indoors, we've lit the fire already today, only the second time we've had it on in weeks.
wow the veg patch looks to have come a long way sonce febx
ReplyDeleteI think it had a mega big growth spurt! Now all in flower, just waiting for seeds for next years crop.
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