More Seeds

Feeling at a bit of a loose end, I went to the local Wilko’s this morning to see if they had much in the way of flower seeds. I’m determined to have a lovely summer garden¹ again this year, and I’m a bit put out at having to wait for the possibility of frost to pass before the shops start stocking plant plugs from the nurseries. I’d already ordered about a dozen packs of seeds of eBay this morning, but don’t tell my missus - it’ll be our little secret. Anyway, I was selecting packs of seeds from the Thompson range when I noticed that there were much cheaper alternatives form Wilko’s own brand, up to a quarter of the price. I replaced the more expensive packs and came away with quite a haul.

I started the seeds in three 5x3 cell trays, each tray wth 3 cells of each sowed with the same plant. This has given me 15 rows of seeds - it worked out well as I’d bought 15 packs. I tried to put 5 seeds in each cell, but some species’ seeds were far too small to separate so I just sprinkled a small amount in those cells.

Today I’ve sown:

Tray 1 - trailing and compact

Lobelia colour cascade mixed
Lobelia string of pearls
Aubrieta large flowered mixed
Verbena compact mixed
Bergamot panorama mixed

Tray 2

Coreopsis early sunsise
Dahlia piccolo mixed
Dahlia dwarf double mix
Antirrhinum monarch mix
Stock Ten Week Mix

Tray 3

Delphinium Pacific giants mix
Borage blue
Nigella black caraway
Agastache golden jubilee
Zinnia choice mixed

They’re all on a cleared bookshelf in the living room. I’ll keep you posted as they start to germinate.