Really enjoyed the simplicity of making my own paper pots today using the ‘Paper Potter’ from www.netherwalloptrading.com for the seeds I have been sowing today. Have now put the seeds in for an ever growing list, the extras are
Chives
Red sorrel
Chili
Carrot (nantes)
Tomato (country taste) beef steak
Celery (lathorn) self blanching and string less
Lovage

There are several others also, but will get to those another day. I have some more lemon grass rooting and bought some elephant garlic too. Oh and the horse radish! Of course there was the rhubarb….what can I say, I just can’t go into a garden centre and come out with what I went in for, it just doesn’t happen and I’m sure I’m not alone in that! The temptation to try new things is over whelming.

The problem with this situation is that you have to find somewhere to put the plants later, but we have a lot of as yet unused space and the vegetable garden in now beyond its border and moving up the lawn with each year. Less mowing and more growing, that could be a new slogan for me. Think I’ll ‘tweet’ that one, moving forward towards permaculture.

The book I am reading is called Gaia’s Garden, a guide to home-scale permaculture by Toby Hemenway, It was recommended to me and is proving to be a inspiring read, even the forward by John Todd. How I wish I had had teachers like him. He tells of a fabulous experiment, done by filling a glass jar with samples from three or more water sources, seal on the lid, turn it upside down, leave on a sunny window ledge and watch life evolve. He says he has had his for years, and now I want to try this and watch a micro world evolve.  Well,  I believe it to be  worthwhile read,  even if you aren’t into gardening.