Sunday 20 February 2011

Time marching on sowing getting done

I am now getting settled in to my new nursery and surroundings over in Somerset however we have yet to find a house to rent over there so at the moment I am still commuting back and forwards between Cornwall and Somerset.

I go over to the nursery on Mondays and stay down at my parents in Sherbourne just over the Dorset border during the week and travel up to the nursery from there Tue to Thur and then go back home to Cornwall on Thursday evening for the weekend.

I have already made significant progress with the sowing having sown Aubergines, Celeriac, Celery, Cabbages, Calabrese, Cauliflowers, Onions, Brussels, Hot Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Parsnips, Broccoli, Spinach, Carrots, Turnips, Komatsuna, Mizuna, Lettuce, Globe Artichokes, Leeks, Tomatoes, Chicory, Salad Leaves, Mustard, Sorrel, Chinese Chives, Minutina, Dandelion, Mibuna, Leaf Radish, Choy Sum, Senposai, Amaranth, Namenia, Kintsai, Peas, Broad Beans, Rhubarb, Beet Leaf, Pak Choi, and Raddichio as well as over 1000 pots of Herbs and 300 pots of Sweet Peas.

At least were having far better weather than last year since Christmas it has been not to bad down here in the South West last year we were snowed in in February and March so I am hoping for a proper Spring this year.

Here are some pictures of the Nursery:

This is my 13 bay multispan tunnel

 This is my nice large Greenhouse

The trays of Brassicas and Onions

 The Celery, Celeriac, Peppers and Aubergines in the heated propagator 

More Brassicas and Peppers

The Plugs of other veggies













Friday 4 February 2011

Ready to Go

It is all signed and sealed for the new nursery and the greenhouses and polytunnels have been cleaned out ready for me to use.

I am picking up a van tomorrow that the owners are very kindly letting me borrow for a few weeks so I can get over to Somerset to start growing and I will be over there  Mondays to Thursdays sowing away in the heated greenhouse

Here are a couple of Pictures