Hi folks - regarding the slug eggs! I have been in touch with sylvagrow and they have said that these are in fact fertilising pellets. Lots of interesting speculation in these comments so thank you! The pellets specifically are called osmocote prills: homeguides.sfgate.com/osmocote-work-86083.html I believe they add them just to give plants that little extra boost over time.
Seed sowing is one of my favorite things to do. It signals a start to the new growing season which is always exciting. Hope you are having a lovely day!
You are becoming more confident than before. Don't force yourself to look like a pro, let your progress happen naturally, just as your username suggests. Eventually, you will reach your goals and we will be here to support you every step of the way. Audrey is a real gem for sending you guys those fabulous seeds. Great video, JB. Cheers!
I’m glad you said that about p spr broc. I had no idea what to do with it and just plopped seeds into a seed tray. Wham! Up within days! So I’m glad I can still manage their grow life going forward.
For my beds I just topped up with a mix of 60/40 top soil and manure and they did really well last year. I did a similar mix of compost, top soil and manure to pot on my seedlings just to give them an extra boost and everything took off with gusto!
You are right jb little and often. I have done that this year and havnt been overwhelmed. Usually I get so excited wen I can start sowing and I go mad with it then as they germinate I have so many to prick out but I doing them in relays. Just want to say though sowing beans now is a bit like sowing tomatoes in January. You might end up with loads of plants around for a long time and some struggle as you will have tomatoes cucumbers melons sweetcorn all coming on. I do hope the beans survive anyway see you soon👍🙋🏻
It's definitely early but I'm in the mood for risking it a bit this year and seeing what I can get away with! I've got fleece and loads of greenhouse room to keep them on until it's mild. I'm also on the south coast so trying to make better use of our mild climate!
THANK GOD I'M NOT GOING MAD! I had the same Sylvagrow Melcourt peat free and it is full of snail and slug eggs! I also have grass and weeds popping up around seedlings. I hope I haven't introduced a colony of Snails/ Slugs to my greenhouse. So far I have managed to avoid them quite well.
Others have made a good point that they might well be a water retention pellet. I will contact them to ask. I've been really disappointed by the amount of weed seeds that are in here too though (I can't remember if I mentioned that in the video?). It's an absolute pain when you're sowing seeds and can't tell what is germinating!
@@JBNat I know what you mean. It would be good to know if they are water retention pellets. I went through bursting them all. I also laid the bag down and jumped up and down on it to try and burst all of the 'Eggs'. I'm assuming the weed seeds must have blown onto the compost before it's bagged? Either that or it didn't get too hot?
@@ebenezercottagegarden a professional grower got in touch with me. Said sylvagrow is his favourite to use and that the 'eggs' are actually a fertiliser. But why they don't state this anywhere is a mystery to me!!
I’ve sown a shorter period purple sprouting broccoli, I found I get less than the long term variety, but last year I got all the florets before the butterflies really invaded the garden, so I am trying to recreate that success!
Slug eggs PMSL Best laugh I've had all week, thanks! I read your update and it should be noted that these pellets (sometimes Osmocote, sometimes just Growmore) are added to most impoverished peat-free composts, especially wood fibre and coir based ones that have no natural nutrients. The Sylvagrow Organic is awful and even with the prills, it runs out of steam after 2 weeks. Ask yourself this: What are the chances that a prill fell into a cell on your tray?
Interesting one Steve - I hope you remember we were all beginners at some point! I've had a few other comments from people thinking they were slug eggs too. The only pellets I've ever seen are usually coloured blue/yellow. I don't remember seeing Sylvagrow in your tests before but interesting to hear your opinion thanks. I've heard such mixed things, some people say it's the best they've ever used and some say it's total crap. What's your favourite peat free one?
@@JBNat At some point! I'm still learning JB and there is hardly a day that goes by where I don't make one foo-foo or another LOL I didn't include the Sylvagrows in last year's trial as I wanted to keep the price down to "affordable". I did however use both the non-organic Sylvagrow and the organic one - and the non-organic was up there with the best IMHO. Then again, most composts that use single base ingredient or two, are pretty good as they are dependable and give repeatable results. It is when green waste is added that the quality etc plummets 🙁 I have just sown the seeds for a 15 compost trial but again I left out the Sylvagrow because of the price. Have a great week
Really interesting! I hadn't noticed when you said the 'organic' sylvagrow in your first comment. I didn't realise they had an organic and non-organic version. I checked and my one is the non-organic, so it must have other fertilizers sprinkled in on top of the prils. Really love your trials, they are a great service to the gardening community! Totally agree regarding green waste, avoid at all costs!
@@JBNat The problem as I see it: there is only so much composting material to go around at it is. 2024 is going to be panic stations when all those who are not aware of the ban switch over to peat free and Lord knows what will happen in 2028!!
Since I only grow chili peppers, the stock keeping every year is a "bad idea" (but I do it anyway). I probably have seeds for enough varieties to test new ones for the next 5 years or so, but I still add a couple of varieties every year anyway 🤪Everything around growing should be a "nice thing that fills you with joy", not just planting seeds (though that and harvest is probably what brings the *most* joy hehe). And glad to hear that the allotment is turning in to a happy place! 👌
Those Cobra beans are amazing , grown them for last 4 years , get to 8 foot tall up strings and high yields.... but sow last week of April man up here in Newcastle (Tony C Smith voice)
Yes! I did exactly that, this year. I had the pots ready to go and labled for corriander and crimson king basil - to find there were less than 5 seeds in each pack. I was convinced I had enough. So off I had to trot to get some more. Obviously I had to order other things, to make the order worth the postage. Right? Everyone does that, don't they? 10 packets or so? Gotta be done.
I just sowed a load of brassicas into my seedling bed in the back garden today. Im definatly pushing my luck as im up in Fife Scotland LoL. Also in a cracking twist of luck im going to pick up a free greenhouse tomorrow, 6ftx6ft, my first one woohoo i can wait 😃
Im doing the same as you JB i usually start my tomatoes & brassica's at beginning of march but will do them abit later this year. Ive only touched my chilli's and aubergines this year
Hi JB I have been using SylvaGrow for seed sowing (the green multipurpose one) and I don't think those little balls are slug and snail eggs, they are plant food slow release pellets. It might be worth dropping SylvaGrow an message to get them to confirm but I have found these and I haven't had an issue with loads of baby slugs and snails hatching from this compost to eat my seedlings. However it definitely needs vermiculite adding to it as it does dry out quite quickly and then can be an issue to re-wet it. Depending on what else I have available, I sometimes mix coir in with it as seeds don't need a nutritious compost to get going so it makes an expensive product go a bit further. I must be so nice to have the space for your seedlings at long last. Happy growing 😃🌱
They did pop just like slug/snail eggs! They might well be moisture retentive things, but I'm surprised they would be in melcourt sylvagrow? Nothing about them in the ingredients!
Lovely, relaxing video, JB. Thanks for keeping me company over my evening cuppa. I hope the compost turns out to be okay. I am having terrible trouble finding decent stuff - especially for carrots. Can't find anything fine enough or worth the time to sieve. Hope cucumber Steve is doing okay and your chillies are doing well? 🤞
Chillies are doing better since potting, still not amazing but lots of lessons learned for next year! Thank you for the lovely comment and good luck with your search for carrot compost. I heard the Wilko seed starting compost is actually pretty good.
I love sowing seeds as it feels like a fresh start. I am not sure how much those compost trays are but i use an old under bed storage box. It was a bit broken so not great for storing stuff in for keeping it dust free but it does the job. I like to sieve out my old compost from the containers from the summer crops, mix in some sieved store bought compost and bake it. I then add the perlite and vermiculite. Even though i sterilise it from bugs, I would like to think using some native soil helps it adjust later on, when transplanting outside? When i transplant into the next size pot i like to add some blood fish and bone and home made worm castings, slowly introducing some nutrients and bacteria life. I just wish coco coir or sea weed was more readily available here and less expensive. Most compost now is peat free as it is being banned next year. Living in London, i don't see many coconut trees and seaweed about. :) We've found some moss growing on the shady bit of our lawn, so we have been packing the holes of our "crazy paving" built raised bed with soil and planting it in the gaps. I think it would be cool to give a bit of a coastal look and help to control moisture and heat levels of the bed. IDK, just something i am trying out to see as i love conducting experiments in the garden to see what grows or doesn't (like the horse/mare tail!).
I think soil is actually a great additive to potting mixes, because generally it's going to be a fantastic texture that suits plants well. It probably does contain weed seed though, at least on my plot!
@@JBNat yes, if i'm bringing it inside i bake it 100c for 30 mins to get rid of the fungus gnats and sterilise any weed seeds. I guess a battery pack and a kettle would be the only option on an allotment, unless you can have some sort of fire pit/ BBQ to bake it on? I just love emptying the old containers and saving the worms. I put them one the main bed as i already have a full 3 tier crate wormery indoors ready to spread in Spring and Summer. I put some in the main composter and some on the beds. Have a rubble bag of worm castings just drying out as i was behind in emptying it out and just had to when it got too heavy to lift to feed them. I really want an allotment but the ones here in London are about 1 rod? They look a lot smaller than yours and the one i checked out was £70/year plus water charges.
Great video the silva grow compost I always use, I’ve never noticed those white balls in them though! Purchased 2 new bags yesterday will let you know if the white balls are in them, let’s hope they are water pellets
Hi jb we always bought verve from b&m or b&q and it was great but it got harder to get it as it became very popular. Also sometimes if bag was torn you got few pounds off. But now we found a local supplier of bulk and so for 2 years now we have had a ton of organic black gold we call it and it’s great it was £58/ ton so much more cost effective. Have you thought of doing that? We also make our own but can’t make enough. One good thing is we none of us know how things are gonna grow till we sow and the weather plays a big part of our growing doesn’t it. What is your grow along again? I have forgotten😩😩
£58/ tonne is a great price! I phoned lots of local companies when we had to fill the garden raised bed, couldn't get anything for less than £80. Those tonne bags are usually about 700L of compost too (and impossible to move). So ten of my 80L bags of manure are about the same as a tonne bag, and only £35!
Kale is delicious fried in some sesame oil with garlic, especially cavalo nero kale. By the way where did you get your big potting on tray? It looks very handy!
Most garden centres or Amazon. I've got a large one for the garden (no tray for your bits and bobs) which I use later for potting on and smaller one from B&Q I'll use in my small kitchen for seed sowing (last year I used a standard gravel tray but soil went everywhere). I don't have a green house😭 so my kitchen has to double up.
I had so much other stuff going on last year! Thankfully we've mostly finished our house renovations and all sorts of other things that we had going on 😊
You're right: not a brassica (celeriac.) Celeriac's a member of the apiaceae, related to celery (of course), carrots, fennel, parsnip, caraway, angelica, dill, and others. Slug and snail eggs??? Eww! Never thought about it, but now I'll be extra-super-careful about inspecting any compost I buy in. Greensand is supposed to improve water retention but a number of gardeners consider it environmentally...careless, shall we say.
When I empty a seed packet I’ve taken to putting it in my office - I have a little baggy full of empty seed packets that I need to refresh at a suitable time. When I later find a need to order more flowers or whatever, I have a look and see what else I was after - seems to be working! I even found a Cucumber packet in my seed storage this week, on which I’d written “1 left!!” Fingers crossed that that one seed germinates 😆 Interesting comments on the Sylvagrow seed compost. I’m still using Dalefoot for most everything that isn’t my 🌶️ 🫑 so I’ll stick with their seed compost too, as it’s finer than their veggie compost.
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Hi folks - regarding the slug eggs! I have been in touch with sylvagrow and they have said that these are in fact fertilising pellets. Lots of interesting speculation in these comments so thank you!
The pellets specifically are called osmocote prills: homeguides.sfgate.com/osmocote-work-86083.html I believe they add them just to give plants that little extra boost over time.
I keep all the empty seed packets together , it makes it very easy to know what to buy again. Intrasting beans
Seed sowing is one of my favorite things to do. It signals a start to the new growing season which is always exciting. Hope you are having a lovely day!
You are becoming more confident than before. Don't force yourself to look like a pro, let your progress happen naturally, just as your username suggests. Eventually, you will reach your goals and we will be here to support you every step of the way. Audrey is a real gem for sending you guys those fabulous seeds. Great video, JB. Cheers!
Audrey is the best! Thanks so much Mary 😊
Well done JB it makes a nice change to see you so calm and in control almost as if was planned 😂😂
Such a great feeling setting seeds off. I spent a lovely day in the greenhouse yesterday doing just that
Brilliant! Nice to take your time over preparing, sowing everything just right 😊
I’m glad you said that about p spr broc. I had no idea what to do with it and just plopped seeds into a seed tray. Wham! Up within days! So I’m glad I can still manage their grow life going forward.
It really is one of my favourite veg to grow 😁
@@JBNat - I just checked this morning and the psb is almost my best seedling! Lol! Sod’s law.
Just chill, seat down and have a cup of tea for couple mins, nice to see you are enjoying the allotment.
just a thought on the slug and snail eggs they could be fertilizer or water retention balls
They have confirmed they are fertilizer :)
For my beds I just topped up with a mix of 60/40 top soil and manure and they did really well last year. I did a similar mix of compost, top soil and manure to pot on my seedlings just to give them an extra boost and everything took off with gusto!
Giving seeds for texture to set their roots into is definitely the majority of the battle I think!
You are right jb little and often. I have done that this year and havnt been overwhelmed. Usually I get so excited wen I can start sowing and I go mad with it then as they germinate I have so many to prick out but I doing them in relays. Just want to say though sowing beans now is a bit like sowing tomatoes in January. You might end up with loads of plants around for a long time and some struggle as you will have tomatoes cucumbers melons sweetcorn all coming on. I do hope the beans survive anyway see you soon👍🙋🏻
It's definitely early but I'm in the mood for risking it a bit this year and seeing what I can get away with! I've got fleece and loads of greenhouse room to keep them on until it's mild. I'm also on the south coast so trying to make better use of our mild climate!
THANK GOD I'M NOT GOING MAD! I had the same Sylvagrow Melcourt peat free and it is full of snail and slug eggs! I also have grass and weeds popping up around seedlings. I hope I haven't introduced a colony of Snails/ Slugs to my greenhouse. So far I have managed to avoid them quite well.
Others have made a good point that they might well be a water retention pellet. I will contact them to ask. I've been really disappointed by the amount of weed seeds that are in here too though (I can't remember if I mentioned that in the video?). It's an absolute pain when you're sowing seeds and can't tell what is germinating!
@@JBNat I know what you mean. It would be good to know if they are water retention pellets. I went through bursting them all. I also laid the bag down and jumped up and down on it to try and burst all of the 'Eggs'. I'm assuming the weed seeds must have blown onto the compost before it's bagged? Either that or it didn't get too hot?
@@JBNat Just to add, I have emailed them with some feedback.... it will be interesting to see the reply.
@@ebenezercottagegarden a professional grower got in touch with me. Said sylvagrow is his favourite to use and that the 'eggs' are actually a fertiliser. But why they don't state this anywhere is a mystery to me!!
@Naturally JB I've had fairly good germination with it, but the number of weeds has been crazy. I was pulling out mini thistles this morning.
I dont think they are slug eggs they are water retention pellets :)
Ohhhh you know that might make sense? But they could really do with making that clear in the ingredients!
I thought the same, slow release fertiliser in my compost looks like this.
Hi JB, great to see you more organised this year. I think as you now have 2 greenhouse in use has helped 😊 thanks for sharing and take care 🙂
They do look like hydro gels. Eat one and see. Taste of slug? Not hydro gel…. Kidding.
Ps. Doesn’t coastal nw use that compost? Maybe ask if he knows.
I’ve sown a shorter period purple sprouting broccoli, I found I get less than the long term variety, but last year I got all the florets before the butterflies really invaded the garden, so I am trying to recreate that success!
I tried Sibsey F1 last year which was meant to flower september/october but they didn't do well - probably the drought. Hope yours go well!
Love the speed sowing. Gonna have to try that 👍
That green sprouting broccoli is great and prolific plus those seeds will probably still be viable in a decade
I buy the Sylva Melcourt compost with John Innes no 2 and it's normally £16 for two bags of 50 litres, which is really good value.
Thanks JB happy sowing.
Roll on that last frost can't wait to get stuff outside and in the ground
Don't think they're slug eggs. It's either slow release feed or moisture beads, I think. Great video 🎉
They've confirmed it is a fertiliser!
@@JBNat Good because I have the same 😁
Slug eggs PMSL Best laugh I've had all week, thanks!
I read your update and it should be noted that these pellets (sometimes Osmocote, sometimes just Growmore) are added to most impoverished peat-free composts, especially wood fibre and coir based ones that have no natural nutrients. The Sylvagrow Organic is awful and even with the prills, it runs out of steam after 2 weeks.
Ask yourself this: What are the chances that a prill fell into a cell on your tray?
Interesting one Steve - I hope you remember we were all beginners at some point! I've had a few other comments from people thinking they were slug eggs too. The only pellets I've ever seen are usually coloured blue/yellow. I don't remember seeing Sylvagrow in your tests before but interesting to hear your opinion thanks. I've heard such mixed things, some people say it's the best they've ever used and some say it's total crap. What's your favourite peat free one?
@@JBNat At some point! I'm still learning JB and there is hardly a day that goes by where I don't make one foo-foo or another LOL
I didn't include the Sylvagrows in last year's trial as I wanted to keep the price down to "affordable".
I did however use both the non-organic Sylvagrow and the organic one - and the non-organic was up there with the best IMHO. Then again, most composts that use single base ingredient or two, are pretty good as they are dependable and give repeatable results. It is when green waste is added that the quality etc plummets 🙁
I have just sown the seeds for a 15 compost trial but again I left out the Sylvagrow because of the price.
Have a great week
Really interesting! I hadn't noticed when you said the 'organic' sylvagrow in your first comment. I didn't realise they had an organic and non-organic version. I checked and my one is the non-organic, so it must have other fertilizers sprinkled in on top of the prils. Really love your trials, they are a great service to the gardening community! Totally agree regarding green waste, avoid at all costs!
@@JBNat The problem as I see it: there is only so much composting material to go around at it is. 2024 is going to be panic stations when all those who are not aware of the ban switch over to peat free and Lord knows what will happen in 2028!!
Since I only grow chili peppers, the stock keeping every year is a "bad idea" (but I do it anyway). I probably have seeds for enough varieties to test new ones for the next 5 years or so, but I still add a couple of varieties every year anyway 🤪Everything around growing should be a "nice thing that fills you with joy", not just planting seeds (though that and harvest is probably what brings the *most* joy hehe). And glad to hear that the allotment is turning in to a happy place! 👌
Hahahaha I know this problem! I am kind of glad pepper seeds are on the pricier side, else I'd have even more!!
Those Cobra beans are amazing , grown them for last 4 years , get to 8 foot tall up strings and high yields.... but sow last week of April man up here in Newcastle (Tony C Smith voice)
Hahahaha I know i'm pushing it a bit! Makes it exciting 😃
Yes! I did exactly that, this year. I had the pots ready to go and labled for corriander and crimson king basil - to find there were less than 5 seeds in each pack. I was convinced I had enough. So off I had to trot to get some more. Obviously I had to order other things, to make the order worth the postage. Right? Everyone does that, don't they? 10 packets or so? Gotta be done.
Sounds VERY familiar
I just sowed a load of brassicas into my seedling bed in the back garden today. Im definatly pushing my luck as im up in Fife Scotland LoL. Also in a cracking twist of luck im going to pick up a free greenhouse tomorrow, 6ftx6ft, my first one woohoo i can wait 😃
Good luck!
Hi jb loved the video ! can’t wait to start my seeds it’s still a bit cold up here lv Irene 😘 xx
Im doing the same as you JB i usually start my tomatoes & brassica's at beginning of march but will do them abit later this year. Ive only touched my chilli's and aubergines this year
Hi JB I have been using SylvaGrow for seed sowing (the green multipurpose one) and I don't think those little balls are slug and snail eggs, they are plant food slow release pellets. It might be worth dropping SylvaGrow an message to get them to confirm but I have found these and I haven't had an issue with loads of baby slugs and snails hatching from this compost to eat my seedlings.
However it definitely needs vermiculite adding to it as it does dry out quite quickly and then can be an issue to re-wet it. Depending on what else I have available, I sometimes mix coir in with it as seeds don't need a nutritious compost to get going so it makes an expensive product go a bit further.
I must be so nice to have the space for your seedlings at long last. Happy growing 😃🌱
Ah just seen you comment below, glad you check ed with them and they were able to put your mind at rest 🙂
JB have you squeezed some of those eggs? It could be slow release fertilizer. Nice video matey
They did pop just like slug/snail eggs! They might well be moisture retentive things, but I'm surprised they would be in melcourt sylvagrow? Nothing about them in the ingredients!
Lovely, relaxing video, JB. Thanks for keeping me company over my evening cuppa. I hope the compost turns out to be okay. I am having terrible trouble finding decent stuff - especially for carrots. Can't find anything fine enough or worth the time to sieve. Hope cucumber Steve is doing okay and your chillies are doing well? 🤞
Chillies are doing better since potting, still not amazing but lots of lessons learned for next year! Thank you for the lovely comment and good luck with your search for carrot compost. I heard the Wilko seed starting compost is actually pretty good.
@@JBNat Does seed starting compost have enough nutrition for carrots? I thought it was really low in nutrients?
I love sowing seeds as it feels like a fresh start. I am not sure how much those compost trays are but i use an old under bed storage box. It was a bit broken so not great for storing stuff in for keeping it dust free but it does the job.
I like to sieve out my old compost from the containers from the summer crops, mix in some sieved store bought compost and bake it. I then add the perlite and vermiculite. Even though i sterilise it from bugs, I would like to think using some native soil helps it adjust later on, when transplanting outside?
When i transplant into the next size pot i like to add some blood fish and bone and home made worm castings, slowly introducing some nutrients and bacteria life.
I just wish coco coir or sea weed was more readily available here and less expensive. Most compost now is peat free as it is being banned next year. Living in London, i don't see many coconut trees and seaweed about. :)
We've found some moss growing on the shady bit of our lawn, so we have been packing the holes of our "crazy paving" built raised bed with soil and planting it in the gaps. I think it would be cool to give a bit of a coastal look and help to control moisture and heat levels of the bed. IDK, just something i am trying out to see as i love conducting experiments in the garden to see what grows or doesn't (like the horse/mare tail!).
I think soil is actually a great additive to potting mixes, because generally it's going to be a fantastic texture that suits plants well. It probably does contain weed seed though, at least on my plot!
@@JBNat yes, if i'm bringing it inside i bake it 100c for 30 mins to get rid of the fungus gnats and sterilise any weed seeds. I guess a battery pack and a kettle would be the only option on an allotment, unless you can have some sort of fire pit/ BBQ to bake it on?
I just love emptying the old containers and saving the worms. I put them one the main bed as i already have a full 3 tier crate wormery indoors ready to spread in Spring and Summer. I put some in the main composter and some on the beds. Have a rubble bag of worm castings just drying out as i was behind in emptying it out and just had to when it got too heavy to lift to feed them.
I really want an allotment but the ones here in London are about 1 rod? They look a lot smaller than yours and the one i checked out was £70/year plus water charges.
Great video the silva grow compost I always use, I’ve never noticed those white balls in them though!
Purchased 2 new bags yesterday will let you know if the white balls are in them, let’s hope they are water pellets
I got in touch and they confirmed they are fertilizer pellets! Phew!
Hi jb we always bought verve from b&m or b&q and it was great but it got harder to get it as it became very popular. Also sometimes if bag was torn you got few pounds off. But now we found a local supplier of bulk and so for 2 years now we have had a ton of organic black gold we call it and it’s great it was £58/ ton so much more cost effective. Have you thought of doing that? We also make our own but can’t make enough. One good thing is we none of us know how things are gonna grow till we sow and the weather plays a big part of our growing doesn’t it. What is your grow along again? I have forgotten😩😩
£58/ tonne is a great price! I phoned lots of local companies when we had to fill the garden raised bed, couldn't get anything for less than £80. Those tonne bags are usually about 700L of compost too (and impossible to move). So ten of my 80L bags of manure are about the same as a tonne bag, and only £35!
Too early for french beans JB !! End of April lol
Ahhh who needs to listen to a rule book Susie! That's what greenhouses are for 😁
Kale is delicious fried in some sesame oil with garlic, especially cavalo nero kale. By the way where did you get your big potting on tray? It looks very handy!
Most garden centres or Amazon. I've got a large one for the garden (no tray for your bits and bobs) which I use later for potting on and smaller one from B&Q I'll use in my small kitchen for seed sowing (last year I used a standard gravel tray but soil went everywhere). I don't have a green house😭 so my kitchen has to double up.
Hi kate, I must admit I can't remember exactly! amzn.to/3Jp7s3n I think it might be this Stewart one though!
@@JBNat Thanks I'll have a look.
You do look a lot less stressed this year 😂
I had so much other stuff going on last year! Thankfully we've mostly finished our house renovations and all sorts of other things that we had going on 😊
You're right: not a brassica (celeriac.) Celeriac's a member of the apiaceae, related to celery (of course), carrots, fennel, parsnip, caraway, angelica, dill, and others.
Slug and snail eggs??? Eww! Never thought about it, but now I'll be extra-super-careful about inspecting any compost I buy in.
Greensand is supposed to improve water retention but a number of gardeners consider it environmentally...careless, shall we say.
How is the steve cucumber doing??
I mean... Not much growth, but surviving!
👍
Them little balls in your compost look like fertilizer not snail eggs.
Ok,let’s not pay for slug eggs.😂
When I empty a seed packet I’ve taken to putting it in my office - I have a little baggy full of empty seed packets that I need to refresh at a suitable time. When I later find a need to order more flowers or whatever, I have a look and see what else I was after - seems to be working! I even found a Cucumber packet in my seed storage this week, on which I’d written “1 left!!” Fingers crossed that that one seed germinates 😆 Interesting comments on the Sylvagrow seed compost. I’m still using Dalefoot for most everything that isn’t my 🌶️ 🫑 so I’ll stick with their seed compost too, as it’s finer than their veggie compost.
I've never seen Dalefoot in my neck of the woods! But I would love to give it a try. Great idea on the seed packets!