Tomatos re-potted

At last this years tomato plants have been re-potted from small pots in the greenhouse to large pots in the garden. You could almost hear the little plants cheering as they were released from their enclosure. They have been ready for re-potting for a week or so but the weather turned cold and wet. Either I couldnt get out in garden because it was pouring with rain or the cold nights would have been a shock to the system.

I am growing 3 varieties of tomatoes, with either 4 or 5 individual plants to a very large pot. Having never grown tomatoes before I do not know if the pot will be big enough for all of these plants but as I keep on saying to myself, vegetable growing and gardening in general is all a learning process.
The peppers will be the next to re-pot but they are still a little small at the moment.

Second garden photo - August 2007

By August 2007 the garden has now started to take shape. A border has been dug on the left side with sand and manure mixed to break down the clay soil.

First garden photo - May 2007

This is the garden 8 months after I moved in. As you can see there really is nothing the talk about apart from how empty it is. This is what you would generally call a "blank canvas".
It took me some time before I started working on the garden. When I moved in I was recovering from an operation. The ground is very clayish so during the winter it gets very soggy.

Salad garden Part1

Only 7 days after sowing the first batch of lettuce, tiny shots have appeared. They are growing in a large trough which has been divided into 3 sections. Each section will grow the same lettuce varieties with 2 weeks intervals. Thus providing a longer abundance of salad leaves. The next sowing will be done on 3rd and 17th June.

Now all Ive got to do is keep the slugs away. Im sprinkling slug pellets once the last lot have dissolved. Im slightly worried that I may be creating a pollutant in the soil. The Hostas in their second year seem to have escaped slug damage, whether that is because they are not so tasty or the slugs were not around when the Hostas started to grow, im not sure.

Spring bank holiday 2008

Just had the spring bank holiday. Was hoping it would be a time of garden activity. However all it did for the last 3 days was rain. With strong wind and generally cold it was not a time to get out in the garden and do anything. Perhaps im a bit feeble?