A Different Kind of Sowing

I pushed ahead with some seed sowing a few weeks ago, optimistically thinking that spring was just about to arrive. The tomatoes and chillies were started off on my kitchen windowsill, as my greenhouse is unheated. I've found that I have to sow chillies early to get a good crop before the weather turns cold again (usually in August!). I didn't bargain on this foul spring weather and although the tomatoes look ok the chillies are stunted and decidedly too chilly. I'm not holding out much hope for chilli jam this year.

These are dwarf zinnias that I sometimes grow to put in an old tin bath as an alternative to geraniums from the garden centre. It has to be a lot less plant miles to grow your own and disposing of the polystyrene packaging they are usually sold in doesn't seem that green either. Sadly the zinnias are also suffering from the cold and are now relieved to be back in the kitchen for a holiday.

Nature has been doing a good job of sowing seeds despite the cold and wet.

These are self sown forget-me-nots running riot in the bed I usually use for growing annual flowers for cutting. At least they keep the other less attractive weeds under control!

We also have bluebells which I didn't plant, I assume they must have been spread by birds?

I think they are the Spanish import type not the native English ones, but I'll let them off as they are still so pretty.