Seed log

Another towel-tomato seed germinated last night -- possibly stimulated by the warmth of its trip outside! I evacuated them again this morning from the fifty-five degree chill of indoors, and since the balcony was so warm I ended up sowing a lot more seeds.

( Marigolds )

( Chillies )

I sowed limanthes, rudbeckia (after a panic when I thought I had failed to save any seed and had only my one scrappy overwintered plant to go by), oriental poppy, calendulas (again I have several overwintered plants), nasturtium and some rather optimistic coriander. ( Flax )

( Swan River daisy )

I have *not* sowed the basil, mesembryanthemums, coreopsis, or any of the 'Linaria' and 'Gypsophila' varieties -- and yes, the pink Linaria is, unbelievably, *still* flowering and putting out new buds, having been doing so all winter while growing in a tiny pot. It is clearly extremely tough, hardy and prolific, as well as naturalising easily. Precisely the sort of flower that I like, in other words :-D

( Bulbs: mystery, grape-hyacinth, chives, garlic )

Ooops

Doing last-minute repairs to the turn-ups of my black trousers an hour before the concert... the trouble is that I never normally wear black!