This year I had help from our trainees to build the hotbed.
It's a beautiful thing.
I haven't got round to buying a new thermometer after the manure got so hot it bust my old one.
So how do you know if it's warm enough to sow seed?
The prosaic answer is when the weed seeds start to germinate.
More poetically, it's when you'd be happy to sit on the soil with a bare bottom.
Not wishing to be on the front page of the Western Mail,
I used the power of my imagination for this one.
( But, yeah… totally would, hundreds of onlookers notwithstanding)
Spring is springing...
It IS a thing of beauty. And Spring is springing, and bums are baring. Apparently. Do it, do it! xxx
ReplyDeleteIt would certainly add a new dimension to the visitor experience at the museum!
DeleteI'm guessing that if it is hot enough to melt a thermometer it is hot enough to plant seeds!! xx
ReplyDeleteThe kale and cabbage seeds that I planted on friday are starting to germinate already - Yay!
DeleteHa! Your too funny friend! Yes this is a beautiful thing! Look at your seed varieties!! How wonderful!! I was out on our ice skating rink moving pots around as we started to have a bit of a thaw...got a ways to go yet. Until then I will enjoy your piece of heaven there! Happy week to you! Nicole xo
ReplyDeleteOh you're still so cold over there - spring must be just around the corner though. I know you're planning your summer bouquets already.
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ReplyDeleteWell, of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And, how wonderful it is that you can gaze upon your hot bed and, bare bottom not withstanding, can have an emotional lump rise in the throat. But, where there is such beauty to be found, inevitably there will be hot bed envy. We are sad to say this but such is life. Soon you will have people sneaking their early sprouters into your 'thing of beauty' before you can say Sweet Pea so eternal vigilance must now be your watchwords. Perhaps camping out by the hot bed (or even sleeping in a second one) may be what will be needed?! Whatever, enjoy!
Well Jane and Lance you have obviously glimpsed the dark side of horticulture. i will certainly be on my guard - let only those who are prepared to meticulously stack 2 cubic metres of horse manure into a pile reap the benefits of free heat I say!
DeleteI do like the look of your hot bed, wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIt's turned out well and it was definitely nice having help this year
DeleteOh, if you were under 5 years old again, you could fulfill your warm soil dream! Kids run around naked all the time!
ReplyDeleteSimple pleasures huh? But not sure the museum would approve!
DeleteThat is a beautiful thing! What fun to grow in!
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