Since we begin our spring migration on Friday, it was time to get some planting done. It's not just the planting of course: there was a lot of weeding to do to get space for the perennials. A pre-departure planting panic a couple of years ago saw us planting a lot of penstemon cuttings in a bed that had been dug over and improved by the landscapers. The penstemons grew so well that I had to set about them this morning with electric hedge clippers before I could get down to pruning out the old wood. The result is that the bed looks rather bare, the invasive grass is much in evidence, but the roses have some breathing space.
The last of the charlottes are now planted out in old compost sacks, so we'll hope for good results. It'll be interesting to compare the yield with those grown in proper growing sacks. The onions are starting to show a bit of green, but there's no sign yet of germination from the leek seeds, nor from the basil - though, in the latter case the seed is ancient, so that's a bit of a long shot. And someone has eaten the dill plant, dammit.
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