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But let’s not call the whole thing off….

What ever way you say tomato, they are sown in the same way. Now the weather is getting warmer, March is the perfect time to sow them. This is how I’m sowing mine…..

The above title must be said in a gruff London voice, because I feel a little bit like Sweeney Todd, but with greenhouses and not a cut throat razor!

I am please to report that the greenhouse are up and ready for use. It’s been a long journey to get them to where they are, why not come and see how I went about it.

Since my greenhouses have been completed, I’ve been very busy sowing seeds . Over the last couple of days I’ve sown the following seeds, there are a lot, so I hope you’re paying attention.

Here goes….Firstly Tomatoes “Gardening Delight”, “Bartelly”, “Apero” and “Mountain Magic”. Then Chives, Sweet Basil, Parsley “Moss Curled” and Parsley “Giant of Italy. Next Cauliflower “Orkney” and Cauliflower “Fortaleza”, Brussels Sprouts “Braemar”, and Spinach “Trombone”. Then finally a selection of salad leaves: Lettuce “Tantan“, Land cress, Lettuce “Arctic King”, Tatsoi, and Rocket “Serrata“.

And that’s just for starters. Lots more still to sow, so I’ll keep you posted. Don’t worry, I’ve made some videos, and they’ll be up on my channel very soon.

Don’t forget I’m writing lots of Claire’s Essentials ebooks, and if you are growing Tomatoes I have a book available for only 99p. Click HERE for more information.

When sowing your fruit and vegetable seeds, make sure you also sow some flower seeds as well. Flowers are very important on your fruit and veggie patch, because they attract the bees and other pollinators. Many plants need these pollinators so they can produce the goodies we harvest. Choose your seeds carefully, so you grow just the right ones. There is no point in growing flower seeds that the pollinators don’t like. So today I sowed the following: Nasturtium “Gleam Mixed”, Sweet Pea “Fragrantissima”, Nocotiana “Lime Green”, Cosmos “Colour Mix”, and Cosmos “Purity”. I’m hoping the pollinators will all love these.  I sowed them all in seed trays with some multi purpose compost, and they are labeled correctly and in the greenhouse with a propagator lid over the top of them to help keep in some heat. When they’re big enough and the weather is warmer, I will plant them outside, planting them around the raised veggie and fruit beds, as well as in the flower border.

Spring is here, and so is British Summer Time! I hope you’ve changed your clocks, otherwise you’ll be late to work this morning. It’s slightly darker in the morning, but the sun sets later, which is wonderful.

Like me, are you fed up with the snow, and can’t wait for the weather to warm up a bit? Well to brighten up your day, Victoriana Nursery have 20% off sale this weekend only:

To take the tedium out of a weekend of not being able to get out into the garden, why not spend the time planning for the season ahead?

20% Off Everything
For This Weekend Only!

And to make your gardening pound go that little bit further simply use the Offer Code SNOW on our Redemption Page to get 20% of everything we sell – but be quick it will only work until midnight Sunday (4 March)!

So whether you’ve not got round to starting anything this year, or you’ve been unlucky enough to lose stuff in this cold snap, this weekend really is the perfect weekend for a spot of ‘armchair gardening’.

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @Victoriana_NG or Facebook or Instagram for daily updates on what we’re sowing and growing (and the occasional bit of cooking and other ‘stuff’). And feel free to share this discount code with your fellow gardening friends and allotmenteers!

Kindest Regards

All At Victoriana

Offer ends midnight 4 March 2018 and does not extend to the carriage element of any order. Offer code can be used on our website, in person or when placing telephone orders. Offer code cannot be used in conjunction with any other deals or offer codes.