It has been a few weeks since I last put seeds into soil and, of that batch, there seems to be little evidence of sprouting. That was direct sowing at the allotment but I’ve been meaning to make more use of the polytunnel to get seedlings going for quick winter crops and ones that will overwinter into next year. The trouble was, I needed to do some tidying in the polytunnel to make space.
Several of the cucumber plants were coming to an end (and it feels like we’ve had enough cucumbers for one year!) so those have come out this week and I’ve been able to make a start on sowing again. Today it was just a few pots with spinach seeds but I’ve got a lot more to try before the month is up, both for planting out at the allotment if the frosts don’t come too early and for growing on under the protection of the tunnel as the other summer and early autumn plants come to an end.