https://shabbychick.me.uk/2013/02/07/greedy-planting-and-uses-for-poppy-seeds/ estbd 1968 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 https://shabbychick.me.uk/2013/02/07/greedy-planting-and-uses-for-poppy-seeds/#comment-323 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:45:05 +0000 https://shabbychick.me.uk/?p=903#comment-323 Totally agree about concentrating on what your garden loves as well as you – and about not using chemical fertilisers. We also have a him (straight lines of numerous potatoes, carrots, leeks) and me (slightly organised chaos of fruit, veg, flowers, herbs) debate.

]]> https://shabbychick.me.uk/2013/02/07/greedy-planting-and-uses-for-poppy-seeds/#comment-322 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:39:45 +0000 https://shabbychick.me.uk/?p=903#comment-322 Look forward to hearing what you grow this year in the glass house – and what you cook with it.

]]> https://shabbychick.me.uk/2013/02/07/greedy-planting-and-uses-for-poppy-seeds/#comment-321 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:20:16 +0000 https://shabbychick.me.uk/?p=903#comment-321 Oh Andrea, this reminds me that I HAVE to start thinking about my seeds too….I left them aside in a box last summer and now it’s time to organize them! I started my potatoes in the egg boxes and like you I’m looking forward to spring time for some serious planting…. and lucky me I have a proper glass house this year, but to be honest my Italian neighbor last year produced a lot of AMAZING tomatoes growing inside a green house made of recycled materials….

]]> https://shabbychick.me.uk/2013/02/07/greedy-planting-and-uses-for-poppy-seeds/#comment-319 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:50:53 +0000 https://shabbychick.me.uk/?p=903#comment-319 Now I entirely recognise that thing that happens with seeds after the early organised, arranged in order of sowing stage, when they are left on the shelf in the greenhouse, sit in the pocket, simply disappear under the influx of new seed packets. We have been trying really hard to grow what works up here after a couple of years of starting with what we want to eat and watching plants turn up their toes. Now I know we can do beans, potatoes, beetroot, peas. Squash (which I love) don’t like us and neither sadly does asparagus. But you need to grow what loves you especially if like us you are not keen on chemical fertilisers. We also suffer from a continuing debate between him (more potatoes) and me (more flowers and more trees)!

]]> https://shabbychick.me.uk/2013/02/07/greedy-planting-and-uses-for-poppy-seeds/#comment-318 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:05:01 +0000 https://shabbychick.me.uk/?p=903#comment-318 How spooky! And very reassuring to hear of somebody else’s seed chaos.

]]> https://shabbychick.me.uk/2013/02/07/greedy-planting-and-uses-for-poppy-seeds/#comment-317 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:01:19 +0000 https://shabbychick.me.uk/?p=903#comment-317 Hi Andrea and thank you for leaving a comment! I love the story about your seed box. Strangely enough, I had just gone to bed this evening, but couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about how I was going to organise my seeds – which I assure you are far more chaotic than yours at the moment. Half of them are all mixed together (having worked their way out of their packets) in a heap at the bottom of a plastic bag… So I got up again and tried to find some inspiration on IKEA’s website, without success. Did a few fruitless searches on the subject of how to index/sort them, i.e. alphabetical, by sowing date or by group. Gave up and had a quick look at my blog, saw your comment, surfed to your blog and waddya know, your latest entry talks about seed boxes

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