Salvaged

Just left these bad boys for a little over 24 hours, and they seem to be greening up! But the key question now is, what are they supposed to look like?

I was literally agog when i saw how much they had grown in just 6 days. If I had CCTV in the airing cupboard I could have sat and watched it. Although I admit, it would not have been much of a show.

Will they truly be salvaged, or will they end up as next years compost?

In other news 3 chilli seedlings are now peeking out of their little cells. More on that later

The day of the Seedling

One of the aspects of my growing project that has got me hooked is growing things from seed. I've already had some early successes with my tomatoes and sweet peas and lettuce (I'll post more on them another time). Full of confidence with my achievements I wanted to get some other salad things on the go. I had fantasies of people coming round for dinner and me preparing salad from the garden.

So last weekend, I got out a windowsill propagator that Olive bought me and another separate cell tray and buried a stash of little seeds to get cooked. The packet suggested keep them in and temperature of 20 c and they should germinate in 7 -14 days. Once they were all prepared and lids on, I put them in the airing cupboard. 6 days later (so I was early...) I checked, and found this:

6'x12' is the total size of my balcony. I bought the flat where I live a couple of years ago. This was my 'big move' and somewhere I really wanted to make my home. One of the key reasons I chose it was because it had some space outside that I could enjoy.

Its an adventure being here. I've loved settling in and making it my own. The balcony is a true sanctuary. Hidden behind a busy city road it is a total sun trap. Facing north-west it gets the afternoon sun which suits me. I work all day so I get to enjoy the evening light in the spring and summer.

Last year I bought a few pot plants to brighten it up and got bought a few as gifts. Accidentally, I had my very first garden.

Inspired by my modest success (only one of them died), this year I've got the gardening bug.

Its only April, but I've got all sorts on the go already. Completely impatient, I stand over my babies every morning, willing them on. I'd never really appreciated how quickly things happen when you're growing things.

There's so much going on and I don't want to miss out on anything. I started wondering how I can make sure I can keep hold of and record all thats happening, and then I came up with the idea of a blog.

So today is the day it starts. My ambition is to record what happens in my little 6'x12' over the spring and summer.

What is going to change? And what is going to stay the same?