Last week I put some old packets of rocket seeds in as green manure ... they were well past their "use by" dates ... and had been freebies with gardening magazines ...so I wasn't going to be too upset if they all came to nothing.
Despite living in Scotland they have all germinated ... so I'll just let the winter weather do for them and hoe them in when they are dead.
Bees must gather nectar from two million flowers to make one pound of honey
Thanks Bee witched - I'm in Scotland too, west coast so mainly wet & windy winters, with no frost. I might have a rummage & see if I've got anything similar.
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Green manures are usually planted late Summer to early Autumn so I do think that it is a little too late now as colder weather has arrived.
I thought as much - thanks anyway Ladybird!
Hi MaisieM,
Last week I put some old packets of rocket seeds in as green manure ... they were well past their "use by" dates ... and had been freebies with gardening magazines ...so I wasn't going to be too upset if they all came to nothing.
Despite living in Scotland they have all germinated ... so I'll just let the winter weather do for them and hoe them in when they are dead.
Thanks Bee witched - I'm in Scotland too, west coast so mainly wet & windy winters, with no frost. I might have a rummage & see if I've got anything similar.
Hi MaisieM,
I'm in the south east .... near Jedburgh ... so we've already had a sharp frost.
I've also got some phacelia tanacetifolia growing in one veggie bed, and it's now flowering. Some things don't seem to mind the cold!
Good luck,
Bee