SUCCESSFUL TUMBLING TOM TOMATOES
Not only am I starting to wake up after semi-hibernation but my garden is waking up too. Here, high up on the Pennines, things can be a little slow but the last few weeks of mild weather have stimulated trees and plants into growth. Yesterday, on my travels to visit an aunt, I saw a camellia and a magnolia in such magnificent bloom that I have never seen before. They were huge and smothered in colour. Moreover, a sure sign of good weather is that lots of the seeds that I have in pots in my home, covered in plastic, are germinating. Already the seeds that I dug out of a butternut squash, which I bought from Sainsburys's, grown in Argentina, have germinated. The pumpkin and courgettes have germinated, as have a couple of tomato 'Gardeners' Delight' seeds. I shall still be growing Tumbling Tom, as I did last year (see below) but this year I have bought a yellow version too. I am waiting on the sweet peppers and Ogen melon no...