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Sowing and Planting Notes for 02 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
20/03/2015			Cabbage	Duncan	Greenhouse	16 plug plants from Marshalls transplanted into 1x15 cell module + one pot. 02 April moved to cold frame
20/03/2015			Calabrese	Marathon	Greenhouse	16 plug plants from Marshalls transplanted into 1x15 cell module + one pot. 02 April moved to cold frame
20/03/2015			Cauliflower	Mayflower	Greenhouse	16 plug plants from Marshalls transplanted into 1x15 cell module + one pot. 02 April moved to cold frame.
02/04/2015	05/04/2015	3	Ipomoea	Grandpa Ott	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray (approx 50% seeds sown)
02/04/2015			Onions/Shallots			Several trays moved from greenhouse to coldframe
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweet Pea	Black Diamond	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweet Pea	Blue Velvet	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	14/04/2015	14	Sweet Pea	Candy King	Greenhouse	Sown in 9 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweet Pea	Claire Elizabeth	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweet Pea	Diamond Wedding	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweet Pea	Gwendoline	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweet Pea	Linda C	Greenhouse	Sown in 9 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweet Pea	Magenta Rose	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray
02/04/2015	14/04/2015	12	Sweet Pea	Noel Sutton	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray
15/03/2015	22/03/2015	7	Tomato	Baby Boomer	Growlight	4 seeds sown in one half of a 1/4 size seed tray. Sown as experiment to try to grow seedlings on in light box in window. 02 April 2 seedlings potted on and moved into house and 2 potted on and left in greenhouse.
15/03/2015	22/03/2015	7	Tomato	Cherry Fountain	Growlight	4 seeds sown in one half of a 1/4 size seed tray. Sown as experiment to try to grow seedlings on in light box in window. 02 April 2 seedlings potted on and moved into house and 2 potted on and left in greenhouse.

Sowing and Planting Notes for 04 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Amish Gold	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Ananas
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Ananas	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Amish Gold
04/04/2015	11/04/2015	7	Tomato	Baby Boomer	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Cherry Fountain
04/04/2015	11/04/2015	7	Tomato	Cherry Fountain	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Baby Boomer
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Corazon	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Fenda (Marshalls trial varieties)
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Fenda	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Corazon (Marshalls trial varieties)
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	John Baer	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Maskotka
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Maskotka	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with John Baer
04/04/2015	09/04/2015	5	Tomato	Sungold	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray

Sowing and Planting Notes for 05 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
09/02/2015	08/05/2015		Potatoes	Casablanca	Greenhouse	Set out in seed tray for chitting. Planted in 2 rows at plot on 05 April. First shoots through on 08 May
09/02/2015	08/05/2015		Potatoes	Foremost	Greenhouse	Set out seed tray for chitting. New for this season. Planted in 2 rows at plot on 05 April. First shoots through on 08 May
05/04/2015	10/04/2015	5	Lettuce	Tom Thumb	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Little Gem
05/04/2015	10/04/2015	5	Lettuce	Little Gem	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Tom Thumb
05/04/2015	12/04/2015	7	Cabbage	Hispi	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Green Magic
05/04/2015	10/04/2015	5	Calabrese	Green Magic	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Hispi

Sowing and Planting Notes for 06 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
05/02/2015			Strawberry	Cambridge Favourite	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Ashridge Nurseries potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Moved to coldframe on 23 March. Planted in plot 06 April 2015
05/02/2015			Strawberry	Elsanta	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Ashridge Nurseries potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Planted in plot 06 April 2015
05/02/2015			Strawberry	Royal Sovereign	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Ashridge Nurseries potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Planted in plot 06 April 2015
10/02/2015			Strawberry	Marshmello	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Marshalls potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Planted in plot 06 April 2015

Sowing and Planting Notes for 07 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
05/02/2015			Strawberry	Fenella	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Ashridge Nurseries potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Moved to coldframe on 23 March. Planted in plot 07 April 2015
10/02/2015			Strawberry	Vibrant	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Marshalls potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Planted in plot 07 April 2015

Sowing and Planting Notes for 09 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
09/04/2015	19/04/2015	10	Ammi	Majus	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	19/04/2015	10	Calendula	Galaxy Mixed	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	19/04/2015	10	Candytuft	Spangles	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	19/04/2015		Cerinthe	Majo Purpurescens	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	12/04/2015	5	Clarkia	Double Delight	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	19/04/2015	10	Cornflower	Black Ball	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	12/04/2015	5	Cornflower	Double Blue	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	12/04/2015	5	Cosmos	Purity	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	19/04/2015	10	Cosmos	RubyRed	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	22/04/2015	13	Daucus	Carota Dara	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	12/04/2015	5	Godetia	Dream Double	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	12/04/2015	5	Gypsophila	Covent Garden	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	19/04/2015		Linum	Red	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	23/04/2015	14	Poppy	Falling In Love	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	23/04/2015	14	Poppy	Iceland Giant	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015			Poppy	Ladybird	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
09/04/2015	19/04/2015		Scabiosa	Oxford Blue	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.

Sowing and Planting Notes for 10 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
20/03/2015			Cabbage	Duncan	Greenhouse	16 plug plants from Marshalls transplanted into 1x15 cell module + one pot. Planted out into plot on 10 April
20/03/2015			Calabrese	Marathon	Greenhouse	16 plug plants from Marshalls transplanted into 1x15 cell module + one pot. Planted out into plot on 10 April
20/03/2015			Cauliflower	Mayflower	Greenhouse	16 plug plants from Marshalls transplanted into 1x15 cell module + one pot. Planted out into plot on 10 April
10/02/2015			Onions	Rumba	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray for transplanting later. Some transplanted on 10 April
10/02/2015			Onions	Sturon	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray for transplanting later. Some transplanted on 10 April
10/02/2015			Onions	Stuttgart	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray for transplanting later. Some transplanted on 10 April
23/02/2015			Shallots	Golden Gourmet	Greenhouse	3x15 No planted into modules plus a couple of extras with Red Sun. Some transplanted on 10 April
23/02/2015			Shallots	Red Sun	Greenhouse	2x15 No planted and 1x6 No planted into modules plus a couple of extras with Golden Gourmet. Some transplanted on 10 April
10/04/2015	23/04/2015	13	Peas	Onward	Direct	Sown on plot 42

Sowing and Planting Notes for 13 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
23/02/2015			Shallots	Golden Gourmet	Greenhouse	3x15 No planted into modules plus a couple of extras with Red Sun. Planted in plot on 13 April
23/02/2015			Shallots	Red Sun	Greenhouse	2x15 No planted and 1x6 No planted into modules plus a couple of extras with Golden Gourmet. Planted in plot on 13 April
04/03/2015			Onions	Red Karmen	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray with 3 onions per cell for transplanting later. Planted in plot on 13 April. Some also planted as sets
04/03/2015			Onions	Stuttgart	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray with 3 onions per cell for transplanting later. Planted in plot on 13 April. Some also planted as sets
13/04/2015	25/04/2015	12	Pepper	Red Top	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray
13/04/2015	25/04/2015	12	Pepper	King of the North	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray
13/04/2015	25/04/2015	12	Pepper	Gourmet	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray
13/04/2015	23/04/2015	10	Aubergine	Jack Pot	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray
13/04/2015	21/04/2015	8	Cabbage	Serpentine	Greenhouse	Sown in 1/4 seed tray. Marshalls trial variety
13/04/2015	23/04/2015	10	Leek	Below Zero	Greenhouse	Sown in large plant pot.
13/04/2015	21/04/2015	8	Viola	Symphonia Mixed	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray

Sowing and Planting Notes for 14 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
14/04/2015	20/04/2015	6	Baby Leaves	Provence II	Greenhouse	Sown in long half tray
14/04/2015	20/04/2015	6	Baby Salad	Leaves Mixed	Greenhouse	Sown in long half tray
14/04/2015	23/04/2015	9	Leek	Blue Solaise	Greenhouse	Sown in large plant pot.
14/04/2015	23/04/2015	9	Leek	Giant Winter	Greenhouse	Sown in large plant pot.

Sowing and Planting Notes for 16-19 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
21/03/2015	05/04/2015	15	Aquilega	Yellow Star	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray. Transplanted into 1x15 module on 19 April
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Amish Gold	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Ananas. 9 seedlings transplanted 19 April
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Ananas	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Amish Gold. 6 seedlings transplanted 19 April
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	John Baer	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Maskotka. 6 seedlings transplanted 19 April
04/04/2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Maskotka	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with John Baer. 9 seedlings transplanted 19 April
04/04/2015	09/04/2015	5	Tomato	Sungold	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray. 15 seedlings transplanted on 19 April.
16/04/2015			Achillea	King Alfred	Garden	Plant bought at Victoria Nurseries
16/04/2015			Achillea	The Beacon	Garden	Plant bought at Victoria Nurseries
16/04/2015			Fern	Tatting Fern	Garden	Plant bought at Victoria Nurseries
16/04/2015			Sedum	Mediovariegatum	Garden	Plant bought at Victoria Nurseries
16/04/2015			Sedum	not known	Garden	Plant bought at Victoria Nurseries

Sowing and Planting Notes for 20-21 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
10/02/2015			Onions	Red Karmen	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray for transplanting later. Planted in plot 20 April
10/02/2015			Onions	Rumba	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray for transplanting later. Planted in plot 20 April
10/02/2015			Onions	Sturon	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray for transplanting later. Planted in plot 20 April
10/02/2015			Onions	Stuttgart	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray for transplanting later. Planted in plot 20 April
04 March 2015			Onions	Sturon	Greenhouse	Planted into 1x15 module tray with 3 onions per cell for transplanting later. Planted in plot 20 April
04 April 2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Ananas	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Amish Gold. 6 seedlings transplanted 19 April
04 April 2015	11/04/2015	7	Tomato	Baby Boomer	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Cherry Fountain. 9 seedlings transplanted 21 April
04 April 2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Corazon	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Fenda (Marshalls trial varieties). 4 seedlings transplanted 21 April
04 April 2015	10/04/2015	6	Tomato	Fenda	Growlight	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Corazon (Marshalls trial varieties). 4 seedlings transplanted 21 April
05 April 2015	10/04/2015	5	Lettuce	Little Gem	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Tom Thumb. Transplanted into 1x15 module 21 April
05 April 2015	10/04/2015	5	Calabrese	Green Magic	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Hispi. Transplanted into 1x15 module 21 April
05 April 2015	11/04/2015	6	Tomato	Gardener's Delight	Growlight	Sown in 1/4 seed tray. 9 seedlings transplanted 21 April
21 April 2015	08/05/2015	17	Carrots	Early Nantes	Direct	Sown through weed control fabric and covered with environmesh. Resown on 26 May - all seedlings eaten by slugs.
21 April 2015	08/05/2015	17	Carrots	St Valery	Direct	Sown through weed control fabric and covered with environmesh. Resown on 26 May - all seedlings eaten by slugs.
21 April 2015	08/05/2015	17	Carrots	Ingot	Direct	Sown through weed control fabric and covered with environmesh. Resown on 26 May - all seedlings eaten by slugs.
21 April 2015	08/05/2015	17	Carrots	Autumn King	Direct	Sown through weed control fabric and covered with environmesh. Resown on 26 May - all seedlings eaten by slugs.
21 April 2015			Onions	Red Karmen	Direct	Best of remaining sets planted
21 April 2015			Onions	Stuttgart	Direct	Best of remaining sets planted
21 April 2015			Onions	Sturon	Direct	Best of remaining sets planted
21 April 2015			Onions	Rumba	Direct	Best of remaining sets planted

Sowing and Planting Notes for 22 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
22/04/2015	21/05/2015	29	Potatoes	Winston	Direct	1x row planted in plot 41
22/04/2015	15/05/2015	23	Potatoes	Nadine	Direct	2x row planted in plot 41
22/04/2015	21/05/2015	29	Potatoes	Charlotte	Direct	2x row planted in plot 41
22/04/2015	15/05/2015	23	Potatoes	Nicola	Direct	1x row planted in plot 41

Sowing and Planting Notes for 23 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
05/02/2015			Strawberry	Cupid	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Ashridge Nurseries potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Moved to coldframe on 23 March. Planted in plot 23 April
10/02/2015			Strawberry	Malwina	Greenhouse	Rooted plants from Marshalls potted on for planting in plot at a later date. Planted in plot 23 April
17/03/2015	02/04/2015	16	Broad Bean	Witkiem Manita	Coldframe	Planted into 2 Nox15 module trays with 2 beans seeds in each for transplanting later. Planted in plot 23 April
23/04/2015	05/05/2015	12	Viola	Symphonia Mixed	Greenhouse	Sown in 1/4 seed tray. Batch 2
23 April 2015	29/04/2015	6	Cabbage	Kilaton	Greenhouse	Sown in 1/4 seed tray.
23 April 2015	28/04/2015	5	Brussels Sprouts	Crispus	Greenhouse	Sown in 1/4 seed tray.
23 April 2015	28/04/2015	5	Cauliflower	Clapton	Greenhouse	Sown in 1/4 seed tray.

Sowing and Planting Notes for 26 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
26/04/2015			Broad Bean	Robin Hood	Greenhouse	Planted into 2Nox15 module trays with 2 beans seeds in each for transplanting later.
26/04/2015	02/05/2015	6	Lettuce	Little Leprechaun	Greenhouse	Sown in 1/4 seed tray.
26/04/2015	08/05/2015	12	Peas	Onward	Direct	Sown alongside other peas in plot 42

Sowing and Planting Notes for 27 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
05/04/2015	10/04/2015	5	Calabrese	Green Magic	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Hispi. Transplanted into 1x15 module 21 April. Moved to cold frame 27 April
26/04/2015			Broad Bean	Robin Hood	Greenhouse	Planted into 2Nox15 module trays with 2 beans seeds in each for transplanting later. Moved to cold frame 27 April
27/04/2015			Diascia	Flying Colours	Direct	Bought from Horticentre
27/04/2015			Doronicum	Leonardo Compact	Direct	Bought from Horticentre
27 April 2015			Lupin	Gallery Red	Direct	Bought from Horticentre
27 April 2015	05/05/2015	8	Peas	Onward	Greenhouse	Sown to replace last sowing eaten by mice. Growing for pea shoots
27 April 2015			Sedum	Spathuliforlium Purpureum	Direct	Bought from Horticentre
27 April 2015			Sepervivum	Kramers Spinrad	Direct	Bought from Horticentre
27 April 2015			Sepervivum	Reinhard	Direct	Bought from Horticentre

Sowing and Planting Notes for 30 April 2015

Date Sown	Date Germination	Days	Seeds Sown	Variety	Location	Comments
15/03/2015	22/03/2015	7	Tomato	Baby Boomer	Growlight	4 seeds sown in one half of a 1/4 size seed tray. Potted on 02 April (2plants left in greenhouse and 2 brought indoors). Potted on 30 April and left in same positions
15/03/2015	21/03/2015	6	Tomato	Cherry Fountain	Growlight	4 seeds sown in one half of a 1/4 size seed tray. Potted on 02 April (2plants left in greenhouse and 2 brought indoors). Potted on 30 April and left in same positions
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweetpea	Black Diamond	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray. Tipped and moved to cold frame on 30 April
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweetpea	Gwendoline	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray. 3 cells tipped and moved to cold frame on 30 April
02/04/2015	12/04/2015	10	Sweetpea	Magenta Rose	Greenhouse	Sown in 6 cells of 15 module tray. Tipped and moved to cold frame on 30 April
05/04/2015	12/04/2015	7	Cabbage	Hispi	Greenhouse	Shared 1/4 seed tray with Green Magic. 30 April 6 plants transplanted in 1x15 module
13/04/2015	21/04/2015	8	Cabbage	Serpentine	Greenhouse	Sown in 1/4 seed tray. Marshalls trial variety. 30 April 9 plants transplanted in 1x15 module
30/04/2015	09/05/2015	9	Ammi	Majus	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	09/05/2015	9	Calendula	Galaxy Mixed	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	09/05/2015	9	Candytuft	Spangles	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	12/05/2015	12	Cerinthe	Majo Purpurescens	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	05/05/2015	5	Clarkia	Double Delight	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	05/05/2015	5	Cornflower	Black Ball	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	05/05/2015	5	Cornflower	Double Blue	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	05/05/2015	5	Cosmos	Purity	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	07/05/2015	7	Cosmos	RubyRed	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30/04/2015	12/05/2015	12	Daucus	Carota Dara	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30 April 2015	05/05/2015	5	Godetia	Dream Double	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30 April 2015	12/05/2015	12	Godetia	Dream Double	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30 April 2015	07/05/2015	7	Gypsophila	Covent Garden	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30 April 2015	07/05/2015	7	Linum	Red	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30 April 2015	07/05/2015	7	Poppy	Falling In Love	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30 April 2015	12/05/2015	12	Poppy	Iceland Giant	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.
30 April 2015	07/05/2015	7	Scabiosa	Oxford Blue	Greenhouse	Sown in single small pot and in 1 module of 15 cell module.