Hahaha! The people walking by the garage window are used to it by now. The first year it was up, there was some talk. (We live in a very small community.)
Painting my garden
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I'm pre-sprouting my early seed potatoes. I will put them in soil the third week of March, if needed weatherwise, with a cover of fleece the first weeks. With any luck, I'll be harvesting them end of June. 
This year I only have two varieties. (The third variety,... Well, have a look at the pic on the previous page. ) They're both seed potatoes from my own harvest, previous season. Both are very blight resistant, which I really like. One is vita bella, which actually keeps rather well for an early potato and is very tastefull baked. The other is a trial variety, BIM 12-499-4, a dark purple potato of excellent taste.
I'm placing them in a cold but light spot in the garage for the next few weeks, so they will grow some healthy, sturdy sprouts that will hopefully give them at least a weeks worth of head start in the time from planting to harvest.
This year I only have two varieties. (The third variety,... Well, have a look at the pic on the previous page. ) They're both seed potatoes from my own harvest, previous season. Both are very blight resistant, which I really like. One is vita bella, which actually keeps rather well for an early potato and is very tastefull baked. The other is a trial variety, BIM 12-499-4, a dark purple potato of excellent taste.
I'm placing them in a cold but light spot in the garage for the next few weeks, so they will grow some healthy, sturdy sprouts that will hopefully give them at least a weeks worth of head start in the time from planting to harvest.
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We bought seed potatoes every year. My dad was too worried about introducing diseases in his crop.
I get new seed potatoes every other year, maybe every other two year.
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Can you see it?
Accidentally walked into my favourite seed store. Now, where to hide the new seeds and bulbs from Mr. Ratat?
wowzer - that's a good seed store, wish I had one of those near me.
No, on second thoughts it's probably best there isn't
What did you buy? Let me shop vicariously
No, on second thoughts it's probably best there isn't
What did you buy? Let me shop vicariously
It's horrible, I know. I didn't even capture every aisle of that store in the pictures.
As I have almost everything I need, I bought mostly flower seeds (a weird papaver, an annual digitalis and maybe a rare dahlia bulb). Veggies and tubers I needed were cucamelon, Turkish rocket, Mashua, Oca and Aspergette.
As I have almost everything I need, I bought mostly flower seeds (a weird papaver, an annual digitalis and maybe a rare dahlia bulb). Veggies and tubers I needed were cucamelon, Turkish rocket, Mashua, Oca and Aspergette.
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Just do like we do with clothes. Oh, this old thing.......
I always like to do some seed browsing there! Every now and then my wife goes shopping with her sisters and my mother in law, ofcourse being a man i will always find an excuse for not having to join them. Only when they decide to go shopping in Dordrecht (city in the Netherlands) i offer to drive and put up with their shopping mania for hours, just to end that horrible day with an hour of all out seed shopping at Vreeken seeds. 
It's time to collect my dahlia bulbs from the cellar and plant them in pots. That would make it just in time to take some cuttings from the early growth inside. We all know, you can never ever have to many dahlias.
And then there's the good news of the day, I have a second pepino seedling showing. I am always amazed those little seeds turn into very slooooooow growing seedlings that will (hopefully) deliver big-ass fruits at the end of the season. How? I mean, look at them now.
And then there's the good news of the day, I have a second pepino seedling showing. I am always amazed those little seeds turn into very slooooooow growing seedlings that will (hopefully) deliver big-ass fruits at the end of the season. How? I mean, look at them now.
I just took over another windowsill in the garage. About 5 minutes after Mr. Ratat finished building the window sill. Oh boy, do I love that man. 
Do praatst Frysk?
Hahaha! Do ek?
That potting bench/window sill looks great! I think my own partner (who is as keen a gardener as me) wishes I were that handy.
I spot a wall plate from Makkum with a Frisian proverb, so I assume you have a historical or emotional bond with the region. That, or you're a kleptomaniac who stuffs her house with anything she can get her hands on 
My blood is Frisian, but I immigrated to the other side of the country. It's a plate from my beppe, who gave it to my father and it ended up with me. It's not 'akkumer aardewerk', but it is Frysian! 
Well spotted, you have a sharp eye, sir.
Well spotted, you have a sharp eye, sir.I wish I was that handy as well!That potting bench/window sill looks great! I think my own partner (who is as keen a gardener as me) wishes I were that handy.
My own house is full with stuff like that... I tend to spot it with others as well.