The first seeds of 2010. Up on Sunday 28 February. Sowed on Tuesday 23 February in a John Innes soil-based seed compost.



Two types of tomatoes, one red and one yellow: don’t know the variety as I saved seeds from fruits bought at the Stornoway farmers market last summer. Medium size. Will need to ask Les Brown of Balanstruthal, who grew them in his polytunnels.

Also, got a companion plant, tagetes or French marigolds, started. Again, I am not certain of the variety. Saved seed from my own stock. I think they were called marmalade, or something. Interesting, the two-year old seed came up before the seed just saved last year.

Anyway, all seeds were fairly thinly sown on damp compost (soaked from the bottom), dusted with more compost shaken through a sieve (strainer in the US) to just cover the seeds, and then into the heated propagator lined with moistened capillary matting. As it has been pretty cold and the room is unheated, E threw some bubble wrap over the propagators. Success !