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Soilman kindly sent me some lily seeds (lilium regale) last year and I have recently planted the seeds following Soilman’s excellent instructions.

I have never grown lilies from seed so I look forward to seeing the results. I have just read on Soilman’s site that his seeds have germinated. I am going to head out to the greenhouse now to see what is happening to mine - I’ll let you know.

Thanks Soilman for the lily seeds and the excellent growing instructions.

I have been busy trying to keep on top of sowing seeds at the correct time of year.

Currently I have the following seeds germinating in the greenhouse:

• Sweetpeas.
• Broad beans.
• Summer radish.
• Marigolds.
• Spinach.
• Spinach beet.
• Lilium regale.
• Purple sprouting broccoli.

In the next few days I will be sowing the following seeds:

• Rudbeckia.
• Mesembryanthemums.
• Cosmos.
• Parsnips.
• Dwarf French Beans.
• Italian Flat Leaf Parsley.
• Borage.

I will post some photos later.

What seeds have you sown in your greenhouse or garden?

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Sage is a perennial herb that is easy to grow and the seeds can be sown between February and April.

The TopVeg website was able to provide me with excellent seed sowing information. 

Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Sage growing card.

Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out a copy.If you would like this document as a pdf, just contact farmingfriends and I will email you the document. 

I intend to print off copies and then laminate the sheet so that I can use the growing card in the future.

Teachers, children, vegetable growers and anyone interested in growing sage are welcome to print off this growing card for their own use.

Other growing cards we have already created;

• How To Grow Garlic.
• How To Grow Lettuce.
• How To Grow Summer Radish.
• How To Grow Beetroot.
• How To Grow Broad Beans.

If you have any other growing cards that you would like Farming Friends & TopVeg to create then please leave a comment and we will be happy to create it for you.

The first daffodils of the year have bloomed on the farm. 

Do you have any daffodils growing in your garden?

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Parsley is a very versatile herb that is easy to grow and the seeds can be sown in February.

The TopVeg website was able to provide me with excellent seed sowing information. 

Farming Friends & TopVeg have now collaborated to create a How To Grow Parsley growing card.

Click on the image to enlarge and if you wish to print off this growing card, right click on the enlarged image and then click print picture to print out a copy.If you would like this document as a pdf, just contact farmingfriends and I will email you the document. 

I intend to print off copies and then laminate the sheet so that I can use the growing card in the future.

Teachers, children, vegetable growers and anyone interested in growing parsley are welcome to print off this growing card for their own use.

Other growing cards we have already created;

• How To Grow Garlic.
• How To Grow Lettuce.
• How To Grow Summer Radish.
• How To Grow Beetroot.
• How To Grow Broad Beans.

If you have any other growing cards that you would like Farming Friends & TopVeg to create then please leave a comment and we will be happy to create it for you.

Crocus bulbs of different varieties and colours keep appearing in my garden as solitary blooms of colour. Fiona and Danny over at The Cottage Smallholder are enjoying pockets of beautiful wild crocus.

My favourite crocus from this year is the beautiful bright yellow crocus. Do you have a favourite type of crocus?

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