With spring encouraging the weeds I started planting seeds today. I would have preferred to buy seedlings but I can't afford that. So it's out with the seeds I have. Some I did buy this year though those haven't been planted yet as they need starting indoors. Tomatoes don't like any chilly weather and there was a cold northerly breeze. Tammy called it cutting though I felt it wasn't as bad as that. Still it did remind me that it is still only April and with us living in Scotland. Well I'm sure many northern folk will know what I am talking about. As the old saying goes "Ner cast a clout oot tae Mays oot." Which means "Never cast aside clothing till May has past." In the meantime I will start the tomatoes, cucumbers and courgettes indoors. I know I don't have a great record for that as they usually died soon after being planted outside. Even trying to harden the plants up has never worked. Sitting them out during the day and bringing them back in at night. Still I have to give it a go in the hope that I will be successful this time round. Magz has already said she'll get them from the pound shop if I fail again. I'm not sure that the actually sell plants though they do have cheap seeds and compost.
I am still waiting to hear from the ILA but I should hopefully hear this week. Well I would like to hear this coming week but you can never really tell. The paperwork that came with the application form said it could take two weeks. Though I believe that that would be from when they received the form rather than when I posted it. And as they only supplied a second classed envelope it would take a few days to get to them. My impatients show