Yesterday I managed to engage both of my kids in a bit of seed sowing by ignoring them.
My eldest helped me to sow some beetroot, radish, spring onion (called Scallions in NI) and spinach in a planter I made last year from a left over pallet. I wasn't going to ask him to help, but he saw me going outside with gloves on and asked if he could join in. It seems that they pay more interest if you don't try and engage their enthusiasm as when my daughter saw us we both got shouted at for not involving her in the process. Fortunately I had some bush tomato seeds to sow indoors, and she loves tomatoes more than pretty much anything so I got back in her good books by letting her sow them.
This year I have chosen to grow bush tomatoes because the cordon plants we tried last year grew well and produced a lot of fruit, but mostly didn't ripen before the bad weather set in. We eventually had a lot of green tomatoes sitting on the window sill (however the missus did make some lovely home made tomato soup from them eventually). I am hoping with the bush tomatoes we will start to get fruit earlier and hope for a constant stream for my daughter to enjoy a running buffet.
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