h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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Sorry, I missed your reply!

I came back to wave this under the noses of the Scouts, and found that you'd answered anyway. My pumpkin seeds are showing.

Well I've been on holiday for a week so haven't posted here for a bit. To answer Mina's question - No, I don't have a pond, just lots of frogs and dragonflies attracted by next door's pond. I had vague memories of hearing somebody on TV talking about wintertime ponds and floating something in them to prevent icing over. I couldn't remember if it was supposed to be a Necessity, a Good Thing or a Myth and wondered if you could clear up my confusion. I'll take what you said as a vote for Good Thing

On the subject of seeds - I came back from holiday to find the tomato and chilli seedlings had come up good and strong while I was away Not so my sweet peas though only 4 germinated out of about 25 seeds but they were left over from last year's packet. We've definitely decided to have a go at sweetcorn this year - it tastes so wonderful grilled fresh in its leaves on the barbie, sweeter and juicier than you could imagine.

My sweetpeas are doing well, and I jsut heard a tip to add a seed to the hole when you plant them (if you have any left), to extend the growing season. Mine all come from a couple of free packets that I got last year, and collected the seeds from to grow some more this year. I don't really like annuals (too much work!), but because I can sow them in autumn they don't cause me too much fuss.

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