The Journal of Tim Roberts

2 weeks ago I received some “Tears of Fire” and “Tabasco” seeds from a supplier in Tenerife. I sowed them, somewhat nonchalantly, in two small plastic tubs that were lying around. Since then the weather has been wet in Spain, good for the soil, but not generally good for the poor seeds that were left out by accident result in drenched soil. I had given up on them. However two days ago the first green loop pierced the soil, and now I have 7 seedlings developing. Sometimes you just don’t have to try.

Due to space limitations I have had to move my lettuce, cherry tomatoes and herbs outside permanently. Likewise, I didn’t hold up much hope for them against the combination of hard rain, high winds (common) and the recent bout of thrips. Two weeks on, the lettuce are thriving; the tomato seedlings, although slightly damaged, are still growing; and the herbs are flourishing - so much so, we used some of our own corriander in yesterday’s evening meal. Just have a look at the photographic evidence below.