I was out doing some sweeping in the garden and looking at my plants as I was going. I am pleased to report that my plants are growing and seeds are germinating rather well. That includes seeds that I thought had decided to not bother, I’m happy to say that they are bothering! So here is what has happened in my garden in the past 24 hours.

One lot of seeds that I thought had decided to not bother germinating was my sugar snap peas. I am pleased to say that several have now appeared across my garden. It will be nice to have some fresh, crunchy sugar snap peas to eat.

Another sowing of sweet peas was another that I thought had given up! I have little success with these delightful plants. I’m hoping that where they are in the garden, they will grow a little happier than the last lot in another position. Now that we have had the shortest day of the year in Sydney, I’m hoping that as we start getting longer days, we will get more sun on my sweet peas (and other plants).

Seeds that have not taken long to germinate are my new nasturtium seeds. Considering they were sown only a few days ago, the fact that I have four or five appearing is great! I can’t wait to see all their glorious flowers! Its a shame I will have to wait a while, though.

As well as the sweeping up in my garden, I have also potted up my cornflowers. They were a little leggy as I had them inside, but now they are in their own pots with potting mix more suited to their new nutrient requirements, they already appear happier. I have also put them outside.

Elsewhere, my peas, beans, sprouts, broccoli and older nasturtium seedlings are all growing happily. I think that my sprouts and broccoli will need potting up soon. I’ll see how they are next weekend-if they look like they can wait, I’ll leave them for another couple of weeks while I’m away. If not, they will get potted up at the time.

That is my garden for the weekend just past. Things are going well, and the snails have also reduced in number, even if they haven’t disappeared completely!