Pepperpot Herbs 🌱

When it looks like we’re growing the rainbow.
All waiting in turn to be potted up 🌱🇬🇧 #herbs #flowers #peatfree

Springtime is definitely here 🙌🏻

Yes, absolutely covered and looking great at the minute!

Oh thank you - it’s wonderful!

Our first tulip flower in the garden 🌱🇬🇧

It’s certainly started!

Spring has sprung on the nursery and we’re into that ‘we need to make more space’ mode 🌱🇬🇧
#peatfree #herbs #flowers

Ah, she’s gorgeous 🩶

I think Sorrel’s ensuring we don’t forget to take her to Chiswick Flower Market tomorrow! 🌱🇬🇧

Meanwhile in the garden 🌱🇬🇧 #cherryblossom #flowers

Coriander, a hardy annual - the germinated seeds/seedlings that were sown a month ago and the potted up plugs that were originally sown around six weeks ago.
The herb plants will have rooted and be ready for sale very soon 🌱🇬🇧 #peatfree #herbs #flowers

Coriander 🌱🇬🇧

Me too! It makes such a difference to a curry - there’s nothing like it 🥘

If you have coriander, make curry 🍽️ 🫶🏻
A ready made curry powder or paste works or make your own favourite blend with spices from your larder…

Ah, that’s nice to hear 😊

Signs of spring, always so uplifting 😊

Me too, especially now that the sun’s making more of an appearance and it feels much warmer

The inside of a polytunnel, full of newly potted herb plants 🌱🇬🇧

The small polytunnel that had its cover replaced (a week ago) is slowly filling up with new potting. Little herbs from this year’s seed sowing 🌱🇬🇧

Once the seeds are sown, covered in vermiculite and watered, they’re stacked ready to put out and germinate 🌱🇬🇧

Yes 😂 we’re sowing upwards of 15k modules a week at the minute, and taking thousands of cuttings too 🙌🏻

Thank you Elaine, much appreciated ☺️💚

And the close ups 🌱🇬🇧
#herbs #flowers

Just a few of the seeds that have been sown and germinated this year 🌱🇬🇧

This was RHS Hyde Hall’s first trolley of herbs, of the year, to sell in their plant centre. This week RHS Bridgewater and RHS Rosemoor will be topped up with their first deliveries of 2026 too 🌱🇬🇧 #herbs #flowers #allotment #peatfree

When Maisie whippet is meant to be working…

Thank you, I’ll have to give it a try 😊

I’ve seen that before but haven’t made it - the colour is beautiful. I really should try it this year 🩷

Chive flowers - a reminder of what’s to come on what’s turned into yet another wet day here in Hampshire 🌱🇬🇧 #herbs #flowers #allotment

The only small, unvented polytunnel was recovered yesterday - it’s so much warmer than all of the others and this allows us to bring on some of the herbs at this time of year and then put the first of the Basil in there in late Spring. 🌱🇬🇧 #allotment #herbs #flowers

Always 😂