Cable repairs, germination and sowings.

Using the kit shown in the last post, I managed to repair the soil-warming cable.  It might not be the tidiest of repairs and it is certainly not a small thing, I am basking in the satisfaction that fixing something brings.  Here's a picture of our new submarine.

FILO form Jointing Kit

The two parts of the casing are joined together round the new joint and the whole thing is filled with a polyurethane resin compound that has to be mixed in a canny bag arrangement. The filling hole is then capped and an hour later, we have a completely watertight cable joint.

Another Filius Blue has germinated and I'm delighted to see a Bhut Jolokia up as well.  When I say, "up", that's a slight exaggeration. Germinated would be more accurate. No leaves yet.

Sowed some Tagetes "Starfire", Salpiglossis "Blue Peacock", "Black Trumpets" and "Royale Chocolate" and Rudbeckia "Cherry Brandy".

It being a flower day, I also had another attempt at the Angelica "Ebony", by sowing the seeds into a strip of 10 modules and placing in the fridge inside a bag.  I'l take them out again on a flower day. 20th March is suitable as it gives them the best part of three weeks to chill.  Fingers crossed.