And the winner is...

Actually, it's a bit complicated because I didn't follow good scientific practice setting up my seed experiment.

I planted some of my seeds in toilet rolls (as seen on the Duck Herder's blog), but once I ran out of toilet rolls, I just chucked the rest of the seeds into a single container all together. Which I suspect is not the ideal way to do it. And it means I have two variables in my experiment instead of the ideal one.

So what happened? The spinach all in one container on top of the hot water system sprouted first. I now have *heaps* of spinach seedlings, all tangled up together. A problem to be dealt with on the weekend, I think.

The individually planted spinach seeds in the spare room sprouted next, followed by a single individually planted seed on top of the hot water system. None of the onion seeds or the seeds on top of the barbecue have sprouted yet. Which seems a bit strange to me as the destructions on the back of the seed packets suggest that the onion seeds should germinate faster than the spinach. Presumably there is some plant voodoo reason that they haven't.

Anyhoo, in other news, I've started making another top. I managed to cut out all eight pieces of the pattern before I got a bit overwhelmed by it all and had to have a lie down. And I've knitted the whole back of a vest. I ran into a bit of trouble though when I went to start the front and realised that I wasn't sure how many rows of ribbing I'd done along the bottom.

You live and learn.