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Sowing seeds and gardening by the Moon phases

Following storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin the beginning of March has seen the weather calm down somewhat and at times it has felt distinctly spring like, finally.  A few of the early flowering Daffodils in my garden have taken a bit of a beating, so mush so, and unusually for me, I have had a few in a vase in the house as they had been snapped by the winds whipping round the garden.  The conservatory fills by the day and currently houses Buffalosteak Tomato, Gigantomo Tomato, Runner Beans, Courgette and Leek seedlings along with the Begonia corm that I recently took out of its winter storage (in some old compost in a big pot in the shed) and have placed in said pot but on some new compost. It is covered in the tiniest of little buds and promises a real display again this summer all being well.  I took the opportunity on a quieter Sunday afternoon this weekend to sow some Black Cherry Tomato seeds (a packet received as a Christmas present and that is all it says on the pack) and Limo