The Germinator... or should that be germinated?

Yep, just the one. Of all the seeds I have sown so far, only one has germinated... can you spot it?

It's a cauliflower (all year round). What are the others waiting for?! Having checked my notes from previous years, germination has taken about a month, so I guess I am being a bit impatient... good things come to those who wait and all that.

Anyway, one or two of the garlic cloves have already put up shoots so there is some action in the garden.

So, what did I do today? In the potting shed I sowed:

• Onion (Kamal) x 5
• Onion (Sweet Spanish Yellow) x 5 

in little individual pots, and some rocket in a trough.

Outdoors, I planted the shallots (Golden Gourmet) x 12 in the raised bed, and also sowed:

• Carrots (Paris Market) x 2 rows
• Radish (Prinz Rotin) x 1 row
• Radish (French Breakfast) x 1 row

in a free bulb crate that I got from the local garden centre, and finally parsnips (White Gem) x 10 in the raised bed. Now with the parsnips I have sown in toilet roll tubes (which I did in my first year), and poured boiling water on the soil before dropping in the seeds (which I did in my second year... can't remember where I got that tip from), so hopefully the two in combination should work wonders.