Another tidy-up and Radish-planting

Had a bit of a weeding session again today. It's amazing how fast they grow! Also planted a short row of radishes.



Rhubarb looking good as is the gooseberry bush.

The Wonder of Germination

After six days on a Sunny Windowsill...

The first Courgette plant.

Some of the lettuces have appeared.

The Brussels sprouts have gone mad!

Sowing the seeds

Got the seeds planted today:

First tray: Pumpkin (Jack O Lantern), Courgettes (F1 Astia), Butternut Squash (F1 Metro), Brussels Sprouts (F1 Cascade)

Second Tray: Peppers (F1 Atris & New Ace), Chillis , Tomatoes (F1 Sungold, F1 Vanessa, Roma)

Large pot of Basil (Genovese, not for allotment)

Third Tray: 3 type of lettuce, six dissolvable pots of each (Kitchen Favourite, Iceberg, Lobjoits Green Cos)

All now sitting on the bathroom windowsill facing south west at the top of the house to keep warm.

Only a week since the last visit!

Keeping up the weekly visits so far! Tidied up the potato beds with rake and hoe today and harvested a bit more rhubarb. It really is so much nicer than the stuff you buy at Sainburys!

Spring is here. Yay!

We dug some compost out of the composter at home today. I was surprised at how much there was and how good quality it was. The slugs will just hate all those eggshells.

We decided to cover the front quarter of the plot after adding the compost and the contents of last year's grow bags to it. I re-fixed the cover to the front part of the plot in an attempt to keep out the light so that all the grass on that bit might die. We'll plant some courgettes through the black cloth later in the year.



Gordon dug some impressive trenches for the potatoes and we planted 3 types of potatoes - as you face the plot, two rows front-to-back of each of: Milva (early); Bambino (early salad); and Golden Wonder (late baker).

We also took home some rhubarb - the first crop we have had from the plants we started from seed last year. It was very yummy, stewed with sugar.