Checking on the peas

The mange tout are doing well.  One plant at the very end has been nibbled but is surviving.

The rasperries are beginning to put out shoots.

Busy, busy, busy

Each evening there seems to be another job.  Luckily The Scarecrow checked on the peas today, fleece is still on and 'they look happy' do you know I think he cares!

Today I thinned the red cabbage into pots on the seed packet it says plant out when large enough to handle approximately 5 weeks from sowing.  In my extremely useful Veggie Grower's Bible it says plants need 5-6 true leaves and be at least 10-13 cm before planting.

Oh and the greenhouse is working really well, except the day I forgot to open the zip front and fried my newly emerged lettuces.

Planted so far

Mmm... I'm sure I got this bigger last time.

Yippee - finally

Good day today, potatoes, and Bijou Mange Tout are in the ground.  The peas have been really successful nearly all the seed germinated and the resulting plants quickly grew to about 6" before we planted out today.  Fortunately the compost we were given was ideal so at least the plants will have a little bit of kinder soil before they reach the clay.


Mange tout 'Bijou'

 Hopefully the fleece will give them a little protection from the wind and the birds.

The wigwam!  The birds began to sit on it straight after it was built.  A robin is very fond of sitting among the branches.  I hope he catches all the insects and leaves the peas alone.

The potatoes are also in but not so exciting to see.

Long time no see

Not written for a while as all we've done is dig, dig, dig.  Still not able to plant.  I reckon the potatoes can chit another week!  I love that word.

Peas are poking through I keep topping up the little grow pots with compost but they are determined - hope they like rough ground.

I made two little clay balls to throw at the Scarecrow to keep him digging.  Another allotmenteer came over and said to him 'Oh I see you've made ...'  Would you believe it we actually know what we're doing - by accident.  Now off to look up clay balls on the internet.  Hmm... better be careful with that one!