The greenhouse is filling up.

The recent spell of warm weather has been both a help and a hindrance to me.  Helping by keeping the greenhouse warm and getting seeds to germinate quicker.  Hindering because some of the germinated seeds scorched and died.


Fortunately this has happened early enough to allow a second sowing, which I have done.  I lost leeks, golden chard, calabrese, spring greens and a type of cabbage along with a couple of red cabbage seedlings.  I salvaged the red cabbage and they are coming along quite well now.  These can be seen in the picture below, they're behind the six pots at the front.  Thankfully the expensive cabbages (front of the picture) have not been touched.

The additional broad beans are almost ready to be transferred to the plot.  These were sown to fill the gaps where the over wintered plants either failed to germinate or died.  Some of the gaps where the broad beans will be going currently have endives planted in them.

The above picture shows the pumpkins (left), courgettes (middle) and basil (right).

Don't forget to vote for your favourite potato as there are only a few days left!

Getting on well at the plot.

Over the last couple of weeks I have been busy with sowing in the greenhouse, but not at the plot.  This afternoon I spent a couple of hours preparing the beds and have sown spinach, carrots, beetroot and parsnips as well as planting the main crop potatoes, which are Rooster, and the second earlies, Charlotte.

Potato beds

Carrots and spinach

Whilst at the plot, my Dad looked after the neighbours!

Broadbeans and endives

Things are rising!

Seedlings that is!  Apart from the flowers, everything I have sown has germinated.  Some are a little sparse such as the red cabbage but they're getting bigger.


I've sown further brassicas as well.  These are calabrese, kale and a cabbage which can be harvested as spring greens.


On the plot, the garlic is growing well and is not suffering from rust yet.  The broad beans are coming on slowly and are being left alone by the pigeons, as are the endives.  No signs of the onions or shallots shooting yet but they have only been in for a week so plenty of time.


The raspberries seem to have tolerated being moved and are showing signs of growing well.  To add to the raspberries I'm going to get a couple of blackberries.  This will make the bottom of the plot all fruit which includes rhubarb.  Yes, I know rhubarb is actually a vegetable but I'm classifying it as fruit to therefore it is!