More pictures, because they're more interesting than text. Still a bit tired from the fete (our local village bi-ennial event which was a rip-roaring success).
Pictures in no particular order: rampant rocket. Think we might have oversown. Then, lovely happy peas. (Though we have to beware of Mice.)
Our first real compromise. We had to buy corn seedings from the garden centre as ours did not emerge. Also the courgettes are looking smaller than we anticipated. Have removed protective cloche.Then there is the flower bud of the Elephant Garlic. Apparently we have to lop this before they flower. Sob.
Potatoes are looking good. As are the fantastic giant sunflower seedlings, next to the various broccoli, kale and cabbage in the pagoda. Our anti-rabbit protection appears to be holding up. As remarked earlier these broccoli sown in cold February seem hardier than their more cossetted siblings - see below.
Bed 4 with the new (bought from the garden centre alas - the other beans sown by Louis have not come up or if they have they have been chewed).
So a lesson is - sow beans and corn at home before planting out and not the brassicas. We have been warned of Mice and indeed spotted one/two darting from the shed to the woodpile. Jan and Pat have put down an organic deterrent in our plot which we hope works - mice have been at their peas. It is odd how they have ignored ours. But they have definitely scuppered our sown corn and beans, so that plan is scrapped. However we will press on - mice notwithstanding or nibbling.
Another lesson is to get the bank sorted before the weeds grow. They are now enormous and it will be a miracle if we get to see the sunflowers.
Weather note: sunny/cloudy, cooler than the previous glorious two weeks.
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