Easter

Leaf report: there are leaves on the gooseberry, the redcurrant and the raspberry bushes. The Cox Orange Pippin apple tree has leaves but the other fruit trees and the blueberries aren't there yet.


Things to eat: the kale survived the winter well and is in good eating condition, and will probably remain so until the insects wake up or it goes to seed.


Flowers: daffodils are coming out and there are buds on the tulips. The winter flowering heathers are still flowering.


Seeds : planted up a big load of seeds today.

• A whole tray of zinnias using the last of the seeds in the open packet
• Beans: fasold and opera (in toilet paper tubes since I have no peas it seems)
• Chillis: wenks hot yellow and pretty in purple (from http://www.realseeds.co.uk/)
• Waltham Squash (also Real seeds)
• Musk Melon (Real seeds again)
• Cabbage: savoy and red although there were not many seeds left in the packet

Seeds growing:

There seems to be quite a bit of stuff growing in the greenhouse. The kailaan are going great guns, I just hope when they make it out into the garden they don't get eaten by bugs. The basils are hatching and growing slowly as are some of the flowers. The yellow tomatoes are doing well and the kale is showing promise.

In the beds:

No sign of the oca yet (probably too early and not been warm enough). There could be signs that the yellow beets and spring onions are coming up but I'm not being too optimistic.

If we get any more good weather this weekend (in between the heavy rain showers) I might try and plant up some rows of beetroot in situ but where?

I've had some offers from colleagues at work to take the baby strawberry plants which would give some extra space on what was a greenhouse last year and is just shelves this year since the cover ripped itself to pieces (well it was a cheapo from Lidl).

Waiting for three sunny days in a row so the yard dries out enough for me to mow the lawn.