little gems

Peas are starting to shoot.. The snow we had over Easter didn’t mange to kill them after all, also my desiree are showing signs of life too.

My shallots [golden gourmet] have finally made an appearence , i was starting to think they would never show..

Will be sowing my Courgettes this week [ verdi di milano] and my pumpkins [Jack be little-Hooligans] into 3in peat pots. Last year i planted one courgette which went crazy and i was sick of the sight of them. This year I’m going with two. Hmm, might live to regret that! Also ill be sowing Patty Pans [green buttons] and butternut squash[butter boy] Still no sign of my leeks [oarsman] that i sowed 3 weeks back, this is my first year growing these - How long do they take ? Its beginning to feel like watching paint dry…

The Robunda strawberries that looked half dead when i planted them in February have now got lots of new growth - still no flowers yet. Also my gooseberries and blackcurrant have settled in well with lots of buds but are not that big [tall] so i don’t think ill get much from them this year, if anything. The blackcurrant [ben sarek] has been in over a year now and supposedly fruits in the second year. I know they can be slow but this ones practically at a stand still, i will be surprised if it fruits this year. I think it needs a boost but how ? With what? Need to look that up or possibly it doesn’t like its home and will need to be moved ?

The clearing at the back of the plot is starting to P me off. So, another change of plan - I think this is plan C. Four beds maybe six, and absolutely no digging [ apart from the perennials] The plan now is to put down a weed suppressant cover and build beds with gavel boards or scaffolding boards. There could be a plan D or E, F, G, before the years over…