
Today was beautiful so we rushed down to the plot to build another bed.

This one is for winter brassicas (brussels, winter/spring cabbage, sprouting broccoli and swedes) so I can get sowing some swede seeds tomorrow. The brassica seedlings are not really big enough to plant out yet but it won't be long.
Curiosity got blue paint on the cat. Whoops...

Just as I was starting to worry, today I counted seven potato haulms finally popping up. No maincrop yet, but that's understandable.

Since we were last at the plot, we seem to have had an outbreak of dandelions. They were everywhere today and we ran round pulling all the flower heads off before they could set seed - it reminded me of picking them with my Dad when I was a kid to make dandelion wine.

The burgeoning asparagus shoots are looking healthier now. We've only thrown three away (not harvested any yet either mind).


Let me leave you with this photo of a snail (on our birdtable, muhahaaa) which I thought was pretty awesome. I normally take the pictures round here but Eddie's new cameraphone takes really good close-ups and he's becoming quite the photographer. I shall have to start making even better use of him!

5 comments:
Thats a great pic of a very brave snail... Wonder how long he survived up there... ;)
How long did your spuds take to pop through? Still waiting for sign on ours...
Hmmm, lets see... My diary says I planted them on 19th March, so that's just over a month.
Squash that snail now! Maximum prejudice!!
Yes! my potatoes came up today too! must be the warm-ish weather. I planted mine on Good Friday
Hi Nome
I've tagged you on my blog, so you're it. Hope you want to play.
Cheers, Simon
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