Saturday 24 March 2012

Yet another update.

It's been a productive few days...
21st was seed sowing day, with echinacea, pumpkins, squashes, courgettes and the like all done in pots for inside germination.
The toms, chillies and onions are coming along too.
It also saw the potting on of lots of pansies.  Hopefully will be ready for a nice late-spring display.

The blossom on the plums is almost over (I'm hoping the bees have done their bit!) and the apples are beginning to show some signs of life.  The other fruit trees have been showing hints of life for a couple of weeks too (pear's early, but the quince, cherry, little plum are all progressing).
Bought two blackberries, two blueberries, a growbag and a big watering tray on Thursday.  The soft fruit hasn't made it into the ground yet, though, as Thursday was the day when this was done:


That slightly odd looking construction with bits of wood is Big Boy's protection for a carrot that he buried.  I tried to explain that I'd just harvested the carrots, and you planted seeds and got carrots, rather than planting the carrots themselves.  It rather fell on deaf ears.

If you're wondering why the light is different, it's because it was dark by the time I finished up, so I couldn't take the photos on the same day :)
This bed will be planted up in due course, though with what, I'm not quite sure.  Probably a mix of veg and flowers, like last year.  Might put the flowers in the middle this time.  The bit of greenery left in the middle at the moment is garlic.  I sort of accidentally left it in, so I'll leave it be and see what happens.  Probably just slightly deformed bulbs come harvest time.
The red cabbages that overwintered look like they might produce seeds this year (I think they're biennial, aren't they?) which is exciting. 
Anyway, the sun's just starting to burn off the morning mist (it's now half twelve!) so I might go and plant some soft fruits.