26/27 April - peas and beans time!

Saturday afternoon bike trip with the last 20 spuds. I've put them in the front bed on the bottom allotment. My daughter's parrot tulips are looking good in their new location near the edge of this bed.

I've removed the glass panels from the first lot of early potatoes as they were too big! I've covered both beds in fleece to give a bit of protection in case of frost.

I put some red cabbage seedlings in and some green cabbage seeds. I have covered them with the glass panels for now but I think I'll get the Wondermesh on this bed to make it easier to water.

I also took the opportunity to put some peas in half of one of the front raised beds protected with sticks - I've done a mixture of seedlings from home and seeds. The back half of the bed has been planted with 5 different types of beans: 11 Dwarf - Opera, 5 Cobra, 1 Ying Yang, 5 Borlotti and 9 Mont D'or dwarf. I've put 2 or 3 at each location.

I've put the sweet peas in - some on the front bed and the rest on daughter's bed at the back of the bottom allotment.

At home in the raised beds the peas are doing well (I've protected them with netting now after I lost 3 to the birds!). The carrots and mixed salad have both germinated.

The first 8 tomatoes are now in the greehouse (Sungold, Tigerella and a black variety). I need to clear the bed on the other side of the path before I put the rest in.

I've also sowed some pumpkin, butternut squah, a different variety of squash, sunstripe courgette and some bedding flowers. I've now run out of compost - need more soon.....