Tuesday 16 April 2019

Springing into action!

At last it seems as if spring is here. We are promised warmer weather, and the frosts of the last few nights seem to have finished. So I've planted out some pea seedlings that I grew at home, but for now they are protected by a green mesh tunnel. This means that I have put down slug pellets - a necessity - and, if we do have more frost, should help them to survive.
I have also planted out potatoes, and hopefully by the time they show above ground there will be no more frost. Also some pea, carrot, leek and beetroot seeds, and some broad bean plants, which should be completely hardy. Next week I will plant out some kalette plants (open type of sprouts with a distinctive flavour) which should also be hardy, so today I have dug in some lime where they are to go, which will hopefully stop them getting clubroot. Also in the near future I will plant some French bean, runner bean and courgette  seeds, protected of course since none can go out until the weather warms up a lot.