The first week of summer!

The weather is very variable but I think it normally is. Apparently we have had the second coldest spring this century but as we are only 13 years into this century that isn't really saying much.
Certainly fruit is ripening more slowly this year. I have had my first two strawberries and I am hoping to have enough for a small helping on Sunday, that's providing something else doesn't eat them first. I have tried to set up protective covering as something is still eating the flowers and leaves. I have had a few gooseberries, not enough to make gooseberry pie or anything like that but I don't like gooseberry pie anyway. They go well with yoghurt and honey and are the first fruits available so very welcome. I have net covering over my cherries, it is still a very small tree and there are only 7 cherries but I would like to have the opportunity to eat them before the birds. When the tree is bigger I will be willing to share!
My tomatoes are showing the first signs of flowers, the peppers look healthy as does the courgette and two or three beans have sprouted. I sowed 5 French beans, I only wanted three really as I just wanted to see how it would work.  There is absolutely no sign of my leeks and I sowed twice, it is a shame as they have been good the last two years.
Only my lettuce are abundant, I am back to working on the 101 things to do with a lettuce leaf! Though I have also dug up the first of my new potatoes, so at least, for lunch today, the lettuce the chives and the potatoes will be from my garden.
My calendar tells me that, for the feast of Saint Peter, which, if my memory is correct is the 29th, one should dig up the garlic and transplant the leeks. The garlic are still very green so I think that may need to be postponed and there are no leeks to transplant :(

27th June
Having started summer with a cool, wet day the weather has improved, it hasn't rained for a week and things are sprouting, though there is still no sign of any leeks so I have sowed seeds for the 3rd time, maybe this time I'll be lucky. I dug up my garlic, I found that the neighbours were, even though they were still green. They were not brilliant but better than previous years, they are now drying out.
I will have my first raspberries today, only 5 but the glut will come soon, hopefully they ripen bit by bit for a while.
My top plot is looking healthy as well. I have dug up some of my potatoes and will dig the others next week as they are a nice salad size now.

 The green cover at the bottom is to protect my strawberries. Everyone else has nice big strawberry plants, mine just get eaten by something.



I am left with just stalks, so I am protecting from above and below and hope that whatever is causing the problem will be beaten :)