May 2014

11th May

The weather brightened up quickly and it has been warm and dry all month so far, the result is that I am having to water frequently. It is the usual story outside, somethings are doing well and others are not doing at all.  I have now sown lettuce for the third time, so far 3 have germinated but they are still tiny, like wise the Spring onions are on the annual 'go slow', as are the carrots.  I don't want to tempt providence but so far my strawberries have not been attacked by any thing so I may have strawberries this year. My first planting of potatoes have all sprouted and I have planted a second lot. In my bottom plot I have leeks, that I was given and cabbages, peppers and tomatoes that I bought as plants. The 'mangetout' are sprouting and I have sown runner beans. This is really the week for planting tender plants but the weather has been good so I have risked putting things out this weekend. I still need to buy a few more peppers and a courgette, maybe even a few lettuce plants to get things started. I have 3 nice tomato plants, that I have grown from seed, they are doing well now and I will plant them out next week.
I expect to have loads of raspberries again soon so I ma trying to finish the frozen raspberries that I still have from last year!  On the whole progress is now being made, the season is starting.