Rob has been off work this week and though we have had other calls on our time we have still managed to get quite a few hours in on the plot.
The fruit cage has been fixed, the fruit bushes in there pruned and the strawberries tidied up ready for the new season.
The bean trench has been dug and a new frame erected. Seeds should go into individual pots in April.
The brassica tunnel is almost finished being repaired and would be finished if the drill hadn’t run out of steam at the last minute. The brassica seedlings are coming along and some have been repotted already
Rob has started to build a second brassica cage but I haven’t seen it yet as I was at home repotting about fifty seedlings of tomatoes and brassicas.
The lean to is tidy and ready to receive a few rows of lettuce, spring onions and raddish which should be harvested before the tomatoes and cucumbers are ready to go in.
The courgette bin has been repaired, extended and filled with good compost from the ‘daleks’ and the seedlings are looking good and healthy so far.
We have made a start on a raised bed for the melons which we have covered with a metal cloche which we shall cover with polythene once the plants are in.
