Well the weather felt more like spring today - even some sunshine! Some real progress made as well - section C is now dug over, plus I added the contents of 3 growbags and a barrowload of compost and dug them in as well. So it will still need raking level and possibly some fertiliser added but see picture below for the current state:
The section was infested with creeping buttercup and what seemed to be clover, though I’ve never seen it before - it had long stringy root systems fairly thin - but I don’t remember seeing it ever before.
Meanwhile, in the greenhouse there are signs of action. The sweetcorn is definitely sprouting and the broad beans are appearing. A couple of french beans look as if they are coming up as well so there is hope yet. I managed to plant a few more seeds in the greenhouse as well - it was actually uncomfortably hot in there for a while. Some more tomatoes, chilli peppers more courgettes and as an experiment, some old curly kale seeds (into a tray). The tomatos and peppers are on the kitchen windowledge for germination (though the other peppers sown previously are not not showing any signs of appearing).
Outside, I took the tunnel cloche off the broad bean row planted direct (see below:
Also, I planted some parsley and oregano I bought during my visit to ‘B&Q’ in the small plot bekow the kitchen window. Also, the ‘wild’ part of the garden ahs been enhanced with some primroses I acquired at the weekend.
On top of all that I managed to mow the lawn! - which will please the house-sparrows and dunnocks who will now not have to hop quite so high.
On the wildlife front, our blackbirds nesting in the hedge on the western side (which I thought had chicks) seem to have been attacked - the nest is partly destroyed and clearly abandoned - probably a cat, although I did see a magpie on that hedge recntly. The blackbirds started another nest in the same hedge nearer the house but then seem to have switched to a bush on the East side of the garden.
