Growbags and Greenhouses -The WB Garden Blog

Yes it’s true, I’ve started digging the area earmarked for beans now – a couple of short sessions and half of it is dug (see pic below)

A start to the digging

The dug area is the darker section closer to the camera – you can also just see part of the trench with compost for the runners.

Not only that, I’ve planted some broad beans into pots in the greenhouse. They are oldish beans (2007) so it’s a bit of an experiment. As sson as I have chance I’ll get a few more in so I can get them started as I’m not sure when I’ll finish digging the area and it might be a bit late for direct planting.

Spring is starting to look as if it’s on the wayy – crocuses are out and the snowdrops just about over. The daffodils front and back are well up and the heads turning over. Some miniature daffs in the back are just about out – they are always the first. We also have ‘elephants ears’  (Bergenia) flowering in the back garden.

Birds are beginning to be more active – I’ve seen great tits investigating on of the nest boxes and the goldfinches are actively feeding again, as are the house sparrows, blackbirds, etc. and even a thrush.

I suppose the hedges will start growing again soon…

Yes – there has been some positive action in the garden! I have dug the trench under the runner/climbing french bean row and filled it wwith 2 barrows full of comporst. I needed to do it as the compost bin was full…

Meanwhile winter has vanished as quickly as it came and has been replaced with temperatures of up to 11degC – quite amazing. I don’t suppose it will stay that way though.

Also, I had a bonfire close to where the beans tranch the other day and finnally got rid of the remains of the Lilac tree that fell last year – ny son helped of course, nothing like a bonfire to tempt young boys out into the garden.

Now I need to get some broad beans started off and dig over the patch where the beans are to go – maybe in the next few dasy….