It's taking a long while for things to get going in the garden this year, mainly due to the cold we've experienced for much of April.
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| this is the problem, very cold, especially at night even inside the greenhouses.... |
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| broccoli seedlings after a month, still several weeks away from planting out.... |
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| onions from seed, kohl rabi and carnation seeds just sprouting... |
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| aubergine seedlings, still very small even 6 weeks after sowing indoors on the windowsill... |
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| same for the sweet peppers.... |
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| melons, although they're probably OK for the time of year since they won't be going into the cold frame until the start of June... |
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| preparations for potting on the melons, and then they'll be back on the windowsill... |
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| extra protection for the marrow, courgette, pattison and pumpkin seeds.... |
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| first marrow seedling just poking through the surface after nearly 3 weeks - it usually only takes around a week... |
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| hardly any leaves yet on the apricot tree.... |
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| although the blossom's been and gone... |
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| even fewer leaves on the plum and no blossom yet..... |
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| nor on the pear saplings.... |
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| carrots just starting to show after a month in the large pot... |
Still, there are some things doing quite well :-
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| the rhubarb doesn't seem to mind the cold... |
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| overwintered garlic now planted out... |
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| early potatoes in pots in the greenhouse are coming along .... |
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| tomatoes on the kitchen windowsill - they'll have to go out in the greenhouse this weekend, but tomato plants are quite tough... |
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| overwintered leeks, still another few weeks before they'll go out into the open ground... |
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| spinach after a winter in the cold frame, now ready for harvesting.... |
And we did have a nice display of spring flowers in March and early April...
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