Courgettes Planted Out

Courgette plant including watering pot and slug pellets!

Only 4 planted as expecting a prolific harvest........

Gooseberries Doing Well.

Plenty of fruit has set.....

Hope the birds don't get it........

Now they won't!

Main Crop Potatoes Banked-Up

5 rows x 10 plants = 50 Desiree,     Very lucky as all have come thru

Before earthing-up ...........

Afterwards......

EEK! Frost damage

Frost damage clearly visible on Early Potatoes













Fortunately only 15 plants out of 60 damaged. 

All the rest are OK!

Last of the peas & sugar snaps planted out

How to plant Peas ( including sugar snaps) :-

1). Pick a plot........

2). Dig shallow trenches.......

3).  Slide the pea plants from the guttering into the trench.....
(sugar snaps on left, peas on right)

4).  Bird & slug protection : netting & pellets

Quick Update.......

More peas on the way....












Courgette seeds planted.....











Anti-bird netting installed around the peas & sugar snaps.....











First wigwam in place for the French Beans















A lonely French Bean!

Sprouts & Cabbage Planted

Bed prepared for the Sprouts & Cabbage.

Room on the left for Broccoli.....

Foreground - 12 x Brussels sprouts (Trafalgar)


Background - 10 x Cabbage (Stonehead)

All of the plants are in & watered












Now covered & protected from the birds