It's the school holidays and the sun is shining, surely Spring is here by now? Well actually, yes, it is! It's still a little on the cool side, but it's certainly more inviting out there and I have been out in the garden today, raking soil, marking out lines for sowing and even planting some of the hardier seeds! I sowed carrots, radish and spring onions today, just a few of each in case the hard frosts we are still having prevent germination.
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| radish, spring onion and carrot, next to the kale plants and raspberry canes |
We sorted out the greenhouse over the bank holiday weekend, so the guinea pigs' hutch was moved out into the garden again and my mini-greenhouse was moved under the glass of our rickety greenhouse structure! I had a good tidy up and planted planted out some of the tomato seedlings into bigger pots, which I have been nurturing inside. I also sowed a trough of carrot seeds and I sowed rocket, lettuce, leeks, peas, and cabbage out into trays in the greenhouse. I also moved the tray of beetroot seedlings out there and a tray of seeds I am waiting to germinate (cucumber, melon and peppers) which so far have done very little.
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| hutch in new position |
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| Seedlings in place under glass |
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Around the garden there are many signs of life now. The kale from last season has woken back up and is a stunning purple colour at the moment. The rhubarb has also started growing, although it looks almost alien-like at the moment!
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| kale |
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| rhubarb |
And I finished the layers of my rainbow cake today, so it is ready now to assemble next week:
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| rainbow cake |
I will leave you with this picture which sums up how lovely it is out there today!
