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Put in three more pea verities this morning; Clarke's Beltony Blue, Latvian Pea and Cooper's Bean Pea, which i'm growing out for the HSL.

Weather permitting   :-\ hope to get spuds, peas, warships,cabbage and some lettuce in today

Having been silly enough to think I was just getting on top of things, I've been rather ill the past 3 days so am now behind again! Hopefully will be able to visit the plot in a few days when my stomach settles down sufficiently....... :-\

Hope you get well soon Deb

Hope you soon feel better Deb.

I had to rebuild my "wonder wall " after snow damage , so a bit behind , Peas , 'Charlotte' onions, B Beans so far , is this going to be an early season ?

Robert..I'm growing some peas for HSL this year too..British Wonder..and they are going on nicely..3"tall and going strong.. ;)
I'm growing mine is buckets in GH though.

Hope you feel better soon Deb. Our peas are doing well. Still have spuds to put in..  ::)

I am about 7-10 days ahead of last year, but is one ever on top of all the jobs that need doing?

planted more kohl rabi, beetroot. earthed up the 'smile' spuds. transplanted the red salad, more celeriac, lots of anthirrinums, cuttings of dicentra and tied in and pinched out most of the sweet peas in buckets for the plant sale, coming along nicely  ;D

We have had our plot seven years now. We took it on in April and was early May before we planted or sowed any thing. We knew nothing and broke all the rules but it still remains our best and most prolific year yet. So I am behind but refuse to panic." The difference between a good gardener and a great gardener is two weeks"

Finally got 3 types of spuds in & sown my raised beds with various salad leaves/lettuces, mispoona, beetroot, turnip, parsnip,radish. Phew! had a very busy Mother's day at my plot ;D

have people got peas and beans outside yet as in growing up nets. Ive got some that need to go out but dont want to put them out yet as I dont want to then find I lose them. Im in the sunny south.

I planted out my first early peas nearly 2 weeks ago (in the north west) so you should be ok but if not sure then harden them off for awhile - also sown one lot of maincrop outside in situ - april can be a cruel month but you just have to keep an eye on things - beans not though, haven't even sown them yet

roosters and pentland javelins in,
raspberries cut back, pulling rhubarb (boy that stuff grows quick)
red baron, centurian onions in as is my marco garlic.
BBeans, Rbeans and sweetpeas in pots just about to germinate (bit like a school project in my place :))
Sage, Rosemary, thyme, majoram and chives all planted
2 Dwarf Damsen Merryweathers planted...

Shed - still leaning against the wall  :(

I've got some drawf beans just germinating in GH..bucket crop to get some early :P Those that go outdoors I'm not sowing for weeks yet.
First strawberries are just flowering ;D ;D..again, in GH..

I've sown some French beans, not sure whether they'll be small enough to stay in a cloche till the seaside breeze warms up, but I got impatient. I certainly wouldn't put French or runners outside yet! Brrrrr!

Kestrels are all in now
Four cucumber telegraph are going well in pots
Give up on the celeriac  :'(
27 sweetcorn are sown
Aubergines are coming along
More sunflowers in
Sowed hamburg parsley
Sowed a few blue lake beans in wigwam
Sowed more carrots
Earthed up 2 challenge spuds in tubs
;D

Back to normal with me,  :-\ have got a lot in seed and lots sown, trouble is time needed to prick out and pot on seems to get less and less. Oh well no time to dwell on this just get on with it and see how things pan out.
Veggies and flowers are going well to many to name at the moment but will do when I have time off this weekend.

Changed my mind and listed them this afternoon.
Planted so far.

Carrot Eskimo, Autumn King, and Chanterny.
Beetroot.
Radish.
Spring onion.
Leeks.
Red onions.
Lettuce webs wonder, and Tom Thumb.
Cabbage Golden Acre, Greyhound.
Cauli A.Y.R.
Chives.
Parsley curled.

Lupins x 120
Sunflowers x40
Kochia x 40
Nigella x 140
Cornflower x 40
Alyssum x 40
Cosmos x 40
African marigolds x 100
Nasturtiums x 180
Zinnias x 60
Daisy x 60
Verbena x 60
French marigolds x 60
Osteospermum x 60

::) ::) ::)

Why do I do it to myself.
More work than an average nurseryman on slow time. ;)