Sunny days still seem so few and far between that when they do appear they are quickly filled with the scooter/bike/park activities the kids have been so deprived of. Therefore not full of the digging over, tidying and planting I sometimes would rather be doing at the allotment.
However, the cold dark days do lend themselves to planning and reading up. So while the boys were colouring in Jedis and Tank engines, I borrowed the crayons for this years dream plan.
Plans for the year
Obviously plans are rarely reflected in practice, but I like to have some guide for what we are doing, especially as there are two of us involved. Also putting on paper means I have to think about it constructively and not with the usual guilt of not getting on with it!
Already my plans are failing as I have made the same mistake as every other year, not labeling my seeds. I have no reason to have any confidence in my memory, yet I still believe I will know which seeds are what when they start to sprout. I did explain what we were doing to my assistant, but have little faith in his attention to detail!
Handy help
We planted Cabbage and Onion seeds and Peas and Broad beans in my new plastic greenhouse. Bought at a bargain price as display model, so cannot use the excuse of no where to propagate. Sewed beans into peat pots that can theoretically go into the ground when ready. Not sure if they are a good thing yet.
Peat pots
