Well , finally the snow and freezing weather seems to have left us for a while. I'm under no illusion that it'll be back but we can keep our fingers crossed. I dropped into the allotment today to discover that the broad beans sadly didn't manage to withstand 12" of snow and temperature's down to -8. I'll probably pop another pack of seed in which should catch up weather permitting.
On a positive note the fruit bushes that I moved seem to have survived the winter and have buds starting to develop. I'm thinking of constructing a fruit cage this year which makes protection and picking infinitely easier. I just adore gooseberries. Especially gooseberry fool.
At home the chillies have been potted on into larger pots with a pinch of nutrimate. The pot and blanch leeks have also been potted on and seem to going ok. I have them under the lights for about 12 hrs a day. If this is enough or not, time will tell. The Vento and globo onions are looking ok. I've potted a few on and left the rest to see if here's any noticeable difference. Next up I'll be planting tom seeds and thinking seriously about sorting the parsnip drums ready for planting in mid Feb.
Hopefully we'll have some drier warmer weather now allowing some digging on the plot, and getting rid of some of the standing water in my garden.
Anyway off to work now for another 14 hrs of hard collar and pure graft. Wish me luck.
Hello andrew, Not been in touch with you before so i thought i would introduce myself. I am known as geoffo of geoffs garden blogg. and i live in south wales. As i said i have not been in touch with you befoer but i hope you have a good garden season in 2014 all the best.
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