A whole lotta sowing going on

Taking full advantage of the new Polly House... which is packed out and has miraculously not blown away despite first strong westerlies, and then a week of stronger easterlies since we put it up.

Thur 7th May:
12 Savoy Cabbages seedlings potted on;
100 * Rhondo Peas 10* Sweetcorn (to finish packet off) 40* Dwarf French Beans 30* Russian Giant Sunflowers and a tray of Nasturtiums sown.

Sun 10th May:
6 Broccolli seedlings potted on;
Trays of seeds sown: Chantennay Carrots Penstemom Calendula
Seedlings planted out into the ground: Radish Mixed Salad Little Gem (Bed E) and Mixed Oriental Mustards (Bed C1) - to replace those eaten (by slugs/snails not us!).

Mon 11th May:
More sowings: 12 Physalis from an old packet Spinach Spinach Beet Sweet Peas

Weds 13th May:
And even more sowings: Mixed Salad Little Gem Mixed Oriental Mustards Beetroot (Choggia)

Gravity always wins

Today I put up my birthday present - a plastic greenhouse about 6' x 4'ish. It's screwed onto a homemade wooden pallet base, topped off with wood laminate flooring!

Just managed to get plastic cover over frame as a heavy shower arrived.

Main problem is going to be keeping it from flying off, as even with today's breeze it was getting lively so it is currently tied to the shed with a washing line. Will have to get some tall vegetation growing at western end to deal with prevailing winds.

Rhubarb Rhubarb

The last couple of weeks in April mainly spent weeding and tidying up but on the crop side Charlotte Potatoes went in (a bit later than planned) on 20th April.
First real multi-harvest of the year of forced rhubarb, radish, cabbage and leeks on 25th but have been eating rhubarb for past couple of weeks and had the odd cabbage all winter. Am now leaving cover (upside down bin) off the rhubarb so it doesn't weaken too much and stopping cropping that one.