Gardening

 The weather seems to be starting to dry a little and, though still cool, it is looking good to start work in the garden this year.

The bed near the pond on the path side is showing a lot of one year old foxgloves.  That is promising to look good in the late Spring and Summer months.

I have tidied up the greenhouse ready to prep it for the new years planting.  All of the displaced glass panes have been re-set and the next job is going to be to clean the windows.

The tomatoes are starting to germinate, and I have a couple of courgettes showing first growth.  When they have true leaves, they will be individually re-potted and grown on ready to be planted out in their final growing pots.

My experiment with inexpensive badger fencing, using canes and chicken wire has had mixed success.  I have stripped it out on two beds and I am now looking for an alternative secure fencing solution to keep the badgers from damaging our crops.

The next task is doing something with the old fencing.  I can use some of the canes for plant support and half of the chicken wire is fit to use again, if we need it!  I have also recovered a lot of tent pegs.

This is the first step to sorting out the garden - the next task is to sort out some of the planting beds to bring them back under control.  Let's have a cup of tea first......