Not such good progress - cabbage

OK, so I did this as an experiment and you never know, it may end up OK in the end!

The cabbage I planted out were mini offspring from a shop bought white cabbage that had started to sprout. One of the five that I'd planted outside had started to flower so I can only guess it's gone to seed. We shall see what happens with the other four.

Progress - inside

The seedlings for the purple sprouting broccoli are slowly growing, but I think they are more-or-less reading for planting on outside.


Lovely tomatoes. Have planted on four strong seedlings (and two more outside). They'd grown so quickly in their baby pots I couldn't let them wait any longer for their permanent home, which, like last year, is in the conservatory kitchen taking up one end of our work surface. Hope the return will be as good as in previous years.


I have three strong chilli plants in good size pots lining the windowsill. No sign of greenfly just yet! Need to read up about picking off certain leaves to make it a bushier and healthier plant.

Progress ... outside

The beans have been added to now so there's three different variety of beans in there. One lot are dwarf from last year's supply and the other two varieties are from a friend so not sure what they are! I grew quite a few seeds indoors which turned out to be the perfect amount in the end as I had to replace a couple that had been completely destroyed by something or other - most probably the hens. This is why the "keep out" netting is back around them. Although I've just finished planting these out, the second lot are exactly the same size as the first lot. Hope they liven up soon - perhaps the ground is a little too cold for them. At the end of the row I've put in a couple of tomato plants as they were surplus and I didn't have the heart to get rid of them!


Planted out two pumpkins which had started off indoors. Had to replace one of them as it was looking pretty dodgey. Luckily I had a healthy spare still on the windowsill. Both have grown quite well since the wetter weather. These are planted in a thrown together raised bed with last year's compost, which I've read they love. Their leaves are going a bit yellow (I've noticed this with the first lot of beans too) - will watch what happens.


Look at these pots and plastic bags of potatoes - all doing fabulously - just need some flowers now. Wonder if they'll be white or purple.


Peas are gradually climbing, they are now up to their fourth line of supporting string. Getting lovely white flowers now too.


Garlic is looking good and strong and the spring onions, sown between the rows of garlic and also in their own section, are beginning to look more settled in their new positions.