[stompy]

Yesterday

Went and opened greenhouse number 1's vents
Watered the Blueberry plants
Waterd the onion sets that are now beginning to shoot.

It was 42c in the greenhouse when i arrived there at 12 ish.

Andy

[MustbeMad]

Yesterday I nearly finished the beds I am currently working on, I did manage to plant the first earlies which was good as that is the first thing in the ground for the new plot and the new year 😀

[New shoot]

I did 4 hours digging yesterday    Not sensible I know, but I was on a roll.

The old raspberries are out and the area dug over, ready for main crop spuds.  I also went over an area where I dug out some old gooseberries last autumn.  That has been earmarked for the earlies, which I am going to try and get in this week.  It will mean some juggling to find an hour here or there, but I will find a way   

[noshed]

It was yesterday actually but I managed to do some digging. Very satisfying, although there's an awful lot to do. Still, the rhubarb looks good.

[goose]

popped down to strim the paths.  I did lots of work on it a couple of weeks ago and it is ready for planting...I was pleased not to see too many weeds had regrown.

my earlies will go in next week.

came home and sowed some salad seeds in the veg patch and sowed some sprouts.  the toms are coming along nicely on my sunny windowsill.

this warm spell has certainly sprung me into action although I don't know how long it will last.

[Aled]

Dug the veg patch over on Sunday, ready for a good mash up with the rotovator next week!
Cheers
Aled

[rosiecider]

Yesterday cleaned the greenhouse inside and out, that took 4 hours!!, fed the slugs in there. planted out onions and shallots, planted 5 rows of potatoes Charlotte, Picasso and Maris Piper.... not a bad days work .. ache today though

[jaydig]

Dug over some of the "odd" spots on the plot, and sowed some radish, mixed lettuce and beetroot.  Picked the first of the forced rhubarb and some Russian kale.

[robinahood]

Dared to enter the falling down shed on the new plot, to empty it. It had been crammed full of old bed springs, rusty saw blades, rotten planks, etc.
Feel better for that! Just need to demolish the shed now.......

[Robster]

Second earlies are now planted out.  The last sowing of broad beans has gone in.  Planted out beetroot seedlings.
The plastic cloches are off my first lettuces (little gem and an iceberg type) and also off my first turnips (a few are a bit slugged but not too bad)  now under a protective net cloche. 

Chillies, tomatoes peppers and aubergines are all being potted on as they come up to size.  I think I'll take my bagged first earlies out of the greenhouse today.  I'll need to keep an eye on the weather and rush them back in if it looks frosty though.

I really get the impression that things are moving along quickly now.  I even saw a half a dozen asparagus the other day up the lotty.  Maybe I'll be able to cut them soon.

[New shoot]

Found time yesterday for a flying visit to plant Charlotte and Kestrel potatoes.  Thats 2 of the 4 lots of seed spuds in the ground 

[jambop]

Lovely sunny day down here today so I am potting up my tomato seedlings. 
25 x San Marzano
25 x St Pierre
10 x Monte Carlo
10 x Cherry Roma
 won't be using them all myself but the neighbours will get what I don't need. I will be planting a maximum of 40 plants this year. I will definitely plant 15 San Marzano for passata the rest will be a mix of the other three. Also started hardening off my onions this week which will go in next week sometime.

[Hampshire Hog]

Planted broad beans and sowed more seeds in bed too.
Weeded asparagus bed.
Sprinkled slug deterrent.
Good news first  asparagus spears showing.

Cheers HH

[chillimummy]

Planted on my original half plot, 2 rows of shallots and 2 rows of red onions. Next visit will plant 2 rows of white onions. Garlic is sprouting well. Covered a big pile of weeds, raspberry canes and other rubbish from autumn to dry out then can burn soon. Plot mostly tidy and weed free from hard work last autumn!
On my new half plot began digging bed ready for my potatoes.
Last November when I took it on, dug up potato crop and turned that soil over again today, lovely and crumbly.
Half of the plot is fruit bushes and trees and needs sorting out but today started digging over the other half.
Soil very compacted and full of mares tail roots and digging was hard going 
More to do next time and may borrow my plot neighbours rotivator as it was offered though potatoes will break up soil too.
Love having full plot and planning where everything will go as so much more space       

[stompy]

Removed the black plastic that had covered the plot through winter.
Removed some more woodchip and grass covered carpet.
Knocked in 2 x 8ft poles either side of one of the beds, then planted a runner from a thornless bramble bush.
Then did a bit of tidying around and had a chat with 2 of the older guys on the site where i secured myself a large load of manure for £15 to be delivered on Sunday morning so very pleased about that. 

Andy