[Hampshire Hog]

Decided it must be time to take advantage of the Mediterranean weather we had over the week end. So down to the plot today.
Planted out the Calabrese into my brassica bed defended with hoop cage covered with debris netting hopefully good enough for birds may still need to watch butterflies! Also sowed some carrots in strip form along with a row of spring opinions to hopefully confuse any carrot flies. Covered with supposedly fly proof net  cloche will see whether it works! Also sowed some radish outside of the cloche in the raised bed as much to confuse fly as any thing Mrs Hog likes radish more than I do. Finally removed fleece from onions and weeded bed then weeded asparagus bed too
 ( no sign yet of crop) 

Cheers HH

[Scottish Mike]

I'm running a bit behind, but finally got my FEs in today (15 each of Rocket & Kestrel) and made a start digging the other bed for the other potatoes. However, I'm removing 2-3 inches of turf on the surface and then having to pick out all the couch grass roots, so it's really slow going.

[Yana]

Put in another load of broad beans (I LURVE them), set up string and canes to hold them up whe they grow as they are a taller variety.
Painted fence around new community plot on the site. Stupidly said I like painting so was not long before I was volunteered for the job. Actually enjoyed it as first time for a few days I could take things slower.

[AnneB]

Sowed some beetroot.  Weeded.  Observed that the PSB is still not ready.   Picked some chicory that had overwintered.

[teamspotty]

Dig some digging - soil is nice at the moment.

[Offwego]

earthed up my earlies again - wow they are really shooting up now

moved the two small crowns of rhubarb I planted last weekend as I was not happy with where I placed them
done some minor weeding

watered the fruit trees
my row of beetroot are showing well and the carrots are breaking through- a bit of sun makes all the difference

My shed which was due today has not arrived - THANKS ARGOS its now due on saturday

[surbie100]

PSB is done. I left one last plant to flower for the bees and the rest is chopped in the compost bin. Filled it nicely. Started digging the beds in the greenhouse and put in a woodchip path. Sowed some dwarf beans for growing in the greenhouse, and a courgette. I'm reading everything I can find about growing in greenhouses...

Noticed at home that my pots are totally infested with fungus gnats, which is why my seedlings are doing so badly.. Tomorrow morning I'll take the spuds in a bag to the plot so they get more sun than on my rubbish balcony.

[Beetroot Queen]

We are catching up with the weeding still, beetroot, carrots, turnips and peas are in the ground. Fake tayberry is out. Fruit bushes put under control.

Seeds all finally up at home and cucumbers and toms doing great.

[Hampshire Hog]

Erected blow away at home and transferred lettuce from conservatory ( too hot!)
Prepared bed for beans and erected some poles. Might as well be ready.
Took lawn mower to plot PM and mowed paths on my plot.
All looking tidy - shocked myself😳😳😳😳

Cheers HH

[teamspotty]

Fake tayberry is out.

Was it wearing a disguise?

[Beetroot Queen]

Fake tayberry is out.

Was it wearing a disguise?

Yep it was nothing more than a common very prickly blackberry wearing an overcoat of prickles

[teamspotty]

Digging - the soil is now crumbly and quite nice to dig the copious amounts of couch grass out.

Sowed some meadowsweet for our horses.

[Eblana]

Digging - all the beds now dug over and ready for me to run the rotovator over at the weekend.

[Yana]

Best laid plans and all that ........
Managed about an hour late this afternoon and spent it removing the cover from the bed where peas that were started at home in guttering are going tomorrow. Sowed carrots, checked broad beans that were planted out a few days ago and made sure everything ready for full day at the plot tomorrow.

[Ema]

Chaz your peach and tulips are looking stunning!
I popped down after work tonight, mamsged the tinest amount of diggim. The mice have eaten all my broad beans dispute netting them the bird have had a good nibble at my peas fingers crossed the mice don't find them.
Had my first harvest this spring