We're only a little over a week into the lighter nights and already I'm not keen. I struggle with lighter nights much more than when the nights draw in, I find it hard to call it a day and be done when It's still light, It seems there is always one more thing that has to be done and then before you know it it's time for bed! I need to be stricter with myself, set myself a reasonable cut off time for the day to be done.
I have been making the most of the nice weather though and spent some time Monday afternoon at the allotment and got carrots and radish seeds in and also planted some of the onions I'd started off at home, (thank you to whoever mentioned starting them in cells, I'm sorry I can't remember who it was now to give you credit).
I've covered them all in mesh just until the seeds start to pop up, then I'll set them free.
I've tidied my greenhouse out again and moved some of my sweet peas and sunflowers into there. Mark got me a couple pieces of wood to make more shelving space, I have plenty more seedlings to go in there over the next few weeks. Everything is doing really well at the moment, the only things that don't seem to be showing any signs of life yet are the dahlia's.
I made the mistake of sewing my runner been too early and now they are already quite big and it's still not warm enough to put them out! They're in decent sized pots so I'm hoping they will be ok until at least the end of the month.
I bought two dozen hazel sticks locally from fb market place so we are all set up ready to plant them out once the weather warms up a bit more.
We have a strawberry patch all planted up and a few more added today because I drove past somewhere that was selling them for 50p each, couldn't pass up that bargain.
I collected our Spring seed pack today, we get a free one twice a year, 26 packets of mostly veg and salad but there are some flowers in there too. Looks like I'll be busy again over the weekend, ha ha.
And there is a plug plant party at the allotment on Saturday morning so I'll be going to see what's on offer, they are all free so might as well take advantage.
My garden is coming to life too with all the sunshine we've been having.
My hosta's have grown such a lot in a week and there are alliums popping up all over, the Pieris is putting on a lovely show.
I came across this photograph on Google showing a completely cloud-free sky across the whole of the British Isles, apparently the image, which was taken on April 2nd, was so clear that sediment patterns could be seen off the coast. March was the sunniest since records began with 185.8 hours of sunshine. It has certainly been a lovely start to Spring, much better than last year when we had snow and sleet in April.
We are still getting wonderful blue sky's here, although we are forecast some much needed rain on Sunday and into the following week, the kids break up for Easter on Friday so of course it was going to rain, lol.
In-between all the outside jobs I have been knitting and stitching and I will share an update on that next time.
Take care
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9 comments:
You have been very busy your allotment looks really tidy and your garden pretty. Your hostas are further into growth than mine. Last year I started my runner beans far too early, I lost so many plants, this year as yet I've not sown mine yet, there us plenty of time.
Wow! You have been busy both in your allotment and garden.
Everything is looking good.
All the best Jan
Everything looks marvelous. You do have a very tidy allotment. Your own garden is coming along nicely as well.
God bless.
Your garden is coming alive , we have been lucky with the weather this Spring. I love this month .
Looks like you are well in front.
I am also finding it hard to stop working outside , thin it's to late to stitch , Have fun hugs June,
It's such a busy time of year for any gardener, and like you say, hard to break off jobs when the weather's good and you know you've got those jobs to do. I love the lighter evenings, it means we can get back to our walks after tea and they're even more pleasant in the sunshine. Wow, your pieris is a stunner.
We've had the sunshine too and our garden is summer ready.. well done on the allotment work, its all looking spectacular!
Your gardens are going to look splendid this year, Maggie! I'm so envious of your sunshine. We had a wonderful first two weeks of March and then it's been cold and gray ever since. It sure doesn't feel like mid-April! Take care now and happy gardening ♥
It's all go on the garden front isn't it? You look like you're ahead of the game and will reap the benefits I'm sure. We've done a little planting but as we are trying to move not as much as we usually do.
Everything is coming along beautifully both in your allotment and at home. The hazel sticks are lovely and will be perfect for growing those beans up this year. My onions have been grown in cells too and are ready to be planted out. I tend to start quite a few of my veg crops in pots in the greenhouse these days. Your seed packs are fantastic and I love the pictures on the front of the packets.
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