The Sowing Begins

Hello all :)

I am delighted to say my broccoli/cauliflower seedlings are well on their way. Sadly one succumbed to my clumsiness as I crushed its little stem when I knocked over my cloche. Four or five seedlings were withered and yellow looking so I lopped them off quick, hoping it was a bad seed and not a disease.

I have constructed a tin foil fort for my seedlings in an effort to reduce their legginess, which makes them look like they are encapsulated in a NASA grade habitat.

My leeks also are beginning to  pop up, one is definitely the master leek and is lording it over his tiny little buddies. I popped down to the allotment this morning to try out my new hoe, and evicted some leeks of the previous generation from the ground in anticipation of a pasta dish. They aren't the biggest specimens but I'm sure I could call them micro-leeks and make a fortune selling them to Michelin star restaurants.  

It was lovely to go down to the allotment today, a lot of people getting busy, Jim a few months ahead as always on his stunning plot and Dot full of energy and chatter. The weather is picking up which is nice too. I've liberated the shorts from the wardrobe for the first time this year!

Tomorrow I'll sow some bits and bobs, and I'll let you know next week.

Have fun!

Chris