Well what a week, it has just rained all week and for me it’s
been more cats than dogs as my two pussy cats Hector and Hamish have been
curled up in front of the Aga for most of the week. There’s been no progress in the kitchen
garden but in the greenhouse I've been busy sowing beans, sweet peas and
sunflowers. The beans and sunflowers are
up but no sign of the sweet peas which I’ve had in a brown paper bag since last
year - so I’m not that hopeful.
The sun has come out today so I will try and get the peas in
this afternoon. I’ve tried several
different ways of sowing the peas, in drain pipes and pots but last year I
sowed them straight into the ground in a small circle which I covered with a large
plastic cloche until they popped their heads into the sunshine. My husband then used some sheep wire and made
a circle to go around the peas which worked fantastically and the peas were so
much easier to pick.
My French Beans and Black Nero (Cavalo) Cabbage are the next
to be sown so I will do that over the weekend at least in the warmth of the
greenhouse.
Good gardening
Suzi