Continuation

Planted out a few first earlies as hoped.  Red Duke of York and Charlotte.

All the while accompanied by the sound of something heinous going on next door.  We'd seen a monstrous machine arrive as we prepared to go into town.  Now we know what it's up to.  Disruptive, grating and unnerving.  Farmers should have to get planning permission for such things.

On my way out to the "potato field", I took a few shots of activity elsewhere in the garden. The propagating tunnel in full swing and the first of the chillies.

We like these strips for germinating chillies.  We'd sow around 15 to 20 in each, so we don't overdo it.  Five of these fit into a standard seed tray, but for now, they're on the heated sand without that extra barrier.  As they germinate, we move them to cooler parts of the propagator.  The whole propagating table is covered with plastic to keep the moisture in and the temperature up.

Cheerful poppies potted up and settling in.

Let there be chives!

Lavender, Rau Ram & Pineapple Sage

Signs of spring are everywhere.  The old German Burgundy vine in the big tunnel is budding and outside, the newer of the two quinces is showing leaf.

We have a resilient Aquilegia in one of the beds in the big tunnel.  I dug it up and re-potted it, but the tunnel faeries have re-planted it.

Outside in one of the borders, a Marigold is showing off early.

Thinking about jobs for this time of the year, I was considering the Jerusalem artichokes.  Not everyone's cup of tea, I appreciate, but worth growing as a wind break (tee hee) or screen or if you keep pigs.  Perhaps that's for Friday morning, while it's still a root day.

Leaving off blogging for now, as there's a chicken to roast.