What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

The peas and french beans have not germinated ! These were in the poly tunnel and in the propagator with heat ? ….I will sow more ! ……all raised beds have been clotched up ready for residents .

The runner bean trench is ready and the canines are up …..early I know but it’s done . I have held off the test bed aquaponics because of this cold snap I will get that going two weeks time to play safe .

I have sown some more tomatoes “money maker” for some friends …..the sil has already sown a pile of stuff and it’s all coming on strong ….transplanting is becoming urgent ! …..I will move some plants into the small poly tunnel and use some tubs to plat them on , there is heat on in there , the onions and potatoes I planted out seem to be okay but they are protected and covered anyway .

There are more potatoes to plant out in the ground and into tubs as soon as this cold snap ends , beetroot and spring onions , cabbage , leeks , carrots , and turnips will also go in before the end of this month .

The only digging left to do is the reclaimed ground where the bees were about 30ft x 8 ft will get that done this week . I will take a trip upto johns farm soon , going to take my tiller up with me and attack his veggie garden for him he’s 89 this year and slowing up ….but he is still interested ….and loves his fresh food ! .

We sorted his Rayburn out last week , he converted it to oil a couple of years back , so with the help of my mate tony we sorted the bugger out ! It now runs like a new one ! ….and it’s nice to see him sat in the kitchen with his one arm resting on his walking stick and the other holding a cup of tea and his wife all smiles …..she is warm again