Lesson Number One

Well the chamomile I planted out is doing well (please ignore the weeds) and is lovely in tea.

Tomatoes are doing well too and looking healthier after a bit of a sickly spell.

Some mysterious beast has been wandering through my purple-sprouting broccoli seedlings and destroyed one of them. I just hope it gets in trouble for having very muddy paws.

And the cucumbers are doing well, despite the death of their brother. Its nice in the garden just now cos there aren't any huge jobs to do except watching things grow and eating them. Nice.

Oh, and Lesson Number One is never cut a hedge without gloves on. A tiny and painful skelf has taken up residence in my finger and a week later I still can't seem to evict it. Ggrrrrr...

Job Done

Lots of activity in the garden today so I am just doing a list to help with my memory...

• Potted on the purple-sprouting broccoli and basil
• Planted out the leeks (hannibal variety) and sowed another row
• Planted three more rows of beetroot (detroit globe) and two rows of swedes
• Planted out my butternut squash and jack o'lantern pumpkins
• Planted out chamomile round the blueberry bush
• Planted out a mystery squash near the strawberries
• Weeded like a demon
• Trying to get the lawnmower to work with no success
• Tidied out the greenhouse again and chatted to my plants