Rhubarb, rhubarb ......

Last week we got a new rhubarb plant from 'Col's Car Boot' so we have fingers crossed that we'll finally get an established plant. This new one looks already pretty large and healthy and a big bargain at £4.

Today I concentrated on planting the final batch of onion sets - a mixed batch of red, yellow and white onions. A final digging and a good quantity of chicken manure will hopefully give the sets every chance of developing well.

The weather has continued to be warm and dry but the coming week could be cooler (some frosts at night) and possibly a little wetter.

The greenhouse looks good and virtually everything is off to a good start with the exception of the tomatoes and chillies which I covered with vermiculite. So much for good advice? There are plenty of alternative tomato seeds but I used the whole of a very small packet of hot chilli seeds so may have to track down some more very quickly and plant them more conventionally.

The brassica seedlings look good and will need potting on soon, as did the nasturtium seedlings which now have their own individual pots and can grow on protected by the greenhouse before they can be planted out.

The broad beans are growing well in their pots as are the two trays of cut-and-come-again lettuce. I need to keep sowing new trays though to keep a continuity going through the year.

During the week I'll try to get the final batch of Charlotte potatoes in and the Picasso maincrop variety. I'll get it done anyway at the weekend and we're still on a very good schedule.