Although it's been a very cold Easter, with overnight frosts, it's been completely dry. This has made it far easier to start to dig the rougher sections of the plot, as well as to remove some of old fruit bushes to make room for new ones and more general purpose vegetable beds.
With the help of the wheel barrow I have managed to get both of the deep bed frames in place at the new allotment. They need fixing in place and then filling with a good mixture of soil, grit and manure before the Gijnlim asparagus plants arrive.
In the green house the broad beans and yellow onions and shallots are all rooting well now and green shoots appearing. I think the next best place for them is in the polytunnel at the allotment, and this in turn will make more space in the greenhouse for things that require a closer eye on them.
Today I planted up the potato growing bag with the 5 Charlotte seed potatoes which had chitted quite well. It's an experiment really but I'm sure if I follow the simple instructions closely everything will be fine and we'll get some nice early salad potatoes.
As for the rest, this time last year I was definitely planting most of them into the ground. What with the further digging which is required, and the need to wait a little longer until the heaviest night frosts seem to have passed, I can't see much potato planting until the middle of the month.
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