More planting in pots and trays - maybe soon in the plot

Although I planted some more potatoes yetsreday - Estima - and all the yellow onions that had been started off in pots in the greenhouse - with the soil still likely to be rather too cold for much direct planting, today I planted the French Marigolds, some mixed salad leaf, coriander and parsley in trays.

I also sorted out what might be possible to plant direct into the allotment plot tomorrow - including chard, two varieties of peas and beetroot. It's probably not worth over-sowing in case germination is poor but in general it's warmed up a lot recently and looks set to be fair for a few more days to come too.

Following an article in the Gardeners World magazine I have put some parsnip seed on wet kitchen paper with the hope that what they call 'viable' seed will produce a small shoot within a week and then it will be possible to plant them direct into the soil right away.  They are notorious for being hard to get to germinate so it's definitely worth a try.