Monday, 16 March 2009

Springtime: everything's getting going


As we continue to enjoy the forced rhubarb (some in a sponge pudding; the rest chopped up and added to vodka, as we did last year), our own rhubarb patch is putting on loads of growth. The weather seems to have turned a corner over the last couple of days (for now, at least!) and we're getting some nice spring sunshine.

We're just about keeping up with food for the blue tits and goldfinches, who seem to be visiting the garden most at the moment. And it's really time to get things moving in the garden. We've managed to construct one of our raised beds (3 more to go) and the seedlings who'll be moving into them later in the year all seem to be doing nicely. Here are some of them. First the broad beans:



Then the Bloody Butcher tomatoes:


The Greek Oregano's coming up well:


And finally, some beetroot. Really hope that these work well as we ate tons of beetroot last year:

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