Just finished planting out. So:
Inside:
Peppers, chillies, aubergines growing but a way off flowering still
Outside:
First sowing of peas and broad beans growing well. Second sowing just showing. French beans were slugged and second sowing looking a bit better. Fire tongue runners also nibbled and not looking happy so need to resow those too. Autumn garlic and onions going to seed - dry spell didn't help so hoping they're edible (look like they must be ready to try soon). Spring planted onions good. First sowing (first week of April) of beetroot, carrots and parsnip were slow to show but the rain has helped so they're all clearly visible now. Second sowing has filled the gaps and added a couple of rows. Leeks went out yesterday. Salad (lettuce, radishes and spring onions) truly pathetic. Potatoes well on and spotted flowers on first earlies today. Tomatoes went out yesterday and today. Cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, Brussels, sweetcorn, pumpkins, gourds, courgettes and squashes were all briefly hardened off and have gone out today. Have kept back-ups of all the courgettes, pumpkins etc. but they're sturdier than normal so I hope I won't need them, despite the heavens opening this evening shortly after the went in.
Fruit wise we're already eating strawberries from outside - it's going to be a great year for them, really big and juicy. Summer raspberries, loganberry and tayberry have all set fruit and the currants have a good amount too (bearing in mind they're only two years old, I'm happy). Cherries, apples, pears and plums have all set a good amount of fruit (especially the older apple trees - everything else is still a baby). Also got almonds, peaches and apricots coming on well.
The time has come for elderflower cordial so that's next on my list - now the planting out is done - along with the first ever honey harvest on Thursday and (sadly) a good deal of house cleaning which has been more than a little neglected. At least the rain means I don't have to water all 2200 vines and 850 new trees with a hosepipe every day.
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