What an unexpectedly beautiful Easter Monday! We spent several hours out in the ~20° sunshine. The site was possibly the busiest I've ever seen it, with plotholders enjoying the lovely weather.
Jamie worked really hard clearing and digging the remainder of the plot where our brassicas are going this year. The last of the manure was Dug in along with some chicken manure pellets.
Jamie worked really hard clearing and digging the remainder of the plot where our brassicas are going this year. The last of the manure was Dug in along with some chicken manure pellets.
I was pleased to get the compost bins sorted and moved to their final position. I mixed all the compost together and managed to completely fill one bin, which can sit doing its thing for the next few months and we'll just put new waste into the black one for a while.
When we got to the plot there were butterflies all over the grape hyacinths: Commas, tortoiseshells, brimstones (the lovely yellow ones) and peacocks. So, I rushed home to get the wildlife camera and set it to do a timelapse video. As a result, we got 278 photos of this!
Not one visitor for the next hour - except me and Jamie sitting on the bench occasionally!
So, I moved the camera to another position on the plot and that provided over 1700 versions of this image!
I thought the clouds against the blue sky would have made for a nice
timelapse, but the camera didn't pick them up - all rather
unsuccessful!
When we first got to the plot I counted 11 broad beans which had
sprouted; when we left there were 16! I should have pointed the camera at them, or at the rhubarb!
I'm happy to have now sowed some seeds into trays and modules - protected under a netted cloche until the poly-cloche is up:
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| Comma |
So, I moved the camera to another position on the plot and that provided over 1700 versions of this image!
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| Garlic also enjoying the heat |
I'm happy to have now sowed some seeds into trays and modules - protected under a netted cloche until the poly-cloche is up:
- Beetroot (cylindrical type)
- Florence Fennel
- Little Gem lettuce
- Cos lettuce
- Celery
We noticed lots of butterflies on our plot too but outs were all peacocks, It's a while since we had any tortoiseshells. For a couple of years they seem to have disappeared,
ReplyDeleteI think it's the first time I've ever seen a comma on the plot, so I was glad I managed to snap it.The brimstones are lovely but didn't want to sit still.
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