Torn

I'm pleased to say that the french marigold (tagetes) recovered from overheating last weekend and today I potted on 150 of them for the HAHA plant sale. There's still another trayful to do!

But the polytunnel is looking rather full!

Jamie dug the area for the carrots today and on Easter Sunday he planted the potatoes - we're only growing a few this year: 5 each of Nicola and Kestrel.

We didn't get much else done last weekend because we had a plotholder picnic in the lovely Easter sunshine.

The mangetout have nearly all germinated so I need to get them planted out, but no time today.

The classic April sunshine-and-showers weather has encouraged everything to grow. And it's proper Spring now because a robin was feeding his mate in the hedge and we all heard the cuckoo over the marsh - such a lovely sound, before we get tired of it going on and on :-)

Even the strawberries have flowered. We'll have to fleece them if we get any more frosts, which is quite likely.

Storm Hannah brought some tremendous gusts of wind yesterday. Our polytunnel, which is already in a bit of a sorry state now has a window at the back as well as a door that doesn't close properly...

Hence the song title provided by Natalie Imbruglia.