The seeds are here!

All the seeds have arrived, including some cut-and-come-again salad mixes from my lovely aunty Wendy...

Spuds are chitting, next to plant (when it dries up) are the onion sets, broad beans, and jerusalem artichokes...

Then in mid-March, I can push the upright greenhouse into service in the back garden, with 320 seed compartments... need to check which seeds can be started in there, and which go straight into the ground. Also need to get loads of well composted manure and loads of grit, just to help with drainage as the soil's typical London clay...

Rain all weekend

This rain is really going to delay any digging, fertilising, planting... it's depressing me!

Chitting begins

The 30 potatoes are chitting! 20 are Jersey Royals, 10 are British Queen...

The planting list

So, plant list:

Jersey Royal potatoes (aka International Kidney)

British Queen potatoes (for roasting - second earlies)

3 types of squash

Kohlrabi

Jerusalem artichokes

Pak Choi

Pointed cabbage

Leeks

Red onions

Shalotts

Spring onions

2 types of carrot

Broad beans

Peas (high yielding Kelvedon Wonder)

Plus:

Wild rocket

Spinach

Beetroot

Celery.

er, think that's it...

I know that's alot, but a little of each will stop us getting bored and having a massive surplus...

The waterlogged pitch

First blog, though it's about the fifth visit to the quarter plot. The bit of the allotment which is ours was soggy today, and now i have backache from the heavy digging. Hoping the weather improves for more next weekend, and also that we can get some manure and dig it in. Tubers and seeds will be arriving soon...