Monday, 14 March 2011

Spring is here at last!

What a cracking weekend! The weather was superb both Saturday and Sunday. Emily saw the first Yellow Brimstone butterfly of the year, a species often linked with the start of spring.

Up at the allotment we tidied off a few loose ends this weekend. Finishing the paths (Annie and David's quarry wall provided 4 1/2 barrow loads of stone) and attaching the guttering to the water catcher. All construction jobs completed for the time being!

The electric propagator is working a treat with 8 of 8 French beans, 7 of 8 Peas (one was lost to damping off disease and quickly removed) and 6 of 8 tomatoes successfully germinating. All we need now is the soil to warm up a little more and we can start the exciting job of planting out.

A major distraction on Sunday, and one we hope will be a regular was the sight of 5 buzzards soaring overhead. More news and hopefully photos of them through the summer.

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