June

My pumpkin seeds have come up! About six of them. And there are two cantaloupe seeds germinated and one cucumber. But no zucchinis. I've given in and bought two plants from the garden centre. Also, no sweet corn. I've been sowing that directly and there is no sign of life at all. I've tried again with a "new" packet of seed - it's expiry date was 2003 so there might be life in it! It won't be long until there are peas and broad beans. And strawberries. The cherry tomatoes are nearly ready for planting out. The beef tomatoes are more than ready for potting on. And I've decided to plant the sweet potatoes deirectly into the greenhouse on the allotment. It's not warm enough in the propagating tent for them to do more than sit and glower.


We've put herbs in the little holes The Builder has put in the edging to the brick path. Marlo is very taken with the catmint!

The pond is full of fat, fat tadpoles. And several frogs. But only six fish. Something seems to have eaten the other four.



We are thinking that we might put a fruit cage all the way around the orchard, and incorporate it with the chicken run. This would give the chickens a large fox-free space to run about it and would protect the fruit trees from the pigeons. And other fruit predators. But not yet. This is a next winter activity I reckon. This proposed fruit cage will come expensive.



Here is a bird's eye view of the garden, as at June 1st 2007