Heavy rain for most of the day so I got busy: finished all of my seed sowing until the 14th of March, which is when I get back from my hiking holiday. Also made a start on my massive planting week on the allotment.

Preparing for seed sowing

Broad beans flowers, while are perfectly self-fertile, perfect for a polytunnel

One of the dozen trays of seeds I sowed today, for more details see the reference info section of my book!

Made up a new compost heap with stable bedding

Stunning cycle ride today along the seafront, about 40 miles round trip, although I stopped for breakfast

Favourite place to stop for a walk and to admire the beach

Popped to the allotment to plant early brassicas for a hungry nap harvest

Fleeced this bed of spinach and lettuce, because I re-allocated it’s low tunnel

Planted salad onions and green onions down the centre of the asparagus for a late spring harvest

Planted the last few Asian greens, into this bed of salad onions, after harvesting the lettuce

Close up of the early brassicas I planted today


Potted on the last of the mini-greenhouse potatoes for April and early May

Potted up the last of the first early potatoes for June

Monday’s compost bin is now at 65c, about right

Cycled the 12 miles to Cleveleys for breakfast

Cut and fed the grass and weeded the garden