a slow couple of weeks...

...but here's an update of the few things I'v done and what's been growing (and what hasn't).


The Pea Beans that I planted weeks ago, and that I had almost given up on, finally raised their little head, getting rapidly bigger and quite amusing they looked too!

 

Two little bean plants on the left with lettuce I planted at the same time.

A close up of the little bean plant.

Once the pea beans were a little bigger and I had a grand total of 3, I decided it was time for them to be planted out.

I was a bit worried about the cold as they are still quite small but I needed the space in the greenhouse (!) so I have recreated the greenhouse feel for them in the ground, using some old bottles. At the same time I planted out the asparagus lettuce, I tried to separate them all but I got bored so I left some in clumps. However, reading about this type of lettuce just now, I realise that they are going to grow quite big so I may need to thin/eat some of the clumps.

The lettuce with an eggshell defence and the pea bean plants in their little bottle guards.

I had just planted the lettuce out and watered it so they all fell over but they are looking much healthier now.

I am pleased to report my tomatoes are doing splendidly, I have 5 varieties all getting bigger and stronger. The last packet of seeds I planted were Yellow Plum, which I planted alongside Nardello Pepper and some chilli seeds I saved from the veg box in February!

The toms popped through first and for a while I thought they might be the only things to germinate but during the warm patch we had over the last couple of weeks to my complete surprise, the chilli seeds started to grow too! I was a little anxious over the next week as I was quite keen for the peppers to germinate but I was very worried I had planted the seeds too early (I had gone for broke and planted ALL the seeds) but then I looked in on them one morning and...

...lots of little pepper plants.

As this picture was taken over a week ago everything is much bigger and this weekend shall see a grand move of the last of the indoor seeds. Although the chilli and pepper seeds will be staying indoors, at least until its quite a bit warmer.

The other tomatoes are doing well, they are trying a first night completely outside - I hope it doesn't freeze as I will probably cry! As long as they don't all die I will do a tomato post soon as I've got some interesting ideas for them.