Blimey has been a while since I posted - time flys when your having fun!! Still getting strawberries most days, just a handful but they are lovely!! Seem to have been really busy recently - we made Elderflower champagne the other day, our first try and all is going well so far, fingers crossed its y...

Wow exciting times on the allotment - I have so far had 5 strawberries!! Cant believe they are reay this early! we also picked broad beans last night and made a houmous out of them on fresh soda bread - the only thing not made ourselves or home grown was some chorizo - not bad going for May!! Plante...

Yes I think it is sadly :-(

Never mind - these things happen!

Ah thank you for the squash update - we dont have that one I dont think amongst the hundreds of seeds!

You are doing well with all your plants Bev - be nice when we can eat some of this!

Well back home from Dublin earlier this week - feel like normality can resume now alll the bank hols are over! Spent most of my free time down the allotment so far - all the plants were fine except the squashes - we made a hot composter and tried lasagna gardening over the top (not sure if that make...

Hmm in July I think - I am away a few weekends till then and want to make sure I am around to break up any scuffles when settling in!!

Exciting - I have enough stuff to do another car boot sale too so think if I make any money will buy a dehydrator with it - I have wanted one for ages - yay!!

Phew back from camping - what glorious weather we had!! Down the allotment today and did some more weeding!! The potatoes have got massive! The greenhouse is nearly finished and we put the cucumbers and some tomatoes in there. Planted the mangetout and purple podded beans out. And planted some Kale ...

Hope you had a good long weekend Bev - your latest piccies look great!! Which squash have you planted? I have done patty pan, buttercup and some seeds I saved from a squash I brought from Lidls and liked - only planted them today so will see what happens! Not sure if they will germinate but you dont...

What lovely piccies - yours peppers are looking good! And some new fruit bushes - I think soft fruit is the best thing about growing your own!

Ha Ha, Bev I am getting no work done this morning as I am drooling over your chickens - what a gorgeous pic. We have just become an Aunty and Uncle for the first time so I have decided to write a little story about the chickens and get one of those photo books made up. So I need to get some nice pho...

Ah theyre beautiful - I think you have a copper maran there - though I am by no means an expert he he!! I am off to get a googling as I really like the greyish hen you have (Elsie?) - -oooh theyre all so lovely!

Oooh I like the milk carton idea!! I might pinch that too - Bev you are a wealth of info!

I have a diary to fill in with germinating etc details but I must admit I have forgotten to fill it in for the last week or so eeekkk! They are really handy though - good luck with yours.

I have been wondering that too!! I am glad you asked Lizzie, thank you! We have some for mini sweetcorn but I think we need to start some more off

What a shame on your Caulis too, blooming slugs!

I am still deciding but I think it will be a Bluebelle (which is a greyish colour and app lays blue eggs) and and a copper Marran and not sure about the other one. What a good decision to have to make!! Have you any piccies of your chooks Bev? I would love to see yours. I think I have made a boo boo...

Hope your feeling better Lizzie - my cabages sound the same as yours so going to bit the bullet and plant them out also. Hope yours do ok!