Penellype's Allotment

[Penellype]

Fruit



Flower buds just starting to open on the apricot tree in the tunnel.



Fruit buds on the blueberry.



Buds breaking on the blackcurrant.



The pink blueberry is starting to look quite green.




Rhubarb might be ready to start eating soon.

[Penellype]

More photos



Crocuses under the hedge.



But frost on the grass shows it is still cold.



Chilean guava has been damaged by frost, but will recover.



Dwarf peas Half Pint in the hotbed. Onions have been planted in the bare area on the right.



But this was 2 orderly rows of spinach, seedlings on the left and transplants on the right, with a row of lettuce in between. A couple of days ago when I went down to check everything, the cat had got in through the open end of the cover and dug it up. Half of the spinach transplants and some of the seedlings were undisturbed, and I have tried to replant the ones I could find in the mess. The lettuce was only just starting to germinate and there may be some seeds that will grow. I blocked the end of the bed with a piece of net as I didn't have time for anything else, and today's job is to find a better way to do this as I need to be able to open the cover on sunny days without worrying that the cat will get in.

[Snoop Puss]

Don't those peas look lovely, Penellype? Made me smile seeing your photos, especially as a comparison with your February ones. Things look they're taking off. Sorry about the cat damage, but lots of promising signs of spring.

[Nicos]

Great to see those Pen - Thanks for sharing!

I should go and check my rhubarb

[Andraste]

Great minds clearly think alike Nicos - I was motivated to check my Rhubarb too It's nowhere near as advanced as yours Penellype - just little ping-pong ball bits showing.

[Penellype]

Great minds clearly think alike Nicos - I was motivated to check my Rhubarb too It's nowhere near as advanced as yours Penellype - just little ping-pong ball bits showing.

My rhubarb is in the shade - that may help it to grow faster, or maybe it hasn't been as cold here recently as it has where you are.

[Andraste]

We're definitely colder here than you Penellype - I've noted from following this thread that we're easily 2 weeks behind you most of the time. Our Rhubarb's not in shade either (we don't really have any shade on our plot). x

[Nicos]

Out of 5/6 plants only one of my rhubarb plants is in the shade all day. And that’s the only one I can see. Not a peeps from the others!

[Andraste]

I really wish I'd taken a pic of mine now! Ours are all closest to looking like Nicos' bottom blob - no leaf unfurling yet.