Saturday 23rd April

Me and Callum headed off to the allotment again this afternoon to plant some shallots i struggled to get some this year as i left it late but managed to get some from the garden centre the last pack so hurried down and put them in the ground
Callum was busy digging a hole and adding manure ready for the pumpkin , after about an hour we decided it was just too hot we got back in the car and it said 30 c !!! that was just because it was in the sun i know it wasnt that hot

At home i planted some cauliflower seeds and some celery seeds i think i should stop now or ill have nowhere to put it all!!!
here is a list of what's growing (so i don't forget too )
new potatoes
second earlies
maincrop potatoes
onions
shallots
parsnips
beetroot
strawberries
raspberries
peas
runner beans
broccoli
brussel sprouts
savoy cabbage
golden ??? forgot the name lol its a cabbage
cauliflower
celery
tom thumb lettuce
iceberg lettuce
salad bowl mix salad leaves
tomatoes
hanging basket tomatoes
pumpkin
courgette
leeks
carrots
mint
finally the blackberry bush well it died i went back to where i bought it from and there's had too went to another garden centre ....anyway I'm waiting for one to arrive from Thompson & Morgan

will be sowing some swedes very soon
and i think that's everything

i took some pics of whats growing at home hope you enjoy them

tomatoes that go in my hanging baskets

                                         iceberg lettuce I'm sowing every 2 weeks

salad bowl mix lettuce

golden delight tomatoes

callums selection of sunflowers for the allotment

courgette only planted 2 weeks ago its a monster!!

pumpkin just sprouting

brussell sprouts

leeks have a lot more that are just sprouting

broccoli

savoy cabbages

golden ocre cabbage just starting

some of the runner beans have 16 altogether various sizes

finally some peas starting to sprout to fill in gaps at the allotment

and that's all I'm going to watch the lightning show now :)