They reckon the cold snap's going to last a few more days before it clears off back to Greenland with the geese. The frosts are carrying on later this year than last, according to my diary. Leaving the spuds uncovered for a couple of nights was enough for Jack to give them a right old pasting - though people tell me they'll recover and grow through it.
Faring slightly better are the carrots I chucked in along a greenhouse bed, which have now had their final thinning, although a lot of the tomato seedlings nearby have got off to a disappointing start - I guess because they haven't had enough light and it's been a few degrees colder than they like it in there.
These are mini munch, which we've never grown before. They're nearly a quid a seed, which strikes me as a bit steep, but if they go well it will obviously only take a couple of fruits to put
us in profit.
They're in those pot/reservoir things designed for using with growbags, because I lost a couple of plants last year when the stems rotted just above the ground, meaning the cucumbers we ate came mainly from the supermarkets, rather than the allotment. I haven't worked out how to keep the space around them humid yet.
While it may be cold, the pear tree's blossoming a treat - hopefully it won't fall before it gets polinated.
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