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27 April 2014

Polytunnels in April.


The big tunnel. Tomatoes and sweet potatoes were planted out early in the month. Aubergines and peppers in the middle of the month. The tall crop on the right are early peas, there is plenty of lettuce, rocket and other greens too. This photo was a week ago.

The big tunnel. On the left, potato onions edged with lettuce.
 On the right, Peas edged with alpine strawberries.

Looking at a woodlouse.

Digging





This morning in the big tunnel Alfie played digging and dumping while I transplanted self-sown seedlings.

 Tivon has planted the sweetcorn every year since he was very little.

 We save our own sweetcorn seed and start it in modules in the small tunnel.

  The small tunnel.

The nectarine, like the peaches, is covered in tiny fruit, thousands! 
and must be thinned to have an edible crop. 

There has been a good set on the apricot trees this year.