Billy lives again!

I’ve just nipped up to the Hill to reinstall Billy Scarecrow! He’s lot more sturdy now, & does not require attaching to a stake by the neck in order to remain upright!

I think that the weekend jobs must include re-sowing the PEAS (early onward) that were sown in January – germination is patchy (at best!) so although I may relent & keep the few that have come up, I’ll re-sow with the kelvedon wonder which are looking so good further along the row.

There are a few gaps in the row of BROAD BEANS – which is presumably why they say to sow a few at the end of the rows to fill in – I was going to poke a few seed in the gaps, but although I do have some more, it would be a change of variety as I used the aguadulce all up, so perhaps I’ll live with the gaps.

I also need to sort out the final lot of seed potatoes at the weekend in order to put them upstairs to chit – if I leave it much longer they will have about thirty seconds to prepare themselves before being hoofed in the ground!

I’ve a heap of rhubarb in the oven at the moment (have taken David-other-half at his word) – YUM – & on Sunday it will be 1st April which, besides being All Fool’s Day (there’s a joke in there somewhere!) it’s the start of a whole new Spring month of seed sowing – can’t wait!