23rd May - 1st June 2008

Max Temp 26C Min Temp 6C Rain 50mm

2007

Max temp 28C Min Temp 2C Rain 30mm

I started this post this morning but got distracted by an urgent cry, '' the chickens are out! ' Normal service has now been resumed.

Today we had the first Broadies, and delicous they were too. We also had the first half dozen Strawberries.

The Babies are growing at an alarming rate and we still have 8. Mum is really protective of them and will attack anyone or anything that she thinks threatning.

The second sowing of carrots are up, the turnips that were thinned out a week ago are growing well as are the sweeds. Still having a problem with getting the French Beans to germinate reasonably to may have to re-sow them AGAIN.

I have sprayed the Potatoes with Bordeaux Mixture and seem ro be keeping on top of the Aphids at last.

The Swallows hatched on the 28h May, don't know how many young yet but there are at least 3 judging by the number of egg shells I have found.

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Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet