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My broad beans are starting to grow and fill out as are my pea pods so I hope to be in full "open for business" mode real soon - god knows I need it sooner rather than later to keep my bank manager off the phone - think he's sick of hearing "just another week or so"
.So this week is a kind of get ready and tidy up sort of week - strimmer wil be on overtime, shed will be cleaned top to bottom, as will the polytunnel. all my advertising posters will be going ouit on Friday to various shops and self catering establishments.
I mentioned in a thread on the Vine about growing microgreens and I have ordered the seeds for this venture, and transferred my hotbox propogator into the tunnel for it, as it holds 12 standard seed trays and is ideal for this purpose. I also ordered my seed for Spring greens - 10,000 seeds (direct sowing - not even gonna try growing them for transplanting !) and being me, couldn't resist ordering more seeds so I have also ordered 500 Kohl Rabi F1 Quickstar for the tunnel.
I have been persuaded to enter my cukes in the veg section of the local county show so need to get that side of things sorted too, and find out what makes a good exhibition cuke.
. Spent this evening strimming the jungle that used to be a beautiful garden - since I started growing veg for a living in Feb last year I have cut the grass about twice and as for the beds and borders, they have just been left, but Maggie has issued orders (and you just don't argue with a Belfast Girl, even if your a 6'2" and a part time door steward from Glasgow
). So I have been given until Friday when her pal arrives from Sheffield to try and lick the garden into some sort of shape - I'll try but I ain't no miracle worker.Anyway folks that's about it for now, Later................
