Today has been warmer, mainly cloudy but with the temperature of just over 10c it made me go out and start to think of the coming spring.
First of all, I sprayed my fruit trees with a winter tar oil wash. I rather like the smell of that, just as well because it tends to hang around your clothes.
I then decided to clean up a couple of areas where I wish to plant my broad beans. I tidied the areas up and then did a little digging. Not too much because the ground is still a little too wet. Mind you, the snow finally went yesterday afternoon.
This afternoon I decided to get a couple of lengths of guttering. I guess about 6ft. I then put them in the polytunnel, half filled with compost and then set Little Marvel peas then covered them completely. What I have done is put a couple of sacks down in the extension, bought the filled gutterings in and laid them on the sacks. Now I will wait for at least a fortnight before I transfer them to the polytunnel.
Finally, I noticed that the odd tomato seed has germinated so I am pleased. Last year I tried I think to start them off extra early and a lot either didn't survive or just never germinated.
It is talking of getting a little colder for a few days but we are well into February so hopefully the worst of the winter is over. More soon.
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