While I was in the greenhouse, I couldn't resist planting some more seeds, so I sowed sweetcorn and Florence fennel. I can't remember the sweetcorn variety as it was an old rediscovered packet from years ago, so who knows whether they will germinate, but they were a fantastic colour!
My sutton broad beans are up, as are the Eleonora Express, I will let them get a bit more established this year before planting out as they stalled once I planted and then were swamped by black fly! I love the look of the broad beans leaves as they emerge, they look like hooves.
The shelving is pretty stacked already in the greenhouse, so I may have to sort out the storage on the other side of my staging as I pot plants on...as I want to raise as many of my own plants as possible this year. Last year I ended up buying in quite a lot of ready grown plants to make up the shortfall. For example my harvest of own grown peas and beans was only enough for about a weeks worth of meals!
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