Martin's New Garden

The first job was to get my sweet peas planted. I sowed them in February - 16 named varieties suffering from being in their rootrainers for too long.

   

Then the potatoes that were rather over-chitted but will probably be okay. Arran Pilot and Charlotte.

   

I stacked the turves under the hedge, where they ought to break down into some nice loam in time.

   

The soil seems to be a fairly heavy loam over a clay subsoil. Other gardens in the street are growing some nice Rhododendrons, flowering well despite some slight yellowing between the veins of the leaves. I guess that means the pH is only slightly lower than neutral, so I should be able to grow most things.

I've now replaced all except one of the broken panes of glass in the greenhouse, 19 in total. I'll get the last one - an odd shape top centre opposite the door - next week. I'll get some automatic vents as well and give it a thorough clean.

   

The only things in there so far are some pepper plants I brought with me (some sweet, some hot), and some morning glory seeds I chitted this week and potted up this afternoon.

Onwards and upwards!