Hurrah! Sun at last

Some spring like weather has finally arrived!
We have been having breakfast and lunch outside...

...but not dinner, as the sun on the wet ground is making impressive thunder and lightening storms with some rain by later afternoon.

Annoyingly the weeds seem to have enjoyed the cold wet weather but the 'proper' plants less so. We have been trying to get the potager back under control. Doug has strimmed all round the beds and spent several days making and laying wood chips made from the huge pile of branches that have been building up for months. I have been weeding, mounding up potatoes and planting replacements for slug losses as well as potting things on. Stuff is growing, but it is not growing very fast, I imagine we will see a leap forward now the weather is warmer - if the slugs allow.

We are thinking that for next year some sort of mini poly tunnel that fitted over the raised beds would be good to get some things started earlier. Particularly tomatoes and cucumber and perhaps melons - all of which struggle to ripen here apparently (!) Although it is hot the season isn't hugely long it seems.