The Beauty of Nature

This is me planting out the peas last week. As you can see they are the Kelvedon Wonder variety. They should be coming up in the next week or two and I will show you then how they look.

Talking of bees the other day. Here is one that was in my garden looking for a suitable place to settle and get warm as it’s not been hot of late and they are out and about.

I love the gossamer look to the wings and the wrap around shades for eyes.

I have gone and done it and planted peas this year. I am not trusting them to the soil as mice ate them last year. I have a cunning plan this year……..

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Some of the other plots are much better kept than mine I guess. However, I do have a job and so cant spend the time up there all day every day that most of the others do.

I do see the need to rotavate though and so I will next year. Though to be honest I did last year and it still went right back to being claggy.

My fruit bushes are coming on too. Still not very high as yet, but they have taken good root and are flourishing in the top corner of the plot.

Tthe strawberries are looking good for the summer. I cant wait.

The comfry is coming on nicely. It’s another plant that bees like, so I am hopeful of attracting them to my plot. Last year the allotment association chopped it down thinking it was a weed when they were tidying up the paths between plots. I mean, you’d think they would know it is great green manure and bees love it.

This is the lavender plant I set up at the plot a few weeks ago. I want to attract bees to pollinate my plants. We are not allowed to have hives up there as the plot holders voted against – probably worried about getting stung. So this is my little defiance as we need bees and every bit helps, I think.

I’ve set the cauliflower yesterday and have put them somewhere warm until they can go out. I don’t like leaving anything out in this weather to be honest. It’s just not summer yet and too cold/windy for them.

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These are the beans I planted out last weekend. Having been back to them they seem to be a bit dried out, despite a spot of rain and plenty of watering. I think it’s more likely they are wind blown.

I am going to set some more to be on the safe side.