3rd January

Planted out 39 potatoes (Foremost) in the four beds down the right hand side of the polytunnel, had some small potatoes left over so will plant them into plastic sacks. The potatoes should be ready to start digging by Easter.

10th January

Planted out the last of the early potatoes into bags (7), two per bag except for one.

11th January

Planted out two more rows of garlic (brought from Seeds of Italy), there were three cloves two of which were red as expected and one white, finished the row with one from the kitchen. Sowed five rows of broad beans (Aquadulce Claudia). Sown another 12 into pots and put them into the cold frame.

24th January

Brought 20 Edzall Blue and 40 Jersey Royal potatoes from Brondesbury. Will start chitting them and hope to plant them in mid February.

25th January

Sown 12 runner beans (Armstrong) into the root trainers and a mixture of salads (Bijou, Mixed and Cut and Come Again Lettuce, Rocket Olive Leaf Wild, Land Cress American Salad and Lamb's Lettuce Elan).