It's wet on 28 March 2008

Another rainy day. See that upturned terracotta pot just in front of Bowler D's corrugated fence? Underneath is a rhubarb plant. We were unaware of the plant's existence until the other day. It must have been there for at least two years; our plot had been lying fallow for 18 months when we took it on. Anyway, we have decided to try our hand at forcing. This, as I understand it, is a form of garden torture as it deprives the plant of most of its light source, thus 'forcing' it to towards the tiniest of light rays, in the process producing early juicy sticks. The pot is not tall enough but it'll have to do for the moment.

Mixed leaves and glass panes

In the middle: a big tray of mixed leaves, sown on 12 Feb and transplanted this week. To the left, one of two pots of radish seedlings called Rainbow Mixed, sown about the same time, I think.

Outside, resting: one of a number of glass panes. Found them somewhere. They'll come in handy when we're constructing those cold frames ...

Watering optimists

On the inside: the daintiest of mist sprays.

On the outside: the prettiest of baths. Soon after Forester B salvaged it 'on our behalf' after clearing another plot, Bowler D noticed the bath plug had a hole in it. And so it did. We replaced the plug. Plug too small. Bought another plug. Plug okay but plughole surround leaks. Afghan A to the rescue with some putty. Result: half FULL bath.

Thermometre

Two types of tomato!

The tomato seedlings are doing fine, too. The ones in the image were all sown on 12 Feb. At the front we have six pots of Marmande Super. At the back there are 12 pots of Gardener's Delight.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory, sown on 4 March. Some seedlings have acquired a quadruple leaf! We are hoping to grow this flower as a companion plant as it attracts hoverflies.

Terracotta pots and frog ponds

A close-up of Forester B's plot, the one next to ours. He stores a thousand and one things on it including some lovely old terracotta pots. I have 'borrowed' a small number of these and will have to own up soon ... In addition, I spotted a number of so-called pebble pools. One of these would do nicely as a base for a frog pond.