My vegetable gardenUpdate on my vegetable garden early spring (April 8th 2011) Well spring has sprung. The last few days we have had 20-23C in the day and no frosts at night. The grass is growing and leaves coming out rapidly on shrubs and early trees, the Bluebells are blooming in the woods, and birds have been nesting for a month. The first compost heap has been spread for early potatoes and to enrich the soil for other early crops. The second heap will be cleared this weekend. First sowing of Early Nantes carrots have emerged as have beetroot. Second sowing of broad beans have yet to emerge. Glasshouse/ propagator sowings of lettuce, leeks, melons, tomatoes and peppers have all delivered seedlings which are growing on nicely. We are harvesting over-wintered parsnips, leeks, curly kale, purple sprouting broccoli and yesterday our first asparagus of the year. Yummee! Next is the job of sowing in pots and trays first climbing beans, first peas, courgettes, butternut squash, cucumbers, sweetcorn. Once the curly kale and purple sprouting broccoli finish in late April the ground will be prepared for second early potatoes. I love this time of year with new crops, flowers, fresh new leaves and warm spring sunshine. Lets just hope the good weather lasts. Started in 2003, my vegetable garden, at the local allotments, broke the mould. Typically plots were based on traditional methods, with much digging, weeds were widespread, and whilst those who had well established plots and time did well, many others struggled. I had just had a back operation and so my outlook was very different. I was keen to put into practice, albeit on a small scale, my professional knowledge of soils, minimal tillage and weed control combining this with my long held desire to get back to growing vegetables that I had done before. 
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