Beginning to look like a normal allotment, whatever 'normal' is....

GQT yesterday said that to plant outdoors, check for chickweed, man says if it is growing the ground is ar a decent temperature, stable and above 6-8C. None here at the moment so will wait to move out beans and other stuff, maybe, at the earliest, mid April.

Elsewhere in the plot, broadbeans are fine, also garlic and leek, some spuds are showing up, strawberries having a field day as I am moving them outside, in various places, theory being they'll spread and cover the ground, sort of weed contril

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- gestoofde groenten: verse ui, wortel, courgette (+ borlotti boontjes)
- salade: babyromanasla, gegrilde paprika, pijnboompitten, frambozen, pecannoten
- info over gratis afgehaalde walnotenboom (via de krant hbvl)

Fava beans are in! I think I have about 40 plants, so likely enough for sharing. In my experience very few people in my area have eaten these. But everyone is quick to remind me that they have a cameo in The Silence of the Lambs. Cue the cannibal joke, etc. #FavaBeans #beans #legumes #gardening #garden #allotment #zone7b #VegetableGardening

Yesterday had a weird sighting. A blue tit landed in the perch of the plastic feeder, tapped the plastic, stopped, tapped again then picked up a large peanut and flew off.

Have been wondering if the bird made a free choice, that one instead of any of the hundreds of seeds available.

Otherwise fine, broadbeans are growing outdoors, am having a major burst of beans in the trays in the kitchen.

Borlotti, white, pinto and black turtle beans. Plus 5 different tomatoes one of which off the shelves of a known supermarket.

Also put up the glasshouse frame, work in progress.