Honestly, we had better weather in my neck of the woods for most of winter than we're seeing this Spring.
Today I dragged my baby tomato plants back well into the shelter of the burrow, because we've got an overnight temperature of -1C forecast and possible snow on the hills! In October! I'm so confused my fur doesn't know whether to shed or stay. My dear friends the chooks are laying diligently, but their poor feathers are thoroughly ruffled by the southerly blasts.
It's always a bit iffy at this time of year though. The warm days make us want to get our gardens underway, but we have to remember that tender tomatoes, potatoes, sweetcorn, curcurbits, basil and beans will be severely set back by even one night of frost, so keep them cosy and tucked up. Getting these in early won't necessarily get production of the starting blocks any faster anyway, even if you cover them on frosty nights - cooler temperatures will slow down growth rates so much that later plantings will soon catch them up in the warmer weather.
Still, my radishes and peas are up and the broad beans are safely supported. A tasty crop of self-sewn mizuna, giant red mustard, lettuces, rocket, New Zealand spinach and miners' lettuce is keeping me in greens. I think I'm going keep my paws off any more seed sowing for a bit longer though - at this rate any poor wee seeds out there will just wash away...
Oh well, I'll just have to keep my whiskers dry in the warmth of the burrow. Time for some tea and marmalade toast I think.
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