April showers!!

Well the April showers did not put in an appearance this year.

After the very wet February, 90mm here, March was very dry only 8mm.

Then April came but no showers and another 8mm fell in the month.

The water buts are getting empty now so we do need more rain to fill them up before the summer.

Good news is that after nearly 10 years my tree peony has finally flowered, beautiful pink.

Lots of other things growing and coming quite early. We started harvesting asparagus early April, a couple of weeks earlier than expected. the daffodils came and went, the bluebells are now going over and alliums flowering well.

The Lily of the   Valley has been exceptional this year and the smell is wonderful.

Also the tulips were great.

We have been busy, the potatoes are growing well so all being earthed up now.

Broad beans growing well, broccoli and cabbage in the raised beds and sweet peas are starting to climb.

A new crop being tried this year, Agretti, lets see how that fares.