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Veggie patch

 The veggie patch is in desperate need of a grass cut, and of course more weeding. It has still been a little chilly at night but the tomatoes are looking a little sad in their pots so come Friday they may move to the their allocated space along with the runner beans.
 Shallots, onions and potatoes are coming up along with the Jerusalem artichokes that were hiding under ground, and I thought I had dug them all up as well.
 I intend to have more flowers this year to keep the bees, butterflies and insects happy. Borage and calendula have self seeded which will need transplanting to the edges of borders so as not to take over the vegetables space that I am trying to grow.
 Broad beans are coming along, patiently waiting for them to get a little bit bigger.
If you look closely the green lines are spinach and chard coming up, still waiting for parsnips, carrots and beetroots. So far no escaping rampaging pigs, nibbling of seedlings, black fly on the broad beans or signs of rabbits in the patch although there are many rabbits around possibly waiting for a tasty lunch, early days yet so not holding my breath as I am sure something will be a miss soon.
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