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Weather

I wish the weather would make its mind up what it wants to do. It seems to rain then snow then the sun comes out, all within the space of a few hours. Wanted to get down to the allotment today and do some more digging ready for putting my strawberries in but I don't think that will happen. Need to get some manure and add it to the soil otherwise I don't think anything will grow in it.

Shed

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Finally its done(well not quite, just waiting for the glass for the windows from my brother). The shed just needs painting now. I have offered my son £10 to paint it and he has agreed. He did try to get more money but I am such a scrooge I wouldn't budge. It is quite large at 14ft x 7ft but it is not just going to be used as a shed. With the size of the windows and the fact that they are double glazed and also the polythene roof it is ideal as a grow area for all my tomato plants that I have grown. I got some seed mats cheap from Wyevale at the end of last year and put them into pots. There were three varieties and I have ended up with about 45 plants. Don't think I will attempt to keep all of them but I will see how they grow and keep the strongest. All my veggies are now strarting to get strong in the greenhouse at home. I have poet cabbage, savoy cabbage, cauli, peppers, rhubarb, climbing french beans, broad beans and peas. As you can see I have no space left in my greenhou