We seem to have got away with little damage from storms Ciara and Dennis, but the garden is sopping wet from all the rain. However, there are flowers, with the miniature daffodils and the crocuses looking particularly lovely and the English Marigolds still as bright and orange as ever.
As there's not much I can do outside, I spent a peaceful hour sowing seeds in the lean-to, before putting them in my shiny new mini greenhouse. Neither lean-to nor greenhouse is heated so I may have been a bit optimistic, but have left the more tender seeds until next month. Seeds sown include sunflowers, celery, Swiss chard, cauliflower, spring cabbage, French marigold, sweetcorn, flat leaf parsley, and Kale 'Cavolo de Nero'. I realise many of these can be sown directly outdoors but we have voracious slugs, so I like to give the plants a head start.
I also planted some Sword Lily bulbs in pots as I haven't space to plant them out yet. Earlier planted pots are doing well in the other mini greenhouse, including Alliums and Honeybells. Spring should be busy!
