A quick update at the end of April. The leaves on the tomatoes in their pots had a hint of yellow to them, the nutrients having been exhausted in the compost. So, it was either pot them on or plant them out in the greenhouse. I chose the latter as it has been warm.
I brought down some rough compost from the allotment compost bin and mixed it into the earth inside the bottomless pots I set out in the greenhouse bed. The pots ensure that the plants are mainly in a mix of new compost so diseases don't build up. I set out three Marmande beafsteak type and five Alicante. I grew too many last year so I'm cutting back, eight plants will be fine. I'll add some canes very soon so I can tie them in as they grow
As for the rest, the first early potatoes are beginning to show, just the odd one peeping through the mounds. I've got brassicas hardening off outside along with a second batch of lettuce. The first of the squash are just beginning to show in the propagator too.
That's it for now. Bye.
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