Although it’s March the temperatures are still well below the average for this time of year. This means that the Spring garden is probably going to be a little late in arriving. Has anyone noticed how the Snowdrops have only just really exploded on to the scene when they should have made more of an appearance in January?

But this hasn’t stopped us here. We’ve been potting up and planting seeds like crazy fools and now have large numbers of seed trays covering every inside surface available.

I’ve already started on my Sunflowers as I’m creating a wall of them along one side on my paddock kitchen/flower garden. I’ve opted for different varieties and colours as well as different heights. Can’t wait to see them all standing there proud. Do you want to see my Sunflowers from last year? Here they are!

These gangly chaps are my Broad Beans – I planted them a few weeks ago right here. They have shot up so fast and we’re staking them today. They are going a little crazy as you can tell.

I can’t wait to try out new recipes and re-visit some old ones such as this one around May/June/July

If you want Dahlias to show at this years summer fair then plant your tubers in to pots now, before putting them in to the ground, for early Summer flowering. I’ve got several varieties on the go and am trying Pinwheel and Pompom amongst others.

These trays all contain herbs. I’m creating a container garden like no other I’ve tried before and these will all be a part of it. Right outside my back door and on a grander scale than last year. I want the smell from the herbs to waft into the kitchen and inspire me to cook a feast.

And see how well the Parsley is doing. I started it here a few weeks ago and I hope that yours is doing just as well if you’re following along.

And here are the Strawbs. I have decided not to plant my Strawberries in one of the raised beds but instead to start them inside in the warm and in this rather awesome Strawberry planter.

They are designed to grow like a waterfall and tip over the edges of the planter, showing off one of the best features of a Strawberry plant which is that it cascades if you let it. Remember when we went Strawberry picking last year?

All of this work in the cold and the wind has to be accompanied by a vision of the future at this time of year. Especially when all you can see are rows of pots and trays, soil in your fingertips and seeds that look like they haven’t even started germinating when they should have. But keep the faith. Keep watering. Keep your eye on them and, at this time of year, keep them warm. With Jack Frost still lurking around every bend no one is safe yet!

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for my weekly pregnancy update. These kids are moving more than a box of rabbits and make my tummy look like it’s bubbling from the outside!!

Attractive, I know!!!!!

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