A cold start to the week ahead with frost for Monday and Tuesday mornings, the remainder of the week is unsettled with rain showers and sunny spells. Temperature is slowly on the rise towards the weekend.
We are being tested by this topsy-turvy weather, winds, cold nights and lack of rain, it makes it a challenge to keep harmony in the garden.
We have been mulching our flower borders and hope to keep the plants less stressed against drought. There is still more to mulch but going to do that once we have had some rain hopefully! I am still on the hunt for Bittercress weeds and my eye seems to catch the seedheads as well as the Red Lily Beetle. There are so many Ladybirds in the garden which is wonderful to see. They do not keep up with the number of Green Aphids attacking the Roses and Plum trees so the shrubs and trees get the soapy water treatment which seems to help.
There is still a few trays of seeds to prick out as well as some houseplants to repot. We are holding back with planting out our vegetable plants towards the weekend when the weather warms up a tad.
I have given our Hydrangeas one more chance to shine, by replanting them to a more sunnier position, I will water and feed them with liquid Seaweed fertilizer so we have to wait and see!
Lastly I must remember to stake and support more perennial plants and to sow Lettuce in the tunnel. Once again we shall wander round our garden and take in the loveliness of the Bluebells before they too go over for the wildflowers to appear?!
The sudden cold snap has taken us by surprise, but when I read your tips last night, we rushed out to protect our seedlings with some fleece so many thanks for the heads up.
We have also noticed a huge number of ladybirds in our garden, it is really nice to see, but not sure why there is such a glut this year. This week we shall be pricking out beetroots and broccoli.
Along with seaweed fertiliser, we have comfrey and nettles and I did feed as much of the garden as I could this week along with weeding huge swathes of spurge that is sprouting everywhere.
Thanks again for your garden tips, we learn a lot from them.