In secret news ...

Growing update... In response to comments received we will include updates in our blog about the planting and garden tasks that we do each week to help some of our readers and offer ideas, after all you can grow veggies even in the smallest spaces so everyone should be having a go.
This week has been a busy one, getting business accounts sorted out, signing on with local wholesalers for packaging and other items we use and keeping up with the ever changing climate that has meant a rapid growth of pot grown veg during the sunshine and protecting them again once planted out and the heavy rain hits.  Have met some great new people on the twitter community and making contact with them re farmers markets and also got some exciting plans to meet and chat with a local school about their farm and exciting learning plans.
We also had a new experience this week using Freegle, what was Freecycle, to pass on some excess supply of tomato plants.  We offered 20 in 2 batches of 10, had a massive response from people who had lost their own to their chickens, some who had not managed to germinate any this year due to ill health and many others from schools and community groups across the Borough. How heartening that so many people are a) keen to grow their own and b) watching sites like that for offers.  Anyway we decided to split the lots into 5 smaller lots and pick names out of a hat and met some really lovely happy friendly people who came to collect their prizes and each had a little chat and a story to tell as well.   Brilliant experience, you should all give it a go next time you head to the bin or the tip...think Freegle first there is bound to be a group in your area.
In secret news ... we think we might have germinated some lychee seeds...tell no one and more on that next time.
This weeks growing update:
We planted tomato plants in the greenhouse, 3 baby plum and 3 Alicante, we prefer to plant them direct into the ground in there, no grow-bag or pots and much safer on watering regularity. Courgettes have been planted out in the veggie bed. Checked the onions which are swelling nicely but storks still thick and strong so not ready yet. Constant watering of the corn and they have had a growth spurt, about 18" tall now. Prepared a new bed which we regained from under the Bantam coop (we have relocated them in the water-butt shuffle!) for shallots which were gratefully donated by a good friend and now it is time to pot on the leeks that have germinated in the greenhouse and some chilli plants that have been waiting a week too long to spread their roots.