The small veg plots is now planted with the First part of succession ; baby leaf salad , radish and sugar snap peas. There's also carrots, spring onions and leeks direct sown . The second part , next week is planting in the interspacing and then the week after the last part is sowing in the interspacing, so the soil is 100% covered. As crops are havested the holes are filled with new plants or sowings just until the weather is too hot .

Everything is under control at the moment and I seem to be ahead of most things, apart from a bit of weeding in the polytunnel. So I'm beginning to think about starting something new, with May four weeks away I could slip in another project, although if I do that everything else may get neglected. Common sense says concentrate on keeping things manageable and enthusiasm says try to do more. Experience is telling me often doing less achieves more , and stop chasing my tail.

Plugs are not as resilient plants that are sown direct and tend to bolt early, on the other hand, plugs give a quick early crop , especially if the weather is good at the start of the season. Also plugs( starts )are easily planted into a thick mulch . Both ways of seeding plants work and combining the two is the option I chose.

While the weather is good and it's not too dry l'm making a new addition to the propagation arsenal. It should be ideally sited in a moist semi shaded area, perhaps at the edge of a tree line. Step 1. Mark the bed and clear off the turf to the edge. Step 2. Broadfork in two directions and add compost and sharp sand ( if it needs drainage) Step 3. Leave a day or so to dry, then make a tilth with a clod breaker or rake. Step 4. Mulch with fine compost, wood chip or leaf mold. The bed is then ready for when you find cutting stock or perennial divisions, and if you're given plants or tree seeds. It is a safe place to keep plant material and young plants until you're ready to find them permanent homes .

I came across this post and seeking your suggestion. Owner is about to rebuild same style. He is also asking..... 🪲 What is a constant irritation? 🪲 What would you do differently if you were to undo redo? Would you change it's design build 5 years ago?