First Pesto of the season

 The first harvest of precious Basil leaves took place last night producing the first batches of Pesto. I don't recall ever being this early in being able to produce a crop to pick. Hopefully they will regrow to gain another crop, and the second sowing has already started to be potted on so it could be a good year for Basil. But I need it for the grandchildren who love pesto/pasta!!! Last years crop is just being used up from the freezer.

But then the raised beds are also doing their stuff.
First early potatoes in the ground very healthy.

You can never have too much garlic but still a while till harvest with a couple of rows of sweet corn  in which will be a first for me.


The potatoes in the bags are doing really well, and I'm already trying to work out a  system to store them in the garage as we no longer have a cellar as in Sheffield.

Salad leaves are now cropping in my 'gutter' beds so hopefully no more supermarket lettuce. Mind you the rocket is not really taking off. But courgettes are in their final pots, tomatoes in their final pots in the green house and tumbling tomatoes are in the hanging baskets already with flowers so all set for a good season.



Creator God
what can I say?
It's a wonderful world.
Thank you.

May we 
care for it well
because if we don't 
it won't be there 
for our children
let alone our grandchildren.


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