Ms Blueberry moves in.

My garden is coming on in leaps and bounds! The good weather has definitely helped. So last time I posted a pic of the painted raised bed and here it is on the ground. I chose a sunny spot for Ms Blueberry to help her along. I made the bed fairly level before lining with weed suppressing material. After filling it with the ericaceous compost the big moment had arrived.  

Here she is in her new home! It looks like a big patch for a single plant but in time she will fill it out and there is plenty of room for the shallow roots. The label advised to soak for a couple of hours so she has even been for a swim (life of luxury). Unbeknown to the unsuspecting visitor there is a banana peel in there. I even had to stop what I was doing and run back to the house to eat said banana for the peel. I had information from a good source that you should always plant a blueberry bush on a banana skin. Only time will tell....if it starts wilting I suspect why.

 After all that excitement I decided to plant some seeds. I have planted carrots, beetroot, onion and cucumber. I will keep you updated on the progress of the nippers. I feel very maternal towards my plants.I moved the cucumber into my bedroom for germination as its a bit more constant in temperature than the greenhouse.

Tomorrow I'm off to buy marigolds for the carrots (the french variety) to hopefully distract the carrot fly. Wish me luck!