Coriander

My coriander has flowered early so instead of nice thick leaves they have gone all spindly and thin. I think this was because the position I chose to place the herb trough was too sunny. Coriander is very susceptible to changes of temperature and can get stressed if replanted(which is what I did!).

All is not lost though. I have cut off most of the flowers to try and get the plant to grow thicker leaves. A few flowers have been left to wither so I can collect some seeds for next year.

Wildflower garden

I have started planting my seedlings into three inch pots. So far I have three each of basil, sweet corn and tomato. I popped into the garden centre and bought some manure, potting compost and some rather snazzy large bell cloches. The latter are for protecting my purple sprouting brocolli, which I'm glad to say is going great guns!

Jake helped me prepare a bed for his wildflower area. This should encourage beneficial insects into the garden. There is still plenty to do . I've marked a plot for my growing tunnel and now it needs double-digging.

I have planted some Cayenne chili seeds.