Rhubarb and Eggs

Early Saturday morning. It was a little warmer and the sun was trying to get out but the wind made it feel cooler. Just finished extending the nursery/seed bed to create more space. This is the first time i have had the space to have one so it will free up space in the green house and not have too many plant in pots waiting to go in. The pile of soil and weeds at the front of the picture will soon be sifted used for containers and topping up beds.

I had a peek under the dustbin to see how the rhubarb was doing. You can see the difference between the forced stalks and those growing normally. These crowns were divided from a larger plant last year but i think you are supposed to leave them to settle for a year before pulling any stalks but i couldn't resist. Apparantly you can't force a rhubarb crown every year and must leave it for 2/3 before you do it again, so with 3 crowns to go at i should be able to rotate the crowns.

Nothing better than freshly laid eggs for your breakfast. My mother in law keeps chickens on the next allotment so they can have fruit and veg from me and i can have some eggs!