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I have some early runner beans in, yes these look a bit early so i need to keep an eye out for any late frosts. With such wonderful weather we have had i thought id plant them out as they were getting a bit pot bound. I have also sown a few seed for a later crop and as you can see i grow my beens upside down compared to the normal method resulting in the beans hanging down making them easier to work on.

The shallots in the allotment continue to grow well and are getting pretty big now. I have been teasing them apart to ensure they have room to grow to avoid any flat sides. Most of the shallots are now thinned down to 2,3,4 bulbs, mostly 4. Now i just need to keep an eye on them to make sure they are still growing by looking for new shoots coming from the center.

Carrots inside are doing pretty well now, some stations still have not come up so i will re-sow them again soon and get some later ones. These carrots are ahead of my long carrots, kinda worrying lol.. they will be fine I'm sure, I planted them the same time last year and they were crackers.

I've managed to get my 10 cedrico tomatoes all planted up in there grow bags inside the main tunnel. Another 20 or so tomatoes will be planted up later in one of the other tunnels when we find time to prepare it.

As you can see we are using grow bags with two tomatoes planted in each with a 5 inch watering hole in the middle. The tomatoes are actually planted in the bag in there final pot (5litre) with the bottom cut off to give just a bit of extra depth, use florist buckets if you have them. All the watering is entirely done via the 5inch pot sunk into the middle of the grow bag. The tomatoes need regular checking, tying, side shoots removed and feeding once a week once the first sign of tomatoes start to form.

I have to say these tomatoes are flying under the conditions they have been given and i only hope they don't come to early.

A look inside one of the tunnels that i grow my parsnips, short carrots, leeks, 10 tomatoes and some cut and come again lettuce.

This tunnel is just about cleaned out and everything planted up, just a few more things to tidy away and i can sit back and watch it all grow.