Warmth! At last!

Finally things have warmed up over the plot and my seeds are starting to germinate.

They sure have taken their time, and some are still showing no hint of life in spite of the incredible warmth in the polytunnel.

No sign of cucumbers, pink banana squashes or sweet peas, but life is springing fabulously from my turks turban squash seeds, sweetcorn and yellow courgettes.

The very first stirrings of the soil meaning the courgettes are about to spring out  of the soil.  I love it when they germinate, and squashes and cucumbers, so strong and vigorous.

First shoots of sweetcorn.  Amazing to think how vast these little seedlings will become and the fantastic fruit they will bear.

The first of  my tomatoes planted into the soil of the tunnel.  
The earliest ones I grew on my windowsill, beef tomatoes,  suffered from the cold when I first took them over and looked decidedly sickly.  Some of them have since improved but the ones my mum grew from seed which should bear little sweet cherry fruit are looking healthy and strong. 

The first of my salad leaves appearing.  I'm really going to try and keep these going all summer by resowing every fortnight.  Keeping my family in lettuce is already costing a fortune and I can't wait til we are eating salad from the allotment.

How the tunnel is looking at the moment.
Salad leaves closest to camera, last year's parsley still producing, 2 rows of spinach which I'm picking daily (spinach is in everything I cook and every salad I create at the moment!)  5 rows of carrots growing at the end nearest the door.  Just planted 4 tomato plants on the other side of the tunnel so far.  Sweetcorn to go in soon, more tomatoes and hopefully some cucumbers if they ever appear.

Leeks!
Definite job on my list - get these lovely little specimens in the ground as soon as possible.  Got a bed ready dug and waiting for them - finding the time to do anything at the moment is hard as work commitments seem to be taking over my life.