23rd March 2021

Sunrise        06:17            Sunset        18:42

Another dry morning, but the forecast is for rain this afternoon. I will drop the cover on the Peach tree later, before the rain starts. Jayden is coming today to help with the greenhouse. We are moving on.

The Kojo-No-Mai is at it's peak this morning, if the rain comes, it will move on from the blossom stage to producing it's leaves. The dwarf Daffodils in a pot at the back are also in tip top condition. Early morning photos.

Dwarf Daffodils 
Fuji flowering Cherry, Kojo-No-Mai at it's best in 2021

Jayden came down today and we worked on the base for the new greenhouse. We called in with Peter Brown and bought 4 pieces of scaffold tube 450mm long. We drove them into the ground around the outside of the frame Alison and I built yesterday and drilled and screwed them to the frame. Jay built up blocks and bricks under the wooden rim. We then filled the inside of the base with various pieces of concrete fill. We are ready for more fill.

I checked the greenhouse for growth and did a little watering. Things are moving on and growth is continuing.
Foundation moving on
Kale and Broccoli

Tomatoes Onions and various other things

Rain is forecast so I dropped the cover over the Peach blossom this evening.







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