Just got back from holiday and WOW i can't believe how plants can grow so much in a week!!! The garden survived well thanks to copious amounts of rain while we were away (unfortuately this also meant that the weeds had gone into overdrive) The seedlings in the house coped less well. In the absence of me turning them they had grown toward the patio doors and are looking rather spindly. I wish now that i had just chanced it and planted everything out before the holiday. Oh well, they may recover yet i suppose.

On Monday i sowed the first batch of runner beans (Butler) and climbing french beans (Neckar Queen - i think) the peas are coming along well now and are clinging on tightly to the netting.

All the strawberries are in flower now and the raspberries are now weighed down with foliage and immature fruit so i have stuck some more canes in this morning to support them.