Growing On, Planting Out

Tulips. On sale in November, ready in May.



The second radish of the year. The first made a pathetic accompaniment to a plate of couscous and cucumber.



Slow growing parsnips. In a greenhouse propagator since the beginning of March; planted out in compost drills (clay soil fiddles with the roots, causing the vegetables to fork in the ground) and covered with daffodil-bag netting to keep off the birds. Ready after the first frosts (mid-July in Jarrow).