April 2025
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
01 - 09 April
Planted the first potatoes
Planted the first onions
Saw a pair of mandarin ducks at Niostell
10 - 16 April
Visited Belton House
Planted more potatoes.
Planted brassicas
Planted new strawberry bed
More planting
17-23 April
24 - 27 April
Planted sweet peas, cabbages, cauliflowers, broad beans and last potatoes.
Cleared wild garlic from the garden and replanted some at the allotment.
Visited Kedlestome Hall.
Lots of seeds sown
Promise of apples
Video
Blossom
28 - 30 April
Video
Bluebell wood