It's like a gardening 10 plagues from Exodus, this. First the plague early flowers, then the gnats, then you mentioned the wasps. We've had the plague of rain, and the plague of growing grass. Then came the plague of stormy winds and now there is a veritable plague of slugs. My first five crocuses have been chewed to the stem barely after getting up, and my primroses have been shredded.

What next? I suppose a frost plague to upset all us blackcurrant growers.

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The Missus comments that her leeks are already building up to flowering!

On the subject of nasturtium seeds, if you have lots at the end of next summer they are worth pickling and used much as you would capers. Not bad.

Roger

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A plague of leeks, then.

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First genuine spring flower - a lesser celandine - seen today

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It's not the length of grass that's bothering me now- it's the state of the lawn with all this water. Even in 2011/2012, it drained away daily. Now it's becoming a puddle all over. My neighbour has pulled his boat around to the back of our shared bottom fence. Ominous.

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And now a miniature iris in a pot in the garden

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Amphibians and reptiles react to trends in the weather.
If you have a garden pond keep a look out for frogs, toads and newts being active.
You can input reptile and amphibian data at:
http://www.recordpool.org.uk/ 

Roger

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My garlic is growing really well despite it not having much in the way of frost.

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