Nibblers

The snails are still going at full strength, seems like I spend all my gardening time removing them from the strawberry planters. In more exciting news, yesterday we ate our first strawberry (mmmmm) and had to cover up several more ripening ones before the birds spot them. Only the berries in the planters are ripening up so far, but there's definitely plenty of berries on the numerous plants in the main bed.

My two courgettes have been outside the greenhouse hardening up for a couple of weeks. Note to self - completely unnecessary, next year just stick them in the ground straight off! One was completely nibbled by snails a few days ago though, so the other one has been declared the winner and is now planted out in the garden. The tomatoes will follow over the next couple of days.

Did a load of weeding today too in preparation for direct sowing carrot, mesclun and other things including a stretch of red poppies.