It’s the small things that bring me joy. Seeing Buds break out of the brown branches on the transplanted pear trees made me squeal with delight.

Double joy when I noticed the rhubarb transplants sending out several shoots and even unfurling leaves. They live!

There is a cubic metre of compost brewing which I will use to mulch this bed later in the year. In order to keep the stems red/pink, the soil Ph should be neutral – acidic soil will result in green stems and who enjoys khaki coloured deserts…

There’s no sign of life in the raspberry beds yet but maybe that’s just me being impatient – fingers crossed.