"Mud, mud, glorious mud"

Kids were extremely eager to get going with weeding the plot, so we headed off after a short burst of work this morning.

We all wore old clothes and our wellies/boots and got stuck in - literally! The earth, thanks to all the rain last night, was really muddy! Managed to start clearing a very small area but I reckon we've thrown out more mud than old weeds and roots! Covered the small bit with old carpet now and the kids want to go back tomorrow, weather permitting, to continue, together with a packed lunch!!

Went to have a look at the local garden centre to see what veggie seeds they have. It seems K is more interested in growing flowers and B is certainly interested in the pond side of things. Found a nice, small, liner for £12.99. Suggested to the kids that in between weeding, while we wait to start planting, we could start digging a hole for the pond to keep interest blooming.

Anyway, T has found some good organic seed firms, and I'm going to have a look at these ones too, the first was suggested by the new "Move to the Country" (I wish) magazine.

www.victoriana.ws - Colossal Climbing Peas.
www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk - early crop starter plants (bit of a cheat really, but sounds good!)
www.suttons-seeds.co.uk - got some kids runner beans from here last year and they were easy to grow and tasted fabulous.
http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk - always seen this company around, so may as well try them too!