Marigolds in May

Well I said this would be the year of the raised beds, and my potatoes seem to be happy in this one.  There was a very brief frost a couple of nights ago,  but luckily not long enough to do permanent damage.  As you can see I have placed the upright supports carefully at 6" intervals.

 Marigold is still there keeping an eye on things.  She does miss curly kale, but now she had rasperries for company.

 The pea enclosures made from pallets is working well.

 The brassica tunnel is also working well.  Nothing has started eating them yet, so I will delay using slug pellets until they actually start feasting on them.

 Raised onion beds looking good.

The chickens have settled in well, and today they laid 3 eggs between them....that works out at one per chicken.  They have started to lay them outside instead of in the nesting boxes, never mind, better than no eggs at all.