Now getting slightly annoyed with seeds…. Everything is so, so busy in the garden at the moment. The birds are tearing about nest building and flirting – the blackbirds are particularly entertaining. The insects are all buzzing about, the plants are bursting into life. And then there’s me. I had an almost maniacal approach to…

After my previous seed planting frenzy (see March 20), I have continued to sow even more sweet peas (how many is too many?), leeks, runner beans, sunflowers, cavolo nero and cucumbers in the greenhouse. Outside, I have put in a couple of rows of beetroot and some perpetual spinach. My onion sets are in and…