Our first crops have appeared. All the rain and sun that we have had over the weekend has produced a couple of broad beans peeping through the surface. It may not look exciting to you but it was a reason to celebrate on the allotment. There are also radish appearing but these are not true food, they are tracker radish to mark where the parsnips will be. Parsnips are notoriously slow to germinate so us professional gardeners sow radish with them as markers.
Another interesting fact about parsnip seeds is that they are very light and not to be sown in strong wind. Ted can vouch for this as he kept his in his pocket for three days. We braved it as we are youngsters and can bend lower to the ground to keep them in place and not have to chase them around the plot when they lift off in the wind.
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