Planting time again

Last week we washed up all the gardening pots and equipment from last year, ready to start again. While doing this, we found some old beans we had saved from last year.

We very carefully peeled one to see what it looked like inside. We could see 2 tiny shoots and wondered if one of these became the stem and the other the root - we're not quite sure how to find out, as having taken the bean apart - it's not going to grow! Pondering on this...

Then we planted up our first seeds; sweetpeas, tomatoes, chillis, Asters and Pansies. Emily wrote the labels so we knew what was what, unfortunately she then watered then and now we seem to be growing lots of smudges. 

We also planted up some cress seed we found from last year, and observed it swelling up and beginning to sprout.

Springs on her way!!!