Trying to decide on the best polytunnel, an expensive must have.  Spending the wet dark days looking at seed catalogues, so much choice.  The heritage seed library catalogue is out soon, so I'm waiting to see what old and interesting varieties are on offer.

Planted some roses and perennial herbs at last week end.  and transplanted some dogwood. I've marked out the next set of bed ready for transplanting the fruit bushes.  Hoping for a few dryer days

The rabbits and slugs are enjoying the herbs, though they don't like the soapwort. I'm hoping my girls and boys will eat some of the slugs

Lovely sunny day today so I've been working hard today rotovating some more beds for the fruit,  the rotorvator was finding it hard going and so was I, even so it's easier than digging.  I've got 5 beds ready for planting raspberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, strawberries. 

 I've propagated  approx  30 of each, hopefully they will establish well over winter, ready for some yummy fruit in the summer.  The wheel barrow is full of gooseberry and blackcurrant plants.

My other nursery patch is still looking good, but they're mainly perennials so will dies back ab bit.  Some of them will go in the cutting garden and some in the fruit patches.  The rhubarb I divided look like they are ready sprout, not sure if it's to early, maybe the frost will get them! 

Had a couple more positive responses to my little info stand, things are looking positive.

I've been busy over the last couple of weeks rotovating a second patch and planting onions, garlic and flower bulbs for the spring.   

I've got some rocket and salads growing under the cloches.  The onions and garlic are tucked up for winter.  They are already sprouting.

Today I started my consumer research,  I set up a little chair in the sunshine, in a hope that dog walkers would stop and look.  I have had two positive responses so far, now I have to spread the word a bit further.

I've been propagating some plants from the garden to increase the numbers, mainly comfrey, as this will provide one of the main sources of fertiliser for the garden along with nettles.  

The short days and rainy weather mean there is not a lot to do in the garden,  I have mown  an area ready for rotovating, these will be for fruit bushes, most of which I have been propagating over the last year.  I have a good stock of gooseberry and current bushes along with raspberry canes and strawberries.  The next good day and Ill be out there transplanting.

In the mean time I'm looking through seed catalogues for heritage and unusual varieties to try once the spring is here.