Tuesday 11th May

A trip round the earlies today to check on their progress, and see how they have faired in the cold weather of recent days. The answer is pretty well! If it had been warmer this week we would have seen flowers on the plants. The buds are nicely tucked up away from the cold, and given the potential rise in the temperatures over the weekend we should see flower next week. The rain of last saturday has led to good drilling conditions for this time of the year. Our area south of Boston is now complete, and we are starting tomorrow in the Sibsey and Wrangle area. If all goes to plan drilling will be completed next week. A week later than usual, which will lead to a later start, probably around the 20th June.