What's in my cold frame this month?

Its Easter, the traditional time for planting potatoes and in accordance with this age-old rule the last two rows of my Pentland Javelins were planted out yesterday. Given the relatively warm weather recently I started my potato planting a little earlier than usual in March.

The radishes are up, along with the asparagus, which was newly planted in March and the leeks are doing well in the seedbed.

The onions came out of the cold frame yesterday due to the unseasonably warm weather. They will be outside during the day from now on and in the greenhouse at nights with a view to planting them on mid next week. This means that my cold frame is empty currently, although only for the next couple of days until the cauliflower seedlings are ready to go in and be hardened off.

As usual for this time of year, I seem to be running behind my schedule and I’ve still got a huge list of garden chores left to do:

• Sow spring onions
• Sow lettuce
• Sow peas
• Sow more carrots
• Erect wigwams for runner beans

At least I have managed to prepare all of the beds and done many of the potting tasks that I needed to do. Normally around this time I realise that I have forgotten at least one type of seed. If it has happened to you, don't worry, pop along to Thompson & Morgan, I'm certain they'll have what you want.

Polycarbonate Cold Frame£39.99