26th April 2013 - Lettuces happier - Radishes poking through

26th April 2013 Lettuces Happier, Radhishes poking through, Recycling Coke Bottles!

As you can see from pic below (click on it to zoom bigger) the lettuces are looking a bit happier after a few days outside.  Temperature dropped to about 5 degrees centigrade in the night so am glad I've got the cold frame to go over the top of the front two rows.  Still have the black plastic on the back rows to warm the soil  as much as possible ahead of planting them beans in May.

There's a couple of Marigolds at the back that aren't covered by the cold frame so have used another tip from the internet and cut a couple of 2 litre coke bottles in half to use as bells (few holes drilled in the top for aeration).

In the picture below you can see that after five or six days after planting the radishes are beginning to poke through the soil.  A very fast crop apparently them radishes.  

Last night I planted some Nisturtiums which are supposed to ward off the Aphids and again are another good companion plant.   Will be putting some sweetcorn into little pots tonight to get them set off as well - probably a bit late but can't do everything at once!