A hungry mouse and superb weather.

I have a mouse and I saw him! He legged it from my cold frame when I opened it.

He has nibbled all my beans I had hardening off in pots - they had started to grow but he dug into them. Five were severed at the stalk.

Apart from that, It has been a beautiful few days. Temperatures are at 20 degrees - very very warm for March. I saw a butterfly today, a bumble bee and a ladybird.

I dug a trench for my next potatoes - cara - to go in next weekend.

I notice that my comfrey that I grew from root cuttings is not really taking off yet. I hope it comes on a bit.

I have a row of carrots - Paris Market and Amsterdam - and a row of parsnips in.

I have also put in 100 centurion onion sets. I have 100 sturon yet to go in.

Garlic and shallots seem to be doing grand.

I planted out the Preans (an old Irish variety of pea) and some martock broad beans (old variety from 12th centu