It is to be cold again...

I had to pop up to the plot this evening. We are in for a freeze tonight, so I covered the Meteor peas with a bit of landscaping fabric. I also mulched them up a bit with compost. They would probably be ok - but peas can be a bit sketchy with their hardiness...

I have all sorts in the greenhouse now - kale, black kale, cabbage, spinach, dahlias and some Delaway Cabbage from Co. Mayo. Aswell as more preans peas. I got the delaway cabbage and the preans from the Irish Seed Savers website. They collect old and Landrace varieties to try to preserve them. Great idea. Landrace varieties are ones that have been locally selected over generations - thus building up the strongest seed for that exact geographic location.

The preans that I planted out are doing very well. They are strong and vigourous. I hope they cope with the cold week ahead! Beside them I put in another old variety - Martock Beans - also doing just fine!