The transplanted creeping jenny is still alive, so hopefully that will ultimately solve this problem area if the crows don’t get too involved.

The first tomatoes are here – these are the red  Alerts.

I did the mowing today and multiple buckets of deadheading. It takes a long time, but it’s fairly simple and is so worth it. Another lupin has been landed on by something jumping over the fence, so that got cut back.

I worked through multiple showers doing the weeding. The runner beans and sweet peas have been propped up a bit. They’re not doing too badly in understanding that I don’t like the job and they should just do the right thing themselves.

The borage and calendula is doing well. Both are coming up in pretty big plants. The cucumber is now big enough – hidden among the borage – that I’ve been able to tie it to the wigwam.