Bad weather stopped play and the growing room

The mulch is half laid on the allium and lettuce rotation but the rain saturated the ground to the extent that the tractor could not operate without making a horrible mess. So instead we have sorted out one of the tunnels, cleared the end of the last crop of salad leaves and incorporated compost.
In the past few days the leeks have germinated in the cold frame, the courgettes and squash have germinated in the growing room and Nicky has sown the Brussels Sprouts and Savoy Cabbage. We are seeing good growth on the Aubergines and Peppers which if anything are a bit too far advanced, time will tell. We are learning as we go along with the growing room as this is the first year we have had to grow the majority of our own transplants.

The growing room is based in a room under a patio and has no natural light, we are using four 200watt envirolights above the growing plants. The height of the lights above the plants can be altered via clever little adjustable hangers. The room itself has proved a success for most leafy subjects but root vegetables like beetroot and celeriac get very drawn and soft. What has become evident is that we need a large greenhouse or heated tunnel to harden off plants taken from the growing room and to avoid bottle-necks in production.