Almost a week on … and the sickly tomato seedlings which we potted up into 3-4 ltr pots last week are looking so much better. Thank goodness – it wasn’t blight but malnutrition and cold.

I’m always surprised how quickly seedlings planted in the peat-free compost we use exhaust the nutrients in the soil and start to get pot bound.

Anyway, tomorrow we’ll probably plant them up into the large troughs we have available. I’m reluctant to put them outside immediately until they’ve shown that they can grow strong and lush.