Slow progress

[Annpan]

My tomatoes are only 1 inch tall but I already lost one lot of seedlings (about 40 tomato plants) to slugs in March so I really don't have that many seeds left

My spring onions look pathetic too... and they are in the Polytunnel too...

Oh Bums

[CyberPaddy66]

Looking good, wish I had a garden

[Millymollymandy]

It looks great Susie but I'm wondering what the marigolds are doing in there? I tried growing them last year amongst carrots as they are supposed to help repel the root fly (they didn't) but how do they help toms - or is it to attract insects for polination?

[Broad Bean]

Planting marigolds with tomatoes is a standard way of keeping white / green fly off the tomatoes. Remember my grandad always had loads in his greenhouse and I've always done the same.

[Millymollymandy]

I've never had greenfly on my toms but then they've always been grown outdoors. I do have some marigolds coming along so I was just wondering what to plant them with this year. They are too teeny yet to put under the currants which have a lot of aphids on them, ditto the broad beans!