The grand experiment appears to be working – the peas have started to show their heads above the soil.  Time to put down a bit of snail and slug deterrent (garlic, soap, water, blended) to protect them from predators.  Hopefully the birds will be happy enough with the 4 feeders that are out to not pay my fledgling vegetables any mind.

Speaking of birds, a magpie tried to eat nuts from one of the feeders this morning.  Imagine a rather large magpie (foot long or more) standing on the top of a pole, trying to reach a swinging bag of peanuts below him.  Absolutely hilarious to watch.  Even tried holding on the the bag with both sets of claws, but gravity got the better of him (or her).  Pity it was a grey morning and I had no camera in hand.

I think at least one of the carrots is poking some greenery through the soil as well, but it could be my imagination.

Next move is to rent a skip for all the dead wood (from the fence) and stems etc that I can’t compost, and empty the junk out of the garden.  Again.  At least there are no paving stones to throw away this time.