What, sunshine in April? Never

It’s like this every year, you’re waiting for spring to happen and then next thing you’ve got a load of plants to harden off (above). We’ve got some giant sunflowers that are over a foot high now and tomatoes, sweet peas and some chillies we were given over the weekend alongside the geranium cuttings from Honor Oak Park station. It’s only just turned April too!

Also, in the bed down the bottom we started lots of seeds off. The rocket can be seen taking off underneath small branches used to keep the cats and foxes off. The seeds were only put in the other day, or it seemed like it! Hope all goes well on the sowing front your side and the nice weather keeps on keeping on. Keep checking those last frosts dates and do remember nature plays by its own rules sometimes.

 

Tree surgeons know where to cut a tree, arborists know why

We were listening to The Rhythm Doctor’s Waiting Room yesterday on IDA Radio, Tallinn here and alongside some great music as usual there were a couple of tracks with a connection to the great Junior Vasquez played.

The Rhythm Doc mentioned that he actually visited the Sound Factory and even went into the legendary DJ booth come studio/kitchen/living room/potting shed etc (we tried to replicate said booth at one of our Steroid Abuse nights many moons ago but failed.)

What is brilliant is we have now (thanks to RD’s research) tracked down Junior’s new career and it looks like he’s a tree surgeon. We also saw on the small print (below) that “If it’s not on the list just ask we might do it” whish looks like he may have changed his policy when it came to playing requests. “Can you play one for my Aunty Maureen who’s in hospital with an ingrowing toenail. We hope she gets better soon”.

There’s a good chance it may be a namesake but we hope not! Imagine the stories he could tell you while he’s having a tea break.