Hey, As they say, hope dies last…. And after my initial frustration over the plants that never came up, I’m feeling hopeful again that maybe things will work out this time. The fennel and beets simply didn’t grow after the first few leaves appeared. I resowed the fennel, and two little plants are now a few centimeters tall. As for the beets, most of them just disappeared again, and a few aren’t growing but are still there… So, a fresh start today. I’ve started some beets from seedlings and scattered seeds… and I’ll plant some fennel right away, too. I’m also trying out wire circles for my potatoes this year. I’ve placed bamboo and grass clippings around the outside to keep the soil in the cylinders. A picture of a strange stinky flower (Picture 3) And I got to watch the birds feeding their young :) Do you also have a lot of things that just wouldn’t grow? My kohlrabi just stopped growing, too… Best regards