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My LFT this morning showed the faintest of lines against the T - so faint I didn't notice it at all, until Beast squinted at it and said he thought there might be a line there. I'm hoping that by Thursday it will be completely gone.

I spent a while this afternoon putting some of my poor tomato plants into gro-bags. I am so fed up with the garden chaps *not* doing anything about my veg beds. If they had sprayed the weeds last Wednesday the situation would be much more workable now. Instead, there is still a forest there and the chaps didn't even show up today because it has been raining - lightly - all day. Hmph.

So I gro-bagged a bunch of tomatoes, hope they will perk up a bit as a result. And planted herbs in my magnificent new herb bed which is along one edge of the magnificent new patio. Rosemary (from my own cuttings, *pride*), thyme (a rescued remnant of the previous plant), lemon thyme (bought today), marjoram (bought at the allotment plant sale a couple of weeks ago), parsley (have had it for a while), sage (bought today), basil (grown from seed), oregano (salvaged from previous herb bed), chives (ditto), tarragon (grown from seed), and more parsley. And two kinds of mint in pots. Also put in three little pelargoniums that have been hanging around sing last year's Macmillan Coffee Morning, when someone brought a bucket of plants along to see if they would sell. I put a few into pots and ignored them, but they are cheerfully growing, so they deserve a chance.

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I am deeply envious of your herb garden!

I am hoping that by August or so, it will look very splendid!

That sounds like a marvelous assortment of herbs! You will be able to season any dish you cook. And I hope the tomatoes benefit from the bags. And that the last faint line fades away altogether very soon. <3

I think I have some seeds about the place for one or two more - and it is such a long bed, there will be room for them! It is certainly a good selection. :-D

I'll keep my fingers crossed it will ge gone by Thursday!

I hope your tomatoes will like their gro-bags!

Your herb garden sounds wonderful! I'm looking forward to seeing it in a month!

I do hope the tomatoes survive. I've put quite a bit of time and effort into them, and should have done the gro-bag thing sooner if I'd known how long it would take to get some actual beds to put them in. Grrr.

The herb bed is great! I can go out and get what I need without needing to be on grass at all.

Your herb bed sounds fabulous!

I have high hopes for my tomatoes this year, already some have teeny tiny fruit. I try to ignore the multiple other seedlings that are still on the staging in the greenhouse. I can see my garden being stuffed full of tomatoes in pots again.

Congratulations on the herb bed, may it flourish!