Just the bare bones in the garden at the moment. Sticks, fences, stones, concrete, mud, compost. I did notice a few daffodils poking their early heads out of the soil today, Spring is on its way. I ordered some Shallots from Marshalls Seeds a couple of days ago, a variety called 'Pikant' apparently very tasty and prolific. They can be planted right now, in fact it is traditional to plant them on the shortest day, but I've missed that one. I might start them off in pots or toilet rolls in the greenhouse for a few weeks to get a start then pot them out later on. Any views? will they do better if I plant them outdoors straight away? Won't the critters get them?