May 25th Sunday cold about 55 this afternoon. 32 at 5:30 this a.m. with a light white frost.

May 26th Planting tomatoes very cold light frosts and guess no damage here. Had to start spraying no good no pressure.

May 27th still cold plating tomatoes and got on 6 tanks of spary. a little milder tonight. looks like rain.

May 28th, cold and showering. spraying and hoeing strawberries.

May 29th, 30th and 31st. Windy and cold, frosts nearly every morning but not heavy to do any damage here. Spraying and hoeing strawberries, 27 tanks on now about 3 more to finish seems and be lots of cherries and plums and quite a lot of pears.

June 1st, Sunday warmer but very windy from South Wests.

June 2nd, finsihed spraying and planting tomatoes about 18000 in all.

June 3rd Planted out about 12000 peppers very warm and windy.

June 4th. Planting {illegible} marrows and peppers still very warm, finished planting about 15000 peppers in all.

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