I had a bad year on me veg plot last year. I had massive and often surprising issues with birds, rabbits and deer. I got no crops of beans or spuds or greens. The tomatoes were OK but by the time they were coming in I'd sort of lost heart. My raspberries succumbed big time to grey mould too, in contrast to the year before, when I got stones of the things. So this year I'm going go be a damn sight more vigilant. I have Foremost and Nicola spuds well sprouted and they're going in next week. I avoid mains because I nearly always get blight, and they cop it far worse than earlies and second-earlies. I'm sowing Sungold and San Marzano tomatoes, along with broad beans, French beans and runner beans. I always get a good crop of wild rocket and chives without sowing. The parsnips will go in next week too. The all-female cucumbers can wait until May. Next month I'll sow my summer and early purple broccoli. And parsley, lots of that. I've probably forgotten something...