Week 2

Greetings gardeners - can you believe it's the second week already?!

After a worrying start, I'm happy to report that both Shaun and Adam/Gemma's seeds have now germinated (although Shaun's leaves are somewhat decrepid). Congratulations, you're back in the game!

Left: Shaun's - a little on the runty side but hanging on. Right: Adam/Gemma's successful seedling

A few contestants have "twigged on" to the fact that their seedlings could do with a bit of extra support (see below).

Many people, however, are just letting nature run its course ....

Eilidh/Louis are still taking up the lead with Amy/Lyndsey not far behind. Things are more interesting further down the score board: Donald has jumped 6 places from 11th to 5th. It's been a disastrous week for Rob, who lost his position at 4th place to Florence/Roger and is now 9th in line to sunniest sunflower glory. Willie and George/Karen have also lost ground this week, with yours truly, Adam/Gemma and Justyna making gains. Times, they are a-changin!

Here's a run-down of this week's scores (in mm):

Shaun	40
Matt	58
Lesley	85
George/Karen	85
Adam/Gemma	102
Natalie	105
Zara	135
Justyna	150
Willie	160
Nick	170
Emma/Leoni	170
Caroline	172
Rob	174
Sunny	175
Iain	176
Roman	177
Donald	180
Florence	180
Eliza/Vic	191
Amy/Lyndsey	240
Eilidh/Louis	250