Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Quick update

As above!

No photos, daughter borrowed my camera for a day, 10 days ago.

Harvesting more squash, there's a green one on the plant bigger than than one in the previous photo, so fingers crossed for it. Pumpkins have been harvested and re-homed, courgettes have turned to marrows and the White Lady runner beans are still coming in and in flower!

The Sarpo Mira spuds are still growing!!

Planted a few "walking" onions a little while back, but still waiting for the ground to dry out a bit so I can get the winter onions and garlic in. It seems to chuck it down every other day at the moment.

Thursday, 23 September 2010

Recent Harvests


A 7lb 6oz Butternut Squash:






Grew these as a novelty spud "Highland Burgundy Red" curious purple/pink mashed spuds! Quickly go to mush when cooked, small yield, won't bother again.

Monday, 20 September 2010

Off the plot today

From a late (July 2nd) sowing of Kelvedon Wonder.



A Thousand Apologies

Sorry I've not kept this blog up to date very well.

I was ill in the early part of the year and from May onwards, it was catch up time. However despite being late in things have really caught up and a lot have been better than last year.

White Lady runner beans have been fantastic and still in flower - seed not sown until May in seed trays at home and the spuds are much larger than previous years despite being planted almost 2 months later than usual. Pictured here is my 2lb "Kestrel".



The "Ambo" are a huge crop with 4 or 5 large bakers per plant and a few smaller ones. Desiree are a resonable return, although not quite as good as the Ambo.

30 spring cabbage have gone in today to compliment the 30 winter caulis already in.

Monday, 1 February 2010

Darn Cats

Bl**dy cats knocked my tomatoes out of the window sill yesterday. Think enough have survived the fall just the get the 12 I want for the heated greenhouse.

On the plus side, the chillies started popping through yesterday, so they (and the remaining tomatoes), are in a locked room with some aluminium foil to keep them company.

Friday, 29 January 2010

And briefly........

60 Geraniums sown today.

Tomato count is 12.

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

First Tomato Up

Six days after sowing.

Who needs expensive propagators?