The giant cucumber week
I made it to the plot on Sunday. Time runs away with me on the plot, in a happy way (especially in the sunshine) so complete with suncream I set to work!
Things I did:
-dug up my remaining early potatoes (not so early…but looking lovely) and they have not been attacked by bugs this year! I only stabbed a few. So generally it wasn’t the disaster I was predicting! Yay!!
– dug over the whole bed… watered and then in went… (shop sources plugs ….sorry wanted to give them a running start!) kale, broccoli, cauliflower. Thanks for the suggestions on my last post.
-I removed my final black fly ridden bean plants and spaced out my chard seedlings a little more…the seedlings are doing really well now and perhaps this is a lesson in patience (as I should have let them get a bit bigger before I moved the first lot) however I am sure they will catch up
-covered my beetroot plants again as they are determined to push themselves out of the soil
-sowed a new lot of spring onions
-then my assistant came to join me; we sat in the hammock read books and ate chocolate fingers 🙂
On the eat/pick list:
-tomatoes from greenhouse… Just
-Courgette and one huge giant marrow!
-potatoes, all the earliest are stored now
-spring onions, just picking as and when
-rocket and spinach
-one giant cucumber!
What’s happening:
-my first sunflowers is nearly ready to flower! perhaps by the end of this week!? Only 11 more to go!
– my carrot seeds sown on a whim have shooted! So although I don’t really like carrots there is hope for carrots on my plot and will keep assistant happy as he likes then!
– my late sown flower seeds are taking hold and I think I wil need to try and recall what I planted and space then out…. Possibly around the plot. Fingers crossed they might flower before the end of summer!
-sweet peas are making lots of lovely seed pods and drying off nicely! A lovely friend gave me some ‘seed saver’ pots so I can get these into action!
– my snap draggons (sorry I don’t know the grown up name yet) look amazing, as does the cosmos (is that what they are even called?)!! So I am going to try and save some of the for next year.
Complete with sunflower wall 🌻🌻🌻🌻
August 5, 2015 at 9:15 PM
I enjoyed ‘walking’ around your plot…it looks great with loads of ‘goodies’ 🙂
August 5, 2015 at 9:35 PM
Beautifully organised garden, enjoyed reading and looking at your photos 🙂
August 12, 2015 at 8:13 AM
That’s so lovely to know 😊 thank you 🌻
August 6, 2015 at 9:55 AM
Great update. Your plots doing very well!!
August 12, 2015 at 8:10 AM
Thank you. I’m pleased my sunflowers have finally blossomed! 😊
August 7, 2015 at 12:28 PM
It looks very green and welcoming
August 12, 2015 at 8:09 AM
Like a little oasis!
August 12, 2015 at 8:49 AM
How have you stored your first earlies? We have dug ours up and bagged them to store in the fridge, and planned a few weeks meals based around them.
August 12, 2015 at 9:28 AM
Bagged in hessian stored in cool, dark cupboard…