2017 GROWING THREAD

1kg of peas... Mmm!!


2 garlic (had rust), 1 white, 1 red onion, 1 fartichoke (couldn't resist pulling, never tried them) 2 mini courgettes and a slug pub of raspberries.

 

Had my first taste of Orange Paruche toms........very small and delicious Better than Sungold I think
A mixture this year of Shirley, Sweet Petite and GD.......all showing plenty of fruit

 

Fair few flowers on em John

Doin better than my Bridgewaters

 

Few shots of the plot tonight..

 

Note, water put out for stupid pigeons

 

More courgettes from the grafted plants:

 

Three days ago.



Deja vu from last year?

No. I just thought why not plant potatoes and runner beans again since it worked so well last year.

 

The garlic harvest is in, very early and not so many bulbs as other years as mice kept eating the (autumn planted cloves) and white rot continues to spread into new areas.

 

First Blackcurrants

 

Today's picking


I'm starting to feel a bit overwhelmed by courgettes, and in a few days' time will be with beans - runners and French. But right now I'm buried deep in cucumbers

After giving away 5 big lumpy ones and 6 smaller smooth ones I've still got these left and all were from last 4 days!! And I have only got 2 plants each! I've gherkins that I pickle but couldn't think up a way to use the rest effectively.....

 

GC prize for being in the most unusual situation goes to @HsuH for...

 

Both my corge plants had got bosom end rot, so gave them a couple o handfulls of lime and watered it in