And here you see the first stuff we picked and ate for 2009 Juicy
Strawbs
The picture was taken about a week before this blog entry. These strawberries were absolutely delicious. These were the first few to ripen so we decided to eat them before the bugs / birds / other beasts got to them. Since then we have had many, many more, all as good as these first few. And there's more to come.
We also had some radish - we picked those just after the strawberries, but they more or less grow themselves, so nowhere near as exciting as the strawberries.
Since the last report I have planted out squash and courgettes and red cabbage and chinese cabbage. Trish has planted out chard and spinach. I have mangetout peas all ready to plant out. It's rained for the last three days which is why they are not in the gound yet. And I planted directly into the ground some dwarf french beans. Still waiting for those to show - should be along any day soon ! I'm still waiting for a whole bunch of plants to arrive - delivery in May they told me. Well, there are a few more days left yet.
On the maintenance front I finished the last of the repairs to one of the raised beds. Hopefully, now no more repair work to do this year.
Everything else is looking good. The broad beans are now 3 foot+ high and all in flower so we should be picking those within a couple of weeks. The caulis and savoy cabbage continue to develop. Peas are now half way up their frame as are the runner beans. The sweet corn have started to grow. They usually take a couple of weeks after planting out to settle down and this year is no exception.
Finally another picture showing the peas, halfway up their frames, and in the foreground our first earlies potatoes( the two rows at the left) and the second earlies potatoes.The stake at right has 9 sunflowers planted around it, so if all goes well we will have a great centerpiece around August.
Don't forget to check out the allotty page on our website : http://www.tumbleweeds.me.uk/allotment.htm
Another report soon - things are moving quickly now !
