13th April 2010

Decided today that I couldn't wait any longer so I picked the first of the asparagus, it was very nice! I grew some of the crowns from seed in 2008 and planted them out on the plot in March 2009, so this year they are 2 year old crowns so we can pick a few but not too many.

It was a very nice day today weather wise so we managed to get some digging done. The top picture is the broad beans just starting to show through, the middle picture is the peach tree that Mum and Derek have bought me for my birthday and the final picture is the carrot bed covered with enviromesh.

Rainbow

So here it is, the rainbow I promised Thomas he could paint on the shed! It's a bit messy but I think he did quite a good job.

Easter

So Easter has been and gone, haven't got much done over the last week or so, the ground has been too wet. Did manage to get the first lot of main crop potates in on easter sunday (05/04), Desiree, 94 tubers in all, 5 rows of 7, 1 row of 5 and 9 rows of 6.

Also sowed the rest of the carrots into the carrot bed and covered it with enviromesh. I have 3 different sorts of carrots in there, Early Nantes, Autumn king 2 and one unknown (it was just a white packet that said carrot), so it could only be 2 sorts because it could have been one of the other two!

Weather is looking good for this week but I have a couple of appointments (typical) so I dont know how much I will get done, might take Thomas over later to ger started on his rainbow.

26th March 2010

Didn't get much done today because the ground was too sticky to dig, but did manage to capture these two rainbows!

first lot of potatoes in

Planted the 1st early (rocket) and second early (charlotte) potatoes today. The ones in the pictures are rocket.

Also finished preparing the carrot bed, the frame will be covered with fleece in an attempt to keep the carrot fly out. Sowed 4 rows of early nantes.

2010

Haven't posted for a while so it's a new year and a new season. After the worst winter for many years the ground is drying out nicely and the gardening has begun!

The potatoes are chitting well and they will be going in the ground this week as we are off work. We have Rocket, 1st earlies, Charlottes, 2nd earlies, and Main crop we have Desiree, Cara and a few Pink fir apples.

I have started off some tomatoes in the heated propagator, Garden pearl, which are a cherry and 100 and 1000's which can be grown in baskets.

Sowed 2 double rows of broad beans on plot 59, Bunyard exhibition. Also planted the onion sets and shallots.