After weeks of no rain and unseasonably warm weather, all we seem to get at the moment is rain (good), wind (bad, unless I was out kiting), and cooler than expected weather. I just hope it doesn't turn into "blight" conditions.
Last weekend we had a super blitz on tidying and weeding, but I haven't managed to get up to the plots at all this week, apart from a quick trip to pick some peas and broad beans . Today was a "must do" day - apart from the fact I wanted to get a selection of produce for tomorrow's lunch.
When I walked down the plot, I couldn't believe how much everything has grown in just 4 days!
Just as I was settling down to tidying up rather weedy brassicas, the heavens opened (again) and I retreated into the shed and closed the door to keep dry. It's sad when all I could think of doing was taking a photo of myself to prove it!
When it eased off a bit I then took photos through the rain from the shed door, where you can just make out what 54b looks like and can see some of the work we've started on 53b.
All ended well. The sun came out and I set to harvesting:
- four nice* cauliflowers, one of which was swapped with Maddi for a punnet of raspberries (*family joke)
- two spring cabbages
- three beetroot
- purple sprouting broccoli
- calebrese
- strawberries
- lots of sweep peas
- loads of peas
- carrier bag full of broad beans
- and the first potatoes of the season - yum yum.
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