Steady harvests now.

Peas, broad beans, cabbage, courgettes, lettuce and other things still to be picked.

The shed smells nice!

There is life out here

It's been very wet for weeks as most people know, and as result there are many, many weeds and slugs. Everything seems out of control, and I may have blight on the potatoes.

Still, the flowers look good and the harvests are finally coming

Bertie

I cannot believe it has been so long since the last post.

What a contrast to last year when we had a very cold winter then a hot dry spring. This year we had a few very warm days in early March, then almost non stop rain, with cool temperatures. Everything is much later than expected, but at least the water butts are full and the ground is damp.

Here's a brief round up: most of the news is missing because I've forgotten it!

Say "hello" to Bertie. He is championing plot 54b in the allotment Jubilympics. 

Mind you, he has some stiff competition:

They are very much needed: over a few days the peskie pigeons flattened the mesh and ate all the over wintered cauliflowers:

Meanwhile, after two winters we were able to sample our first asparagus yesterday.

Yum Yum.