oops on blogging! going well in the garden
Frantic Gardener on Aug 4th 2008
i can’t believe how long ago it was that i last blogged!
fruit
well, we harvested a glut of strawberries, and they have finally finished. we also harvested some blueberries. we are now harvesting loads of raspberries, and some blackberries. i can see lots of figs and apples to come.
veg
we harvested all the peas. i never got round to successional sowing - always a failure of mine. something to improve on next year. we had a moderate harvest of broad beans. i think it was a bit too shady where they were really. we have started on a goodly crop of potatoes, courgettes and french beans. runners yet to come, but starting off. i can see some huge pumpkins growing, and the sweetcorn are looking good. underneath the environmesh the cauliflowers look like they might be getting a flower, and the early purples are getting tall. we also have a row on very tall and very beautiful sunflowers.
undercover
the toms have gone a bit wild. they’ve been watered, but i have been a bit remiss on pinching out. nevertheless there are lots of toms coming along. there are also a few peppers on the timy number of pepper plants i got.
maintenance
actually, the black mulch has been great, because the non cultivated areas aren’t weed infested. the cardboard around the pots and broad beans now broken own, but has done a reasonable job. the amazing revelation has been the fabulous straw by the sweetcorn. we have to have more straw next year. i have tried to do regular hoeing. not perfect, but every little counts!!