The weather has been absolutely gorgeous, and the plants have grown well. The broad beans are flowering, and those sown in situ have all germinated and are growing up. the garlic is growing well too.The apples and pear tree have been absoluted covered in flowers, so hoping for a good harvest in the Autumn.
Sowing
Today I have sown sweetcorn ‘lark’ , climbing bean cobra and blauhilde and dwarf gold bean all in roottrainers, hoping to be not to early and not too late so we can plant out in about 4-6 weeks. [lets see!] . I have also sown pumpkin [T and M experimental] Courgettes parthenon and … and butternut squash in module, again hoping for 4-6 weeks and out. As a gamble i have sown some watermelon seeds into pots - you never know!! I also sowed a second sowing of pak choi, broccolli romanescu and white cauliflower. only 3 of each, as think i sowed too many the first time, and really should think about when we are going to eat them! Next year I would like to work out how many of each to sow at a time. A second sowing of peas too [twinkle]
Potting On
I have potted on 5 each of the different peppers [inferno, jalapeno, mixed grill] all 6 of the aubergines [mixed] , 2 of the multiple cape gooseberries, 4 of the 5 melons and 1 more of each tomato [sungold, gardeners delight and golden sunrise] to make 5 of each. Hoping this will be the right amount of everything! I also potted up the last of DD 2’s short sunflowers - a week has made a noticeable difference between them and those potted up before we went on holiday.
Into the coldframe
go the brassicas and pak choi, and the mangetout. plan to be into the ground on weds.
Maintenance/DH
DH has finished this eve the first of the marked beds - not quite raised as our soil drains so very freely! but a marked out zone, one each so that we can be putting our chosen plants in.
So, To Do:
Sowing:
locate the runner beans and sow! then see what other wierd and wonderfuls i have bought and if there might be space
Into the veg patch:
Strawberries into strawberry planter and along veg bed wall. artichoke also along veg bed wall
Potatoes - into bags and into the ground
beds 1 and 2 of the 4:
Brassicas - into bed and enviromesh around them
peas/mangetout - into bed and need supporting structure
carrots - into bed if there is space! otherwise consider sowing into pots?
beds 3 and 4:
get ready really, some of the girls plants could go out, tho quite small ? better to pot on further before planting out? never sure of optimal size. DD2’s sunflowers are ready, but not sure whether not too early?
into pots:
dwarf french beans
discuss with girls and DH all their flowers and herbs and where they are hoping to put them!
Maintenance
lots of weeding!!