this is a particularly frantic time! i look in the veg plot and am proud and happy of what is growing there. However, i have v few minutes to weed and keep on top of things, let alone blog. I also have been v poor in taking photos!
Potting on
the last sown cucurbits into bigger pots
planting out
sweetcorn and the earliest sown cucurbits
harvesting
pak choi, broad beans, dwarf french beans, peas, mangetout, rocket, lettuce.
tho beady eyed might see dd2 leg, as we were playing accidentally water the child… [well i was anyway 
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must investigate what that is under leaves, prob just soil
Twitter is a fantastic thing. Reminded me to make some elderflower cordial. We have lots of elderflowers in the garden [pernicious weed!] and usually make elderberry jelly. There are lots of recipes on the net. Here is another one
first pick 20 elderflower heads
Then add 1.6kg of sugar [preserving makes it clear but granulated or caster will work] to 1.25l of water. Heat gently until all the sugar dissolved and then boil.
Whilst you are doing this, get 2 oranges and 2 lemons. If you are keen, you can zest them first, or if not just cut in half and then thin slices
When your syrup has boiled, add it to the bowl full of elderflowers [with most of stalks removed] and sliced citrus. Add 50g of citric acid and then give a good stir.it smells fabulous [though DD1 who was making it doesn’t agree]
Leave it to stand 24 hours and then strain it through a jelly bag [or a sieve with a muslin so fine enough] into sterilised bottles to sit in the fridge. hadn’t thought of freezing some before, but I might try that this time to see how it works out.
, a photo by Scrumbledelicious on Flickr.
don’t usually container veg, but spares or no space yets have been containered up. 2 pots of mangetout, one of dwarf french beans and 2 courgettes
as seen through environmesh. what a difference???
and in the same bed, don’t they look fab. ready to harvest
