Friday 30 June 2017

June 30th Picture update

There is a break in the rain so here are some current pictures.
Cabbage, Brussels, Kale and Cauliflower

Courgettes taking off
French Beans

Butternut Squash

Pumpkins

Mini Pop Corn

Tigerella Tomatoes

Sunday 25 June 2017

Tomatoes and Chilli

Today I took a couple of pictures of my Garden Perle bush tomatoes that I have in hanging baskets, they have plenty of flowers and the fruit is on it's  way.
 

 


The Cherry Bomb Chillis that were over wintered indoors have done really well with lots of fruit and flowers. The first ones are now about to ripen.

 
We picked the broad beans yesterday, it was not the best harvest and I may give them a miss next year.

 

Wednesday 14 June 2017

The second lot of Strawberries



We just had a look at the strawberry bed again and there were quite a few ready. Dessert tonight will be Strawberries and cream.

 

Sunday 11 June 2017

The first Strawberries

Today I picked our first strawberries, there was only 11 ready but it is a good sign. Everything else if growing well.

The French beans are steadily climbing the poles.
 

The Crystal Lemon cucumbers have taken and are starting to put a spurt of growth on.
 

With the courgettes the first one transplanted out has some small fruit showing.
 

The Pumpkins for Halloween are still a bit subdued but they are not in the sunniest place and are currently surrounded with ornamental poppies.
 

The three Squash plants have settled but they have a long way to go.
 

Swiss Chard is being cut as needed and also cut and frozen when it out grows our need.
 

The tomatoes in baskets were a bit shaken by the winds last week but no broken trusses so they will pick up. The other tomatoes both inside and out are about at the three truss stage. So far, apart from the peas that took a beating from the pigeons everything appears ok.
 

The first Beetroot is nearly ready to harvest.
 

The lettuce are growing very well now they are protected from the ducks.
 

I planted three potatoes that had chitted indoors into each of four containers. The potatoes were normal eating potatoes from ASDA so I don't know what variety they are but they are growing well.