Spent a few hours working on the Garden Plot today. Beginning to get somewhere now - at last.
Gerry The Dairy gave me this plastic sheeting, as you may remember, to mulch about a third of the plot. Rather than take it up and give the Brambles and stuff a chance to get away again, I've cut holes in it and planted through it. I'm worried that when I get back there again, I'll find a load of holes and no plants: SLUGS.
My COURGETTES look really good - above
I put in several PUMPKINS; below
The Pumpkins don't look as good as the Courgettes - still it's all academic, because the slugs are probably gorging on them right now, as I type this blog.....sob. The other thing I popped in was 4 or 5 YELLOW SQUASHES. They're the squat ones with a frilly edge that looks like a crown.
I know this looks a bit of a mess; it's my RUNNER BEANS. Must put in the bean sticks, if the slugs don't get them!
Away from the plastic sheeting, I found a space for LEAF BEET. They look so good, I can't wait to eat them. This will be a perpetual bed, reseeding itself year on year. The ultimate LAZY BED.
The SPUDS are growing like Topsy. Next time I go there, I'll earth them up as they're about 6ins tall, which is just right.
I'm concerned that the PEAS are over productive considering their tiny stature. In light of this, I've been removing the peas as they appear. I've now had 2 big handfuls of Mange Tout.
You can see the rain drops on the leaves, I went home after taking this shot because it began raining really quite hard.
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