What with one thing and another, it's been a while since I could get down to Plot 129. The paths are desperately in need of strimming, and the dandelions are making the most of it, but the garden has really come on in the last few weeks. The lupins and red hot pokers have flower spikes zooming upwards, the herbs are bushing out, and later-developing plants such as the hyssop are coming into leaf.
The onions, garlic and shallots are continuing to look good, and in the raised beds some of the surviving beetroot and carrots are developing nicely. The mixed lettuce is also looking healthy (about three cm high) and we're having our first 'crop' of raddish thinnings in tonight's salad!
Today was mostly about planting, though. Seed went straight into the ground for:
Yellow courgette (Paradour)
Green courgette (Defender)
Squash (Sunshine)
Turnips (Snowball)
Parsnips (White Gem)
Runner beans
Borlotti Beans
The shed area is still a bit too messy after the high winds to sort the green houses out, but that is a job for next week.
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