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| parsnips |
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| black kale |
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| beetroot |
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| spearmint |
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| summer savoury |
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| foxglove in hedgerow |
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| view over the site |
26 June 2012
Late June veg leaves and flowers
16 June 2012
Then and now
This afternoon ,in a bright spell between heavy showers, I took some photos of my completely planted up plot and also some more pics and panoramas of the site in general which show quite a contrast from the November beginnings.
Views from along the bottom of the plots show a lot of greenery instead of bare soil.
Links to panoramas taken from three corners
Panorama east
Panorama south
Panorama north
it looked like this in November 2011
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| top half of plot well established |
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| planting and sowing of bottom half now complete |
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| mixed lettuce is doing well |
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| bare patches in chard bed now resown |
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| a bit of the Mezcla leaf glut |
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| later sowing of broad beans and lettuce coming on |
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| dwarf beans have germinated in 6 days |
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| soil warm to the touch when thinning and transplanting parsnips |
Views from along the bottom of the plots show a lot of greenery instead of bare soil.
Links to panoramas taken from three corners
Panorama east
Panorama south
Panorama north
it looked like this in November 2011
La Palma photos
Here's the Photo album from my La Palma trip in May, including food,flowers and veg plots as well as scenery.La Palma is the most north westerly of the Canary Islands and has a central spine of mountains running north to south.
1 June 2012
New fence and more beds planted
The new fence has been put up while I've been away on La Palma ,one of the Canary Islands.When I got back the allotments weren't quite as arid as the island but some rain was needed and we had a good downpour on Thursday.
I've started setting out and planting the lower half of the plot.Working on the very clayey section at the moment.It's fairly heavy going and still wet under the surface despite the weather we've been having.
After transplanting the brassicas this afternoon I went back over to net them this evening after seeing Monty Don do this on Gardeners World.
No need to trample all over my soil to firm it down though .I'm sure that even Andy Murray wouldn't complain about this clay surface.
Most crops in the top half of the plot are growing away nicely,although the onion seeds are a no show and the beetroot is a bit patchy.
My home garden seems advanced compared to some years and I should have a good supply of salad this summer.
The raised beds have grown away even more since these last two photos were taken but still a bit of room for some of the black kale ,more lettuce and some dwarf beans.
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| Notice the new wheelbarrow in racing green |
I've started setting out and planting the lower half of the plot.Working on the very clayey section at the moment.It's fairly heavy going and still wet under the surface despite the weather we've been having.
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| Curly kale,summer calebrese and PSB transplanted from my garden bed |
No need to trample all over my soil to firm it down though .I'm sure that even Andy Murray wouldn't complain about this clay surface.
Most crops in the top half of the plot are growing away nicely,although the onion seeds are a no show and the beetroot is a bit patchy.
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| First bed of potatoes spaced very close together |
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| Garlic is looking healthier after a good soaking |
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| Masterpiece broad beans from New Zealand |
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| Salad leaves after thinning out.Plus black kale to be transplanted |
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| Part of second phase of broad beans.Bunyards Exhibition? One of the four different varieties that I'm growing this year. |
My home garden seems advanced compared to some years and I should have a good supply of salad this summer.
The raised beds have grown away even more since these last two photos were taken but still a bit of room for some of the black kale ,more lettuce and some dwarf beans.
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