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Over the weekend we dug-up the second-early potatoes, and had a good crop (I can't remember the variety), from half a row we got about 30lb, which is a vast improvement on the first earlies that yielded about 15lb in total.
Picked a decent amount of the peas, and then spent two afternoons removing them from their pods, blanching and freezing for winter, there was about 5lb's once the pods were taken away, so I guess it will be a while before we buy peas!
Also harvested were 2lb's of broad beans, 3lb's of mange tout and 6lb's of beetroot (we've had a particularly good year with beetroot, and taken about 10lb's - this equates to about a quarter of one row, and we have three rows
we're going to be pickling in autumn).
Also had two red onions for lunches (really strong, they made my eyes water when I diced them!) and copious amounts of lettuce leaf again. We're now on the second sowing of lettuce and eat it every day (especially with the warm weather every day).
Also picked the first kohl rabi (never had that so am looking forward to it) and three courgettes and some radish.
Kept up with the weeding, I look to go every day this time of year and pick a bucket of weeds (that means we're keeping up with it), collected about 20 buckets this weekend and the plot is pretty clear, but i'll still go each evening after work and pick a bucket an evening (the smaller weeds mean its hard to get a bucket full, but if I can it means less work later).
Growing well are runners (nearly ready for the first crop), parsnips, salsify, brussels (our best ever attempt!), maincrop and salad potatoes, chard, spinach, carrots, broccoli and a crop of supersize onions (both red and white). Pumpkins are going well as are squash, the peas are drying-off and I'll dry whats left to provide seed for next year then remove and start planting winter crops.
Picked a decent amount of the peas, and then spent two afternoons removing them from their pods, blanching and freezing for winter, there was about 5lb's once the pods were taken away, so I guess it will be a while before we buy peas!
Also harvested were 2lb's of broad beans, 3lb's of mange tout and 6lb's of beetroot (we've had a particularly good year with beetroot, and taken about 10lb's - this equates to about a quarter of one row, and we have three rows
we're going to be pickling in autumn).Also had two red onions for lunches (really strong, they made my eyes water when I diced them!) and copious amounts of lettuce leaf again. We're now on the second sowing of lettuce and eat it every day (especially with the warm weather every day).
Also picked the first kohl rabi (never had that so am looking forward to it) and three courgettes and some radish.
Kept up with the weeding, I look to go every day this time of year and pick a bucket of weeds (that means we're keeping up with it), collected about 20 buckets this weekend and the plot is pretty clear, but i'll still go each evening after work and pick a bucket an evening (the smaller weeds mean its hard to get a bucket full, but if I can it means less work later).
Growing well are runners (nearly ready for the first crop), parsnips, salsify, brussels (our best ever attempt!), maincrop and salad potatoes, chard, spinach, carrots, broccoli and a crop of supersize onions (both red and white). Pumpkins are going well as are squash, the peas are drying-off and I'll dry whats left to provide seed for next year then remove and start planting winter crops.
rather proud of myself!
, I went to the allotment and picked:
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