Friday 29 May 2020

Everything coming up (bar) roses



A brief digression from wargaming. The garden has been a rare beneficiary of lock down. This new bed has cabbages, red cabbages, green beans, broccoli cauliflower and a solitary courgette plant. It had previously been an abandoned play area, for at least ten years, and it's great to see it in use. The scarecrow is there because pigeons have been at the caulis.


Broad beans and rhubarb.


I am really chuffed with these- first crop potatoes in pots, improvised planters and a grow bag. We put a lot of potatoes in because of the food scarcities back in March.


Little gem lettuces in £1 plastic planters.


This was our original raised bed- peas, spring onions, spinach, rocket and onions.


And finally the big new raised bed. This has been really exciting- I was worried that it might prove too shady, but the main crop potatoes are coming through big-time, also the carrots and spinach. 

We have been assiduously watering everything every day- ten watering cans, or so. This year it's all been about vegetables, on account of the crisis, but next year we'll plant some flowers and possibly put in a small pond for wildlife. It's been a whole lot of fun!

10 comments:

fireymonkeyboy said...

I envy your growing season. While we seem to have moved directly from "late winter" to summer without an intervening season, I was only able to get seeds in a couple weeks back, due to recurring frost. Bulbs have all come up, and the early flowers are doing well, but we'll have to wait on veggies ;)

Shaun said...

You see a garden I see Super Shed :-)

Steve J. said...

Great to see it all looking so good and glad you've enjoyed the experience.

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Millsy said...

Looking great mate! Reward for effort is always pleasing.

BigRedBat said...

Thanks chaps!

Paul Scrivens-Smith said...

Great stuff Simon, my patio pots only take two watering cans full per day so I empathise with ten a day.

Willie Anderson said...

That's really come on well done leading the good life Simon.

Prufrock said...

Nice work Simon, and I bet they'll taste especially good!

Ratmaul said...

Great progresss.
Did you ever considered becoming a farmer?