Slugs.................

My efforts have been all but eaten and my little plot is looking very sorry for its self. Apart from a few healthy looking parsnips leaves there isn’t anything else that has survived... All the courgettes, squash and pumpkin plants have been eaten, the cauliflowers have gone, the leeks didn’t even bother to show their faces and only one of the Dwarf French Bean plants still remains! A pitiful site... The courgette in the pot has faired better and I have had two good sized courgettes from this one plant already. The alpine strawberries and fruiting and if I'm lucky I will get some toms again this year. Strawberry pot has again been fruitless. The plants look healthy enough but just not fruit. As its all been a bit of a disaster for the summer veg I might grow Purple Sprouting Broccoli for the new year instead and maybe Brussels for Christmas dinner.... watch this space....

More seeds news

Almost forgot, Mixed lettuce & rocket also sown...

Seeds in!

I always feel that I leave sowing my seeds too late but looking back it never seems to get done much before now and crops are always fairly fruitful.
It's bloody cold today but I braved the weather and got on with it: Leeks, parsnips & cauliflower sown in the beds. Toms, courgettes, squash, pumpkins & more caulies sown in pots in propagator. French beans in greenhouse. We're on our way...
Doing an experiment with the courgettes - half are seeds from 'Grow it' mag, half are seeds saved from last years crop! Will be interesting to see how they go. Got loads of 'free' seeds this year with the Grow it mag. Subscribed using Tesco vouchers so was really cheap and I must have my money back in seeds already - Good deal.

Beds Prepared ......

Its a bit late in the season but I have finally manged to find the time and energy to weed the veg beds and add the compost from our magical compost bin! It never ceases to amaze me how brilliant this is... veg peelings, teabags, banana skins in, wait a few months and hey presto good quality soil out.. It is truly amazing and all thanks to them lovely worms...