In the Greenhouse

I have been sent some Plumeria seeds from a friend in Australia (thanks Georgie)I shall report how I get on here. this is how they look now

This is how I hope they will look one day

and another

and this one

Ihave also discovered a taste for Basil Tea it is supposed to help stop bloating
(I have lost nearly 3st in weight so a swollen tum actually shows :0)
I sent for a offer of different varieties and they are coming up yum yum

and so are the winter cabbage,shall pot these on till the ground is cleared of spring cabbage.I know I work my patch hard but I try to replace goodness that I take out

If You Don,t Succeed, Try Again

And thats what I did! I,v resown the carrots and covered with fleece and they have come up better than before

I,v had to mix Cobra french beans in with the Blue lake, they seem to be looking strong and healthy. Hoping they will stand up to the slimy enemy better :0)

The runner beans Mergoles, were mostly just battered and looked very poorlyand I will have to rethink about growing them on at home next year even though I had hardend them off well.I have resown some and think they will make it even though they are behind others on the site

The sweetcorn has benefited from being covered with a large piece of white netting thats been hanging about for years they are interplanted with turtle bean,

Here is one of the two butternut squashes,there were three but one got slugged
I,v no idea if this is right as I have never grown them before

Am still planting winter brassicas in the space vacated by spring greens,the summer cabbage is coming on fine

and more with peas and lettuce,radish and spring onions

The 1st potatoes are almost ready for digging,there was a blight scare so I sprayed with bordeaux. the maincrop should be OK as they are Sarpo ones (fingers crossed)

the parsnips continue to do well,that is one crop I will grow on at home again

and finally todays harvest

I,m Feeding The Local Wildlife

And no,not by choice! On my last post Iwas complaining about the weeds growing inbetween the carrots only to find the other day AL weeds and NO carrots just little stalks,have cleared the strip and resown and covered it up think rabbits might be guilty. next to my newly transplanted french beans well they were french beans

slugs?birds? then the sweetcorn. birds here I think! covered them as well

think they took a battering from high winds as well
So what about the lovely healthy runner beans, not quite so damaged but not looking good

the PSB and russian kale is also being slugged so I keep replacing from spares at home. also have resown french beans and runners THIS IS WAR and I aint beaten yet
On a lighter note still harvesting spring greens and the lettuce is plentiful

And this is one of my favourites,it,s an annual called Cerinthe

We are having a dry spell at the moment but rain is expected over the next few days
everything is belting up,I am sure things will get better by the next time I post