Sunday Planting

Split the day between the two plots again today.  First to 69 and planted the climbing beans (Blue Lake) and the leeks (Mussleburgh).  Bit sad today as the birds had taken a fancy to the cauliflower and broccoli plants, they will recover as only the bigger outer leaves have been scoffed.  Put netting over them all today.  Typical, we had put on cabbage collars, put down slug pellets but hadnt thought about attack from birds!  Luckily the cabbages were under net already and they havent touched the curly kale..... maybe its not to their taste!   Not much more to put on this plot now, just the swedes (started off in the greenhouse) and the celeriac (also in the greenhouse but taking ages to get to a decent enough size to plant out) and the dwarf French beans (also in the greenhouse and just beginning to sprout).  Oh, and the marrows which have moved from the propogator to the greenhouse today to start hardening them off.  Unfortunately we lost both pumpkin plants.  Maybe need warmer weather before trying again.....

 

Then down to plot 119, all looking pretty healthy down there, the strawbs have flowers on, the broad beans are growing, the climbing beans are surviving.  Tomatoes in the polytunnel are doing very well - even got some flowers.  Should be able to put the cucumbers in the growbags next weekend (after I've got more growbags!)  Put in 4 rows of brussel sprouts today, and 3 rows of purple Kohl Rabi.  Just the sweetcorn, celery and rainbow chard to put in down there, and maybe a marrow or two.  Animal-proofed the little plants - netting to keep the birds off and Simon made a makeshift gate to hopefully keep the bunnies out - more droppings on the path today so they have been visiting.  Luckily they have left the important things alone and seem happy to stay and nosh on the weeds!  And put in a row of calendula to make the plot pretty and please the bees!

Courgettes are looking good in the greenhouse, only got 3 or 4 but we  dont  use courgettes much so I'm sure that will do us!   And Simons cape gooseberries are coming along very nicely.  All in all, a busy day but rewarded ourselves with a handful of rhubarb and made a nice crumble for pudding tonight!