Wednesday 19 June 2013

Blooming Haddock's.



This Lavatera, which has just started to flower, makes the perfect entrance to Haddock's. I may even plant one on the other side of the gate to make an arch.



Some of the most important advice about vegetable gardening (which I usually ignore), is to eat your crops as soon as they are edible (we ate the above last night).

I don't always follow this advice because I'm usually expecting things to grow bigger and better; what I actually get later-on is either diseased or bug-covered, and I kick myself.



The other advantage of eating those 'just ready' crops is that they leave space which can then be re-planted. 



I like my courgettes to be quite small; about 4 inches maximum, and with 8 plants this is essential. To leave them to get bigger would mean instant glut.



Lady Magnon is always criticising my bean production. She wants a large supply just when our summer guests are here, and it's not always easy to provide. I do my best.



Onions just look after themselves. I've put in a double row this year, and they're yellowish rather than my usual 'Baron' reds. I shall soon be eating some of these as spring onions.



Tomatoes are like weeds here. Just spit a few pips at the ground, and in a few weeks we have a red carpet.



I've also been instructed to grow plenty of salad this year. With this variety we just grab a few leaves every day, and they re-grow; much more practical that the tight headed ones where one is obliged to cut the whole plant (ignore the weeds, please).


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10 comments:

  1. It all looks very lush - I always prefer to eat my veggies young - that is one of the reasons I prefer to grow my own.

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  2. Your crops are coming along well - and weed free as far as I can see - waiting for the right time to pick is a very thin line - but most things definitely taste better when picked young.

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  3. lovely salad leaves! I have a friend who would probably eat all the weeds as well. Chick weed is quite nice.

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  4. It's all come along beautifully. I like lavatera too and have two in the front garden. I think another allowing for an arch to form would be excellent.

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  5. Bloomin' marvellous.
    Very envious of healthy looking tomatoes grown outside. Too wet here sadly.

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  6. Well done Cro, it al looks marvelous. I only planted two tomato plants this year compared to last year’s fourteen.

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  7. Wow it all looks brilliant - fresh and vibrant and growing well. There is nothing nicer than fresh free veg :)

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  8. Looks wonderful. the lavatera is very pretty

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  9. The very best thing about growing your own vegetables is being to go out and pick fresh salad fixings and side dish every day. Your garden looks terrific.

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  10. Your garden is looking beautiful and orderly!

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