Spring is in the air.
I shall be growing vegs again at Haddock's this year.
I'm hoping that Kimbo will have planted a few Tomato plats before we arrive in early June, then I shall revive a small overgrown 'raised bed', where I will sow Pak Choi (Bok Choi) and some mixed Lettuce.
I'm also hoping to plant more Peach trees.
Both the Pak Choi and the Salads are quick growing, and we should have a decent crop after about 6 weeks; if not earlier. The Pak Choi can be eaten very small, and the mixed Salad leaves are of the 'cut and grow again' variety; essential in Summer.
I shall of course put-in a few Tomato plants back here in Brighton, as I did last year. It was such a pleasure to find a good crop of ripe Tomatoes when we returned last September.
We (Kimbo) have heavily pruned the old Greengage tree this year. It had become very overloaded with high-up dead branches, and there was lots of new grown lower down. I'm hoping it will still have plenty of fruit this year; my last year's Greengage Jam was wonderful. The tree is the last of the fruit trees that were in situ when I bought the derelict little cottage about 45 years ago (I was living just 200 metres away at the time).
4 comments:
Peach trees are lovely. I would be interested to try greengage, do they grow in the UK? I have just planted various seeds in trays on the windowsill, I’m inexperienced with gardening so hoping for the best.
Yes Greengages grow well in the UK. If you have enough land I would definitely grow one, as well as a Victoria Plum. With just those two you have all the Plums you need.
Fresh peaches. Heaven.
Our best Peach trees were up at the barn (now sold), so we need to plant more. There's nothing nicer (almost) that a fresh, warm, juicy, Peach direct from the tree.
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