The bad news was evident, the slugs and snails have decimated my peas, out of four rows I have probably salvaged one, the lower leaves of my runner beans had been attacked as well but the beans are OK. I for sure will be using Nemaslug next year to break the cycle.
In my four years on the plot I have never known such a bad start to the growing season, the weeds are rampant everywhere.
My first early potatoes are doing well and after ten weeks I have started digging them a bit early I know but Monty Don recommends picking them and eating as you go rather than digging a lot up in one go and storing.
Broad beans are flowering well and I have pinched the tips out as the black fly are in them.
Strawberries are my biggest disappointment not a lot of fruit and none ripening yet
Carrots have still been slow to germinate, beets I have started picking
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| International Kidney potato flower |
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| Charlotte potato flower |
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| Beet root I picked these early, planted as a bunch |
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| Orang poppy just popped up between my fruit trees |
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| My pick of today`s crop potatoes are Charlotte |
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| Moroccan mint but leaning out towards the light and sun |
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| International Kidney potatoes |
beautiful pictures and your rhubarb is also looking good...
ReplyDeletearen't new potatoes amazing?
Yes they are but I have to confess to be slightly disappointed with the Imperial Kidney I dont think they have the flavour of Charlotte
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures. The poppy really glows. I've started on my potatoes, even though they didn't flower, there was a good crop there.
ReplyDeleteThat`s interesting I hadn`t considered digging the potatoes before flowering
ReplyDeleteEverything looking good David - I have tried my Charlottes - love them - but the Lady Christl flavour is excellent - although yields seem to be down on last year.
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