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Dave has been collecting planks for us, to replace all the old rotten wooden borders. Just look and see what he has found in a barn clearance he recently did.
Wow, what amazingly strong and heavy duty borders they will create.
That's it for now. Mr S has got a job to do, stripping the old and replacing with new planks.
3rd June
Ready to replace the old borders, here we go.
They are so heavy, definitely a job for two strong people.
The courgette, pumpkin and squash bed is almost done.
A friendly LG gardener gave me a rake out of his shed, and said you'll not find one like this one anywhere....'cos I made this'.
Wow, how amazing is that.
He then gave me a brand new hoe, which he said he never used, so I could put it to use in my garden. An old rake and a new hoe, how about that. I now need to learn how to use such gardening tools.
Well, I raked this bed, and would like Mr S to make an Asparagus bed in the middle for some some asparagus I have started from seed in the conservatory. They are almost ready to be planted out now.
And here we have it.
The asparagus take three to four years before they can be harvested. I was telling my son this and he looked at me and said and the lease on the LG is for two years. Hah! No there is no lease, we have it now for as long we can manage.
There are some LG tenants who have been her for 37 years. Gosh, can you believe this ? I find it hard to believe.
Well at this stage of my life, I would love to think I have 37 healthy years ahead of me...
So, this is almost ready now for my asparagus to go in.
4th June
Ok, levelling my asparagus bed.
And they are in...
Now I have to wait for 3 to 4 years before I can enjoy this crop.
4th June
Dwarf pear tree has pears on it.
Planted chard from seed and they have begun to come through.
This is the bed I created with broccoli and brussel sprouts last week. After having looked after the shoots in the conservatory and then repotting them and hardening in the garden before putting them in the LG bed...all been eaten away. This made me so sad and upset...
Potatoes are doing great, and have really filled all the bed where they were planted.
Peas and few mange-tout looking quite healthy.
Broad beans looking good.
The courgettes, pumpkin and squash bed is beginning to take off.
Asparagus not looking too healthy, but i think they will be ok.
11th June
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| Peas and mangetout are beginning to show. |
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| Broad Beans looking quite healthy |
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| Courgette, pumpkin and squash bed is beginning to flourish |
18th June
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| A handful of strawberries from the strawberry tower |
22nd June
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| I think the courgette are going to take over again like last year |
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Chard is really taking off and I also planted kale seeds next to it at the same time and as soon as the plants came through the soil, they were eaten like the broccoli and sprouts to the ground.
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| Sweet corn |
For the last few days we have had lot of rain. Great for the LG.
Visiting the LG today just showed how much everything had grown just over a week.
At the same time the whole area has sprouted weeds. Today is weeds pulling day.
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| Weeding |
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| Weeding |
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| Strawberry bed - wow ! Just covered in runners and plants |
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| Chard and spinach is ready for its first harvest |
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| Today I picked 1kg 700g of chard |
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| 700g of spinach |
All so fresh and organic.
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| Only a handful of strawberries from a huge bed |
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| White radish |
30th June
Although most of the broccoli and brussels plants were eaten to the roots, some are beginning to show signs of life. So, I decided to pull them up and put them in the soil and cover the surrounding soil with ground covering. This will hopefully keep the slugs and weeds at bay. Next, I covered the area with a net, to keep animals away.
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| Peas look so healthy |
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| Not many but, are ready for picking |
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