It’s even an odd year for my courgettes and squashes. Started them off in pots but had to hold off planting them out due to the bad weather. They were growing well and flowering when planted out about a month ago. I got one perfect courgette but NO flowers since, and one squash that seems to of stalled growing at golf ball size and again NO flowers since. Normally I get loads of fruits but this year they seem to beholding back, the plants look ok, just not doing much since planted out 4 weeks ago. Very odd.
I have been to the plot at lunch time, shut the chooks in the run (1 of our hens is broody, so have to kick then out of the coop (into the covered run) for a few hours a day), planted out our Sunflowers (Evening Sun) & Peas (Oregon Sugar Pod) that have been long awaiting being planted out, going down tonight to left the chooks back in and possibly plant out the brassicas and sweet potatoes
also trying to think about that I can do about the pests getting in my polytunnel & greenhouse and stripping anything we pout in the ground (including a tomato plant), lol
@forkinallotment19 was it you that said you have a youtube videos can you put a link up please or if not pictures of your plot thanks
need to get my cucumbers and courgettes planted, having a small bake sale outside home for cupcake day alzheimer's think a few cakes gone made victoria sponge, vanilla cupcakes and dried fruit tea loaf so was busy baking yesterday
Every time I sow lettuce or spinach the seedlings start growing then gone snails or slugs, lost my tomato in plastic gh in garden have not planted it out yet
Pulled up the spinach which had gone to seed. Sowed more carrots, a row of turnips and spinach. Picking mangetout is a constant job, it's not buckets but a large bowl a day at the moment. I have more flowers coming out on the aubergine plants so hopefully plenty of fruits.
Just done a taste test of the cucumbers and carrots I pulled today.
From last year Pasandra and new this year Beth Alpha both mini cucumbers. Pasandra slightly thicker skin and a really good cucumber taste. Beth Alpha milder in flavour and thinner skinned. Hubby likes cucumbers more than me and liked Pasandra better, I preferred Beth.
With the carrots the Nantes, new this year, were not as crunchy or sweet as Speedo, so preferred the latter.
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also trying to think about that I can do about the pests getting in my polytunnel & greenhouse and stripping anything we pout in the ground (including a tomato plant), lol
From last year Pasandra and new this year Beth Alpha both mini cucumbers. Pasandra slightly thicker skin and a really good cucumber taste. Beth Alpha milder in flavour and thinner skinned. Hubby likes cucumbers more than me and liked Pasandra better, I preferred Beth.
With the carrots the Nantes, new this year, were not as crunchy or sweet as Speedo, so preferred the latter.