First it was too dry, then too wet (no pleasing us vegetable growers!) but then conditions were just right, so the last couple of weeks have seen us transplanting in every spare moment, (well, when we're not harvesting, packing or weeding that is) and we're almost caught up now.
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| These leeks were transplanted (and then irrigated) during the 'drought' and are now doing well |
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We finally got good enough ground conditions to plant our squash (not too dry, not too wet),
what they need now is lots of sun |
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| Less watering to do as the number of plants still in plug trays lessens |
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| The 'Hungarian Hot Wax' Chillies get going |
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| And the tomatoes start to redden. |
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| Rainbow and Green Chard plants just transplanted, we should be able to harvest chard from these plants through to next Spring, as long as thwey survive the winter (once they get a bit bigger that is!) |
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| Our frindly 'Hawk Kite' bird scarer keeping the pigeons off our kales. |
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| Lovely, almost weed-free rows of Cos lettuce |
