All of my early brassica plants, cabbage Greyhound and Precocce de Louviers have made it onto the allotment, having been hardened off first, they are now in my triangular beds. I have some White Sprouting Broccoli and Sutherland Kale hardenng off as we speak and they will be going up very soon too. My potato beds, which were mucked, ready and waiting are lonely no more. Potatoes are in - FINALLY! The beds are beginning to fill with "green" and I am happier for it. The Babington Leeks are bulking up and growing strong. I gave Keith two for planting, as I saw him at the plot for the first time this year. He have us parsnips in return, which reminded me to sow mine using the Binley method of planting holes, filled with compost, sow seed and plastic over the top - this I have done. My Egyptian Walking Onions have not been killed off by Mr VVG and are growing lush green stems, although Zazen had prepared me some more in a pot, these too are planted. The Tree Onions from Edulis have gone into the ground and I am hopeful that my perennial allium selection will give us an assortment of differing tastes for future meals. Peas on earth have gone from their guttering shelters to the long narrow bed and alongside I have direct sown also. We shall see which grow the more strongly over the coming months. I have yet to plant my allotment broad beans. All are sitting at home waiting for the others to catch up. Germination for my fruiting plants this year has been sketchy to say the least. I have had pretty much 100% just all at differing rates. Odd!
On my Gertrude Franck experimental bed, the mustard rows are through. This means that the soil should be warm enough for further plantings. I must finish my companion planting plan!
Mr VVG has spent his hours on the plot weeding and mulching the raspberries, putting in fencing posts and wires for the loganberry, which is now trained and no longer untidy. Reweedproofing and woodchipping of the paths. All are complete and at last I feel we are getting somewhere. Today I will be putting in my potato onions as it is a "Root" day and they are ready to leave the confines of the greenhouse, lest I get fried onions. I will take the opportunity to photograph my recent additions and post on here later.
