Despite it being July, my little garden seems to be a bit behind, with my beans and peas still no more than a couple of inches high, yet in the case of my peas, desperate to start producing pods! I'm not really holding out much hope for either.
This week, I've harvested ALL of my potatoes! Some of them had started to get blight, and they had all fallen and begun to wither. Very early - I'm just hoping they store ok. Have to say the yeilds were very poor compared to the last 2 years.
My strawberries are producing very little. From 6 plants, I probably get about 4-5 fruits per week. The hanging baskets are not very successful - I will be repotting those into plant pots at the end of the season.
What I do have in abundance is lettuce! It has been doing so well, and rather than waiting for the heads to mature, I have been harvesting constantly from the outer leaves.This has worked really well for us, as we waste much less - although there is more than enough, and I have given some away too! I will be replicating the same method next year.
I have harvested all of my garlic and onions, and they are in the shed drying out. Quite pleased with those - again will aim to store them until they are needed.
My beetroot have been plagued with leaf miner - I'm not sure whether I will bother growing them next year. They are not something we eat very often, and I'm still trying to find ways to use them up after I harverst them.
I'm very pleased so far with my succession carrots - I have 2 tubs which are close to harvest, and actullay have used a few already. The second succession is growing away nicely, and have just sowed a third. Hopefully, this will contribute to our carrot usage until the Autumn.
Here are some views of what's growing this week...
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| Tiny beans, and peas in the background. |
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| Tomatoes only just starting to fruit. |
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| Tomatoes in flower - not very many this year so far. |
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| One tiny strawberry. |
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| Sweet Peas beginning to flower. |
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| Pretty Sweet Williams. |
