Life on a UK allotment
A few tomatoes today including the first two striped variety Tigerella. A full trug of peas (to go with last weeks full trug) Our first courgette which appeared out of nowhere over the last week! A full trug of Broad Read More …
The heat made them spurt in height so had to tie them in along the tops of the canes. Tumbler in overdrive in the hanging basket and fruits forming and ripening on all the plant snow. Good times.
Lots of different sweet pepper forming on most of the plants now. The 8 remaining purple variety ones I have are on the upstairs window sills to catch some sun.
OK, will be hoping to claim back the hidden fruit garden in August if I can cut my way through – might need a machete. Certainly got a few apples if nothing else. The Green gage in the greenhouse area Read More …
Quite a few lemons forming on the tree this year, must be all the hot weather.
A few more photos from this week down on the plot. The peas are really going for it – mega harvest on the way over the coming weeks!!
A bit behind this week as a lot going on at work but here are some photos from the weekend just gone.
Have some photos of plot progress to post sometime this week, but in the meantime a few photos of the latest pickings. Picked the few pineberries we had and they do indeed taste like Pineapple! Also harvested quite a few Read More …
Full update from the plot probably tomorrow but the first of the conservatory tomatoes have ripened.
First runner bean pods harvested.