Desiree

Well the potatoes are doing really well! As you can see they keep doubling in size, and the flowers as unattractive as they are - are looking great! I've harvested some, one off each plant, which worked quite well. They're Desiree so you can cook them practically anyway. So far I've roasted and baked some - lovely. Given some to two friends, and the one I saw today said she "delicious" so that's always a good start :-)



The onions as well are looking fantastic and really healthy - the actual bulbs are tiny, but that'll come later (I hope)... there are about 50 I think.


I couldn't believe how well these brassicas had grown since I was last up there... with the rain they've done really well and have actually outgrown the netting, but until mum gets back from holiday I'm not going to attempt cutting anymore - it was hard enough the first time on my own! So yes the brussel sprouts and cabbages are doing well - although as I was given them I have no idea which are which at the moment :-S


You might notice quite a difference from the last few pics I've taken. That's because I went on a bit of a cull. The rows next to the potatoes were really covered in weeds, so I rescued what I could, which out of three rows ended up with 1 cucumber and 1 courgette, and moved them to the far left row, which the rest is garlic. Also in the 2nd row to the left is parsnips and now squash, which apparently none of them like being transplanted as they all looked weeping the day after :-(. In that patch I've now spread some wild flowers.


Okay ignore the weeds, but the peas are looking fantastic, although I need to retie the string as it looks drab. It won't be too long before I start encouraging the peas where to grow - again they need renetting... and they have been weeded!!!


The overview of the plot - it lets you see just quite how well the potatoes are doing!