Monthly Archives: July 2010

Picked another cucumber today, looked like an elongated pear. There are more growing so they’ll be ready in about a week. I also notices several small aubergines growing. I’ve got loads of flowers on the plants, so hopefully I’ll have … Continue reading →

Picked lots of goodies today to hopefully last all week. Potatoes, carrots, spring onions, red and white onions, courgettes, 4 runner beans and a kohl rabi. The kohl rabi should be picked when they are about the size of a … Continue reading →

Picked the rest of the peas today, then spent 1 and a half hours watering. I gave everything a thorough water as I won’t be there until Sunday as the kids broke up from school today. I used a watering … Continue reading →

Finally I got the last 7 tomatoes in. Yeah, they’re in!! Picked most of the peas today, ran out of space in the containers, so will have to pick the rest on Wednesday. If your peas have gone too far … Continue reading →

Put in more tomatoes today, only have 7 left to plant and then they’re all in. I’ll plant the last 7 tomorrow. Took the mangetout up and planted tomatoes in their place, and also planted some in tyres. Plant 1 … Continue reading →

Popped up to the allotment for a couple of hours this morning after bellringing. The kids break up on Wednesday, so I’ll be going down on Sundays during the summer holidays. Planted yet more tomatoes, mainly in tyres that I … Continue reading →

Very windy today, the weather not me. Just incase you were wondering. Went to Kwik Fit for more tyres today and managed to fit 18 in the back of the car. I always speak to the same man there, and … Continue reading →

Dug a few more potatoes today, and in their place I planted the last few cauliflowers. I’ve run out of netting to put over them, so I put fleece which I attached to sticks, this stops the birds getting to … Continue reading →

Slightly cooler today, but quite muggy. Dug up some more potatoes for dinner. 1 looks like it’s got a head, and the kids called it a snowman potato. Haven’t eaten it yet. Also dug up 2 carrots, just to see … Continue reading →

Another hot day 31 today in London they said, I can believe that. The last few days were a little cooler, which was lovely. Weeded and watered just over another quarter of the plot today. Didn’t strim as I had … Continue reading →