So the courgettes (zucchini) for are going mad - picked something like 20 last week... however courgette soup was nice yesterday - made entirely from allotment produce - and you'd be surprised what you can sneak them in to! Other than that the squash and pumpkin are doing well and the tomatoes are getting there. More than a couple will find their ways to work.
Had dwarf beans a couple of times this week, very nice! Also some cows have moved in next door to the allotment which should keep the weeds down...
Monday 26 July 2010
Tuesday 6 July 2010
Wouldn't mind some rain....
Did a spot more watering today (every other day pretty much now, typically 30 buckets) so really wouldn't object to some substantial precipitation. However, the allotment is doing quite well. Here's a round-up:
- Courgettes doing fine. Plants something like 3-4 feet across, plenty of happy leaves and some fruit.
- Butternut squash slower but they're an autumn squash so that's ok. One didn't make it!
- Pumpkins appear to be settling in.
- Melons looking pretty happy.
- Beans (runner) ok but running a little late!
- Lettuce &c. doing well - have been harvesting for a couple of weeks now.
- Onions - getting there.
- Tatoes - Harvested some already (Lady Cristl) which made for a nice lunch Sunday.
- Shallots - we have shallots of those (sorry!)
- Peas expired sadly.
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