Sweetcorn and peas

Today's harvest:

This is the first and last of the sweetcorn. Originally there were 9 plants. Most of them just sat in the soil and sulked. Several plants collapsed and only two or three of them grew sufficiently to produce fruit. Although the tops of these two cobs were a bit nibbled the sweetcorn was lovely and sweet. I'm not sure why they did so badly ... maybe the cold summer is to blame or the lack of nutrients in the soil? I definitely want to try growing these again next year though! Our late sowing of peas is producing plenty of pods, some of which are now ready, so peas will be featuring in meals over the next couple of weeks.

In other news the 4 blackcurrant bushes that dad gave me as cuttings last October have finally been moved to a new home on the RHS of the below pic, along the windbreak:

The soil here has been enriched with lots of well-rotten manure so hopefully this will give the plants a boost and maybe we will get a few blackcurrants next year. Alongside the blackcurrants we will also move the strawberry plants seen in front of the raised bed in this pic:

Once we have moved the strawberries we will be able to dig and manure this area and extend the plot a couple of feet further (the bit covered by grass in the foreground).