Progress report

Down the allotment the peas are doing great and are producing lots of pods:

We planted another 10 pea  plants just coming into flower alongside the raised bed this weekend. Most of the cabbages and cauliflowers are doing well. We uncovered the Enviromesh today to do some much-needed weeding:

The 3x3 rows on the left are a small (ish) pointed variety, Hispi. You can see the slugs have had a really good go at the middle one in the front row but all the others are untouched. I think the two plants on the right are Golden Acre. You can see the peas in the background.

At home in our garden the blueberry bush is laden with fruit:

Heres a close up shot:

 

We always get a good crop every year but this year it has surpassed all expectation! I never feed it but it does get a top dressing of ericaceous compost in the spring. The plant was a Gardeners World magazine freebie that I received in the post over 10 years ago (no idea what variety). It came as a small twig in a 3 inch pot and now it is nearly 5ft tall! I am planning to try my hand at making some new plants from it this year by taking some semi-ripe cuttings. I just need to get some hormone rooting powder ... We also have another blueberry bush Bluejay purchased from RHS Wisley a couple of years ago but this one is much younger and only produces a handful of berries.

As well as lots of salad we are enjoying some spring onions white Lisbon:

Originally there were far more in the container but we have now eaten quite a few!

Finally, the bargain chillis are settling into their new home in our mini greenhouse and are already beginning to perk up. In fact one of the ridiculously hot ones Bhut Jolokia has a fruit on it:

Apparently gloves are recommended for picking the fruit! The Cayenne peppers that we grew from seed are covered in fruit. Here's a close up shot of one of the plants:

They have grown vigorously from day 1 of germinating and are now a couple of feet tall.