Purple french beans

Half of my purple french beans are up this morning,so happy enough,got a brain wave about carrots,i want to plant some more at the allotment but have no room or so I though.I forgot that I will be pulling cauliflowers soon that are under enviromesh tunnel and was going to plant cabbage but im going to put carrots there and cabbage can wait until garlic is out. The year seems to be flying along really only 3 months of growing left thats only 12 week :( I'm thinking of next year already I need to make sure i keep certain areas free for my rotation to work next year. When my cauilflower in raised bed is finished I'm keeping that bed free for over winter onions.I'm planting less garlic for next year and that will free up a big raised bed for something else.

Quick visit :)

Went up to visit plot last night,watered tunnel,pick some courgetts,huge strawberries, cut runners back to one per plant,pulled up last of the broad beans as birds attacking them.Picked 14 raspberries and lots of broccoli. Fed onion,leeks,potatoes and squashes.First sweetpea is nearly out.Im so happy with the turnips this year they are flying along.Brought up seaweed and covered sweetcorn bed and new broccoli bed.Have more to do the runners and another new broccoli bed,im hoping to have lots for the winter. French beans in the tunnel look good lots to pick this weekend.I have sowed the purple ones to bring up to the tunnel and also fennel it did really well last year in the tunnel.I planted courgette pantheon and hope to put it in a container for the tunnel for late harvest.Loads of mangetout ready for the weekend potato Sarpo Mira really starting to move along now after more manure and chicken pellets. Celery outside has got attacked by carrot root fly and is dying,thankfully I put some in the tunnel as well. Its great to get a good harvest each time I visti now.Kohl rabi will be ready this weekend and going to make coleslaw with my own carrots and onions :)

Pictures of Plot

Courgettes for freezer

Birds!!!

Went up to the plot during the week to net the strawberries and raspberries etc and as i was leaving i noticed pea pods on the ground about 10 of them,done a Miss Marple and the birds where number one on the list,out with more net,checked the broad beans,yes, they had a visit here too,so did the currants as well. Noticed next plot has cabbage leaves eaten that are not covered.So the pests are back for the year,the only things not covered are the potatoes,leeks,garlic and onions. I saw my first nearly ripe raspberry i had thought they where a long way off,so its mine not the birdies. Need to start feeding more,must write out a plan for it.At the moment its really only the poly every Saturday that gets feeding.But with squash moving fast and ALSO my leeks that i really want to look after this year. Sweetcorn are loving the corner behind the poly,cut some more broccoli and it tasted lovely.Lefthand side of plot needS to be looked after this weekend,beans need to bE planted out as well as more broccoli and cabbages. Put bigger net on carrots,hope they are alright.Going to plant carrots in poly this weekend. Started of purple beans that i got in Organic Center.Going to start off some courgettes to put in tunnel for August to have a longer season.

Sunday 23rd June

Went up to plot for 2 hours,it was raining on and off and very windy.Took down sugar snap in tunnel getting to big,tomatoes need the space,the fruit are coming on nicely.Took out one of the courgette plants 4 is to much in there.Removed 3 dwarf french beans,im going to sow a row of carrots in June,July and August to see what is best in tunnel for the winter. Planted up new mangetout plants,aubergine is flowering looks so pretty.Cucumber flying got a mini cucumber plant from a friend so that planted up as well. French beans are about 1/2 to 1 inch long and look really healthy was worried as they had been nibbled are a young stage but are flying along now.Still eating carrots from winter/spring sowing have 2 rows left. Celery are slow to move but look happy the ones outside are slow as well.Rocket potatoes are great in the soil really big.Cauilflower is ready thinking of putting some broccoli plants in tunnel as i have some to spare. Going to net strawberries tonight,hope to put some more tyres planters up tonight have patty pans and pumpkins to plant up.Going to water and feed everything outside on the plot tonight. I cant wait for the raspberries i would say they are 2-3 weeks away at most still very green and tight. Garlic and onions still growing strong it will be a while until ready to pick.Pulling some onions that have gone to seed. Runners are starting to form about 1 1/2 inches long,this will be a first as i have never had runners before August. Sunny here today 25th June and looks like that for the rest of the week.

Pictures of plot and tunnel veg

Longest day

Can't believe it's here already the months are flying by,it's a while since i have updated but i have been busy.at the allotment tonight,sarpo Mira are slow but coming on ok,red cabbages moving along,leeks look great really taking off.runners are getting tall but no beans under the glass.onoins from seed are growing quick and filling out.sweetcorn about 18 inch tall look happy,broccoli about 2/3 inches in head size so I'm happy will let them get a bit bigger before I cut them. Strawberries in outside bed are green about a week to picking,carrots until mesh are looking good,winter onions are about 3 inch wide,cauliflower starting to form small heads. Raspberries are green but getting there,yellow courgette are massive in cold frame a thing of beauty lol.sprouts about two feet high,romanesque are slow four died will fill with cabbage.Picked some broad beans tonight. Purple sprouting pushing up net need to raise it,carrot in raised bed starting to fill out,two butternut showing and some winter squash hope the grow on,garlic looks like it will keep growing a few more weeks,some rust on them.mange tout ready out side peas only in pods,turnip flying as is celeriac sweet pea starting to bud. In polytunnel,sugarsnap cropping last few weeks,courgettes going mad,dwaft beans slow but cropping,mange tout cleared and new plants in,aubergine flowering,some small cucumber forming,melon not in flower,chillies cropping,runner/ French bean growing fast.carrot getting big pulling each week.kohl rabi swelling a few weeks off,potatoes in bed great big yield,cauliflower ready in tunnel as is the broccoli. Will post pictures tomorrow.