Because I did not have a particular Plan of Action at the Hill today, I have bumbled around and not achieved very much – however it really is a wonderful time of year where harvesting is concerned.
There is a real joy in picking the first of any variety of the year - something feels 'right' about eating veg when it is in it's season - & at the moment there’s nothing yet that is so overwhelming in quantity that I am getting fed up!
The plants are all big enough to suppress weeds too – most especially in the case of the pumpkin & squash which needed a severe talking to – so with the exception of the messy roots beds (a1 & a2) which have not had timber sides put round yet, the plot is pretty weed free, & picking tea is the predominant job.
I forgot to bring radish & carrots seeds with me to sow (again!) & also forgot the secateurs so I couldn’t pick any sweetpeas, but apart from those rather glaring oversights, I did pick PEAS (lancashire lad & ne plus ultra), the first few FRENCH BEANS (early warwick), the one & only CARROT (manchester table) from the first sowing, and – tonight’s prize – one of each of the COURGETTE (all green & yellow).
Did I say that it’s a wonderful time of year…?
There is a real joy in picking the first of any variety of the year - something feels 'right' about eating veg when it is in it's season - & at the moment there’s nothing yet that is so overwhelming in quantity that I am getting fed up!
The plants are all big enough to suppress weeds too – most especially in the case of the pumpkin & squash which needed a severe talking to – so with the exception of the messy roots beds (a1 & a2) which have not had timber sides put round yet, the plot is pretty weed free, & picking tea is the predominant job.I forgot to bring radish & carrots seeds with me to sow (again!) & also forgot the secateurs so I couldn’t pick any sweetpeas, but apart from those rather glaring oversights, I did pick PEAS (lancashire lad & ne plus ultra), the first few FRENCH BEANS (early warwick), the one & only CARROT (manchester table) from the first sowing, and – tonight’s prize – one of each of the COURGETTE (all green & yellow).
Did I say that it’s a wonderful time of year…?
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