5 July 2007 Cloudy, showers 17c
Haven't been down to the plot for almost a week. it's been raining quite a lot recently so expected a lot of slug&snail damage and got it. They've mullered the lettuces, only two left and they've had a crack at the cabbages. Killed loads of slugs, loads seem to hang out under the sage bush.
Slugs have also destroyed the swede and turnips plants. will have sow more.
Baby carrots are showing (3cm) but I'm sure these will be gone soon also!
Broad beans have finally got pods on them, very small though and have to say the plants as a whole look pretty ropey, think they went in too late, and the black fly wasn't killed quickly enough, next year.......
Runner beans look good though, flowers are lovely, though bound to have too many at once.
Lift more jersey spud, about 5lbs from 3 plants. I lifted a pink fir apple also , nearly usual size but disappointing yield wise only about 5 on one plant? Is this normal, dunno? Will definitely grow more Internazionale Kidney next year.
The shallots look almost there, both they and the onions have swollen a lot after the rains recently. Why do the weeds grow in rows with the onions? far more around each bulb than between the rows, very annoying. Just need a dry spell to lift and dry them, though long range weather forecast looks awful. I am obsessed about the weather now and check it about 10 times daily. Rain=slugs, sun=drought!
After hearing about the need for summer pruning on fruit trees (and checking in my Bob Flowerdew book) gave the plum trees a pruning. The plot adjacent has much more fruit on his tree, as he's kept it bushy, mine have been allowed to straggle too much.
Really, really need a shed or shelter of sorts, no cash though.
