30th June 2012: Harvest

Today I picked a trug full of redcurrants. Some aren't ripe yet, but will be if I leave them in the conservatory for a few days.
I also harvest the first chard leaves, and also noticed the courgettes are getting ready!
Yum!

23rd June 2012: Happy Summer not!

So it is the summer, that's what we're told. I guess it's one of those summer where there's no hope for growing tomatoes or any veg that require a lot of sun.
This week, with the help of Will's dad, the black weed suppressing fabric has been put down where I'm not growing anything. Photos can distort distances, so I thought I should say that the black sheet is 10m long by 4m wide, or if you only understand imperial 32.8x13.12 feet. it's folded a tiny bit on the long edge so it 'only' covers roughly 3.5m in width. We had a bit of wind on Friday so I was worried it would blow away but it appears the weights on it are doing the job.
Wildlife is also thriving on my plants. Lots of blackflies on my broad beans, meaning that a lot of ladybirds are feasting too. And then this chap on the tall plant that you can see on the back left side of my plot. How pretty is this? For info the plant is called a Mullein and the caterpillar is of the Mullein Moth :)

Jubilee weekend

So far I had time to go to the allotment twice this weekend. In between showers that is!
I have been planting and weeding.
On the planting side I have finished planting the rest of my tomatoes.
I also discovered that on top of bindweed, I also have couch grass, horsetail and speedwell. The worse spread are the couch grass and the bindweed, lots of weedkiller at the end of the growing season me think!
I also have a few plants as shown on the picture. It looks like carrot leaves and has pretty pink-ish blooms. Anyone knows what it is? If yes let me know... Ragweed maybe?