I got home on Saturday and yesterday I went to see how things were. I was preparing myself to make a list of jobs that needed doing but found that my babysitters had done a fantastic job. Not only had the weeding been done but I had a new shed roof too!
Many thanks to my mum & dad in-law for all their time and effort.
I can see a huge difference in growth after being away for 3 weeks. The potatoes have put on a good 30cm (about a foot in old money) and some have started flowering. I'm looking forward to seeing if some are ready to eat later this week. My carrots are looking good too. I previously put up a garden fleece fence around them to try and stop carrot root fly which are supposed to only fly close to the ground.
I can see a huge difference in growth after being away for 3 weeks. The potatoes have put on a good 30cm (about a foot in old money) and some have started flowering. I'm looking forward to seeing if some are ready to eat later this week. My carrots are looking good too. I previously put up a garden fleece fence around them to try and stop carrot root fly which are supposed to only fly close to the ground.
My pak choi seedlings are now plants. They are great in a stir fry and I'm looking forward to finding other ways to cook them too.
The Salad leaves are growing well, as of course, are the radishes. Although my son's hope of growing the world's biggest radish has been thwarted. The early ones that we left to grow on have just gone misshapen and woody.
I'm very pleased with my American land cress, an easier alternative to watercress. It has put on lots of growth and tastes lovely, very much like watercress.
My dwarf french beans are coming along nicely as are the turnips which seem to have mostly survived the attack of the killer pigeons. I had planted 6 different courgettes to see what would grow well and for a bit of variety. They have all survived, though a couple have not grown on so well. The outdoor cucumbers are struggling a bit too. It was a bit of a rush to get everything hardened off and planted out before my hols, but hopefully they will catch up.
Before I went on holiday I finished filling my second Bokashi bin and drained off the liquor that can be used as a plant food (diluted). Yesterday I got my son to water this solution around some of the plants to give things a bit of a boost.
One thing that is doing well is the rhubarb that I rescued from being chucked on my neighbours compost heap back at the end of march. It was a double crown but I didn't divide it because I wanted to see how well it did. I planted it next to my gate, which was the only place I could think of at the time. I'm now having trouble shutting the gate it's so big. I didn't intend to pull any stems this year to let it build up strength, but I'm going to have to, which will please my partner who is a rhubarb fan. In the autumn I will divide it and move the crown nearest the gate elsewhere.
Finally, here are my son's giant sunflowers, which have also grown about 30cm. He gave them and his pumpkins an extra good watering with the feed solution yesterday so we're looking forward to some whoppers.
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