My growing things blog


Everything is going mad at the moment. Good times.

Everything is going mad at the moment. Good times.

Onion soup anyone ?

Onion soup anyone ?

Beans French and runner went in today as well as globe and Jerusalem artichoke :)

Beans French and runner went in today as well as globe and Jerusalem artichoke :)

Been up the allotment today. All seems well. The peas have shot up in the last couple of days. My new hoe is great. Earthed up the spuds a bit more and got rid of a few weeds.

I also put up three wigwam type canes for my French and runner beans to grow up. The plants are still growing well. I’ll put them out this weekend I think.

Carrots are doing well. I was worried they wouldn’t take but they seem to have
I’ll post a pic in the week.

Bye for now

:) Got my free seeds from the BBC website today. Carrot. Mixed salad crops. French beans. Courgette I’m 43 and got a tad excited when I saw them on the mat lol

View from shed

View from shed

New netting covers over my cabbages and cauliflowers

New netting covers over my cabbages and cauliflowers

Mixed lettuce

Mixed lettuce