NOW WITH PICTURES!
My growing (geddit?) addiction to the garden continues unabated, I’m really getting into it all now, and I’m starting to see some results.
The I currently have peas, blackcurrants, strawberries and now goji berries planted in the ground and growing like mad, a pot with chillies growing in it and three propagator trays with broccoli, chillies and corn. It’s going to take a few months before I get to enjoy the ‘fruits’ of my labour (groan), but I’m looking forward to a freezer full of fresh veg, berries for my desserts and some dried chillies to keep my food spicy for the rest of the year.
This first season is mostly experimental for me, as I have no idea about the quality of the soil in the gardens, or what type it is etc. Fertile? Good drainage? Acidic? Not a scooby. I’m sure it’ll all come with time, and inevitable disappointment as one or more of my experiments fail, and that’s when I can really get into it. I need to sort the growing beds out properly too with some wooden borders, as you’ll see below, because I’m getting some serious weed/lawn encroachment going on.
Anyway, the main point of this update was because for once I’ve remembered to take some photos of all the growing stuff!
Peas, awaiting new canes and netting
Goji berries, I'm competing with mother to see who gets the first fruit!
Blackcurrants, growing like crazy. I've got flowers so am hoping for some fruit
Brocolli, growing like mad, these need planting soon
Chillies, going well
Corn... honestly
So yeah, with the exception of the corn (which I think is just biding its time…) things are going really well, I’m fairly optimistic of a good crop later this summer.