Pre holiday Blog post

Another good week for harvesting. 
Here is a good days haul: Courgettes, Peas, Broad Beans, Purple French Beans, Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries & Blackcurrants, Sweet Peas too.

And not a bad haul of Red Currants, about 4.5lb and not long before its made into Jelly, lovely on a Sunday Roast. 

Finally lifted the Onions, been saying I would for ages, here they are drying on a wire rack I set up on breeze blocks. The white are 'Senshyu' I'm trying them again this year. 
The others are 'Red Winter' not grown them before so will see what they are like. 
Didn't grow as many Onions this year as the Shallots have done so well, we will be eating those for months!

Sweetcorn doing well now they have been weeded, they have got their seed heads now, so not long before the corn starts to show & grow. Hope its a long hot summer for maximum growth & ripening. 

The Purple climbing French Beans are ready now for harvesting, a daily task but they freeze well if blanched, but loose their purple colour when boiled.

The Peas are cropping well too.

The Green Beans haven't reached the top of the wigwam, but wont be long.

Still no better taste than home grown.

The first of the Tomatoes from the Allotment Greenhouse, I think these are 'Money Maker' or maybe 'Gardeners Delight', we are growing both but forgot to look at the label (silly me). Even the ones outside are doing well, but still green.

I've been to the local stables, to get some horse manure, it took two trips to fill the holding bin, 12 compost sacks full each time, but will be plenty for soil conditioning over winter. 
I usually go for manure late in the year and it doesn't rot down fully, but this year I'm ahead of myself and getting prepared early. I have covered it in black plastic so it doesn't get too wet when it rains and keeps it warm too.

Well the title of this weeks Blog is 'Pre holiday Blog post and will be the last for 4 weeks. 
We are going to visit our son in Vancouver Canada and can't wait. 
Our Daughter will be looking after the plot for us as well as house and pet sitting, so its in safe hands.

So hope you all have a good Summer & see you in August.

Thanks for reading/returning. Ian