belated update

hi all not been on blog to update for ages so here we go.well ive had good and bad on the plot root rot on the onions and garlic which ill have to treat the ground in winter to get rid of it or at least to slow it down.slow progress on the stump carrots which i think was due to blue scaffol;ding mess on top,i have changed to green mesh now and they are picking up now but late for shows in august.my pickling shallots are all lifted at 27mm and have swelled to 32mm so drying in polytunnel to see if they shrink.my large shallots(ambition) gown from seed were left in too long and started to divide so will save for next year.

Anyway cabbages are doing fine some 40" across just need to heart up now, with the days getting shorter they should do.peas doing okay nearly ready for kitchen,the spuds are nearly ready too so no more big shopping bills.

                                          cabbage doing well             

                                          ambition shallots

                                          water melons now tennis ball size

                                          parsnips

ive grown mellons for the first time ever and there doing fine and putting fruit on as is the cucumbers and tomatoes.the celery is doing fine in 15" collars and the parsnips are going away nicely.i will put some pics below of progress for you to see and will try to update more often, ps dont mind the grammer im from huddersfield you know.

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carrot time

the raised bed is all done my own compost sand and super phosphate ive done 64 stations with 3 seeds in each (sweet candle) then covered with fleece to keep warm and keep out bugs so see how we go 

well back in the polytunnel and managed to get some wood from a house strip and made 2 raised beds dont know what to grow in them yet though but there done thats the main thing

credit crunch the new chicken is now ready for the coop i carnt afford food and beer so it has to go and if i dont get any eggs

well thats it for today will keep you up to date with the garden buy for now

mix time

its time to do the mixes for parsnips carrots etc so out with shredder and start with peat ive got 300L of irish peat so run some through shredder and was well impressed it turned out like talc good do so next was the vermiculite i got 5 large bags as it was a deal i did i had to run this through twice to to make it ok so will do this all week but the footy on tv so had to give up had to watch cockneys loose good do to the brummies 

catch up time

the drum for parsnips is done and ready for mix now it took too long to do as the sand was new and i had to steralize it by hand

the raised bed for tha stump root carrots is also done just need to add some more sand it has been riddled with 1/4 inch riddle top growers use 1/8 riddle but i dont have one yet so this will have to do 

while the dogs away the chicken will play

 jsut checked my peas in the cold frame and there all gone them mice have had them all so this time im going to spray with garlic barrier to see if this keep them away and a trusty trap god dam thiefs

polytunnel

what a lovely day today got the cover on my tunnel today just got to hang the doors now when it rains i can still do thing in there have to make beds for veg now im gaing to make small tunnel to go in this one to increase temp so i can get started earlier will keep you updated.