Chillies & Tomatoes

A Video Update

Main Crop Potatoes Are Showing Through

But you can be forgiven for missing them for the weeds!

So today's job is to carefully pull out the weeds and "Earth them up"

That's looking better

First Crop of Peas are ready

My mate Catweazle is a man of few words

Onion Patch Weeded

Planting the Sprouts Out

The Broad Beans Are Doing Well

FROST!!!

We had a frost last night.
Lost two cucumber plants in the Polly Tunnel and at least two rows of first early potatoes.

Preparation of the Brasica Cage

Irrigation and weed control fabric

Poles go on the Bean Frame

Polly Tunnel - Plants go in

Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Chillies & Peppers

Main Crop Potatoes Go In

3 rows of Desiree and 3 Rows of King Edwards

Carrots

To try and combat the dreaded Carrot White Fly I am growing my carrots 1m above ground. The theory being that is above the White Fly's ceiling.

Oh Boy has it been a tad warm !

So warm in fact that an urgent modification was needed to the Polly Tunnel.

A window has now been added made from a pair of old kitchen cabinet doors.

Onions & Leeks

Another to rows of onions and a row of leeks go in.

Time For The Second Earlies To Go In

I was one or two seed potatoes short for the last row so I cut a couple in half that had chits at either end,

First Earlies Make an Apperance

Real Thai Chilli Seeds

Steve from the plot opposite has kindly given me some chilli seeds from Thailand

Netting on the Brasica Cage

I got the netting on the frame to keep the Cabbage White Fly out