Sprouts & Carrots

Now we've cleared some space by eating some of the potatoes, I've been able to put two of my brussel sprouts in at last. I planted some chinese leaf salad in between to pick as baby leaf before they use all of the 2.3 ft of space they need. The plot is now full to bursting point.


The rain seems to be helping most stuff grow. My carrots have formed a thick forest of tops.

Tomatoes on travels

This week I have been trying give away some of the tomato plants which have formed a forest on my bathroom window sill. This led to taking some to work with me for my last day in Westminster. I got a pic of their big bay by Big Ben. Rosie also took some home with her. If you want any, get in touch. They're all getting pretty big.

The big news is that both my peas and courgettes have sprouted. The peas are under some plastic mesh to protect them from birds.

I haven't had a lot of time to garden this weekend as have been busy out partying, (Special shout out to Lauren and Adam for their veggie enthusiasm!) so thought I'd just post a few pics of how my gem lettuce, beetroot and carrots are getting along.

I start a new volunteer job tommorrow with Unlock Democracy, then Rosie and I are off to see The Entertainer at the Old Vic.

Carrots and Coldframes

First thing I did this morning (well, after breakfast) was to weed the patch and thin out my radish seedlings. There's a lot of other stuff seeding intself as well as what I've put there. The good news though, is that the first of the onions are now coming through. They're in between the baby radishes, so I had to be careful what I was doing.

When I fnished, I dug a trough for my carrots in order to get all the stones out, before replacing the dirt and sowing the first row of seeds. I also did my last rows of parsnips and onions.

Merlin was out and about in the garden, sniffing flowers and rolling in dirt. Unfortunately (I was told later), this included the seed beds. The furry menace strikes - and not for the first time either I expect!
Mum got some Little Gem and Rocket seeds during the week, but I didn't have time to get any lettuce in because I'd agreed to go round and see how Henry was getting on before lunch.

He's sown his lettuce under an impressive cold frame, which he made out of a window and some skirting boards. The lettuce seems to like it, along with every other seed in the area! He's also been industriuosly sowing tomatoes and peppers which he's got in an outdoor propogater and his utility room. He's even got some courgettes on the go already, but apparently the're finding it a bit cold outside still.This got me excited about seeing my own Tomatoes get going, and when I got home I was surprised to find they have. The first little sprout and tom shoots have started poking up in the yogurt pots in the bathroom! Intersetingly, it was the pots I'd left damp paper on which have done something, so I've now applied this method to the others.

Spent the rest of the day practicing for a Burnt Toast routine with Strugz and Durbs, so now have a sprained wrist and am pretty spent. Time for bed and another week of work - with the prospect of an imminent four day weekend to get me through! :)