Help MBE grow his dinner 2013.

mrbadexample

Quite pleased with how my bog garden's looking at the moment:











I thought I'd lost most of the sundews over winter, but they're popping up again all over the place.

mrbadexample

Little_Vics wrote: »

oh, and also, in pots in the cold frame?

Think you'd be ok sowing direct by now? Even in Yorkshire.

lemonjelly

Very little happening here. My toms seem a way off some of your lot - however the warm weather is helping them to kick on a bit.

I'm really pleased with how my 12 cucumbers are coming along. They look really strong and healthy, and I'll probably plant them out in the next week or so.

I have several chillis planted from a fee pack of seeds I got. Again, getting lucky with the recent warm spell, a fair few have popped up. I'll thin these out into individual pots this weekend.

Some of the carrots are starting to go for it too, & I'm pleased that almost all the beetroot I planted out have taken, so fingers crossed there.

Planted some new lettuce, as have eaten the first batch planted.

Have given away 36 maverick tomato plants to family, & will be giving away another 30 to friends across the next week!

Been doing tidying jobs - pruning privet hedge etc. Want to mow the lawn, but the fullness of the composters has been preventing me. Hope to do that this weekend if I can.

mrbadexample

Ok, here's an extensive update:

Spring onions and a white courgette:



Tub of carrots:



Prize winning marrows on a big pile of 'oss muck:



I'm not sure about this. I have a pot of chives (2nd pot from right, flowering). But I also have some rogue alliums growing between the slab and the raised bed timber. They're like chives but massive. Any ideas?

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Mint and the beginnings of my tomato factory:



Great big rhubarb (Stockbridge Arrow) which I've allowed to flower. People say to cut the flower spike off, but I've left this as I want the seed and I'm pretty sure it won't hurt it:



My overwintered onions (Shakespeare IIRC) seem to be doing ok. I'm not sure I'd bother with them again though - they've taken ages, occupied valuable space and are £2.00 for 5kg from Morrisons. The twisted thing with yellow flowers is an old cabbage I haven't pulled out yet because the bees like the flowers.



The walking onions are going great guns, but again are taking up valuable space so they might have to go.

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One of the herb borders. Thyme, wild garlic, sage, rosemary and two lavenders. Plus the buddleja in the corner trying to fight off the rhubarb.



The pond's looking pretty good:



I have a resident frog:



The liquorice seems to have done nothing since I repotted it, but there are a few little shoots appearing away from the main plant, so it appears to have been spreading underground:

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I'm optimistic of a good gooseberry crop this year. I sprayed the sawfly when they first appeared (before the fruit set), but now I'm picking them off by hand until I've harvested:



I have compost potatoes:



Raspberries are on their way:



Spuds are looking good. They're starting to flower so I'll have a furtle for some new potatoes soon:



Celery, scorzonera, a few squashes and leeks. The leeks have been in place at least a month, as I've had no luck keeping them in a clump and planting them out late. They're worth the space I think:

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Beetroot. Various stages of development, but don't think it'll be too long before I get my first ones. There are some small runner beans next to the fence. I planted some out direct there too but they haven't come up.



Turnips, carrots and parsnips:



Cauliflowers waiting for a space:



The other herb border. Wild garlic, oregano, tarragon and caraway thyme:



I think the asparagus is doing ok. I might be able to have a taste next year:

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The comfrey behind the greenhouse is going well - time to make some tea I think:



Loads of stuff in the greenhouse needs potting on:



Including the enormous aubergines:



And finally, another shot of [STRIKE]my[/STRIKE] the frog who's chosen to live here, just because he's ace. :cool: :

annie123

Nasty fence




Baby plum toms


odd shape cucumber!


Blushing strawberry


And an effort at parsnips :rotfl:


Sorry they're so big and I take carp photos

Off in a sec so will catch up tonight on other posts.