It’s been a while since I updated this blog and it’s not because we’ve been sitting around all the while doing sweet fanny adams but because it’s been so busy it’s hard to find the spare time to sit down and put finger to key board lately what with moving people and the bank holidays and everything else.
I’m happy to report that Vicky has now moved in with me in Canterbury meaning that we are closer to the plot and so hopeful with Summer on the horizon (come on man it’s bloody June for F#’@k’s sake) we should be getting down more often. But that has also meant that the house has become a bit more of a priority and so we have plans on that front too.
We did however manage to get the sweet corn and courgettes in the ground last week, following on form the butter nut squashes the week before although they looked like the main course in some little bastards butter nut squash buffet!
We seem to be experiencing quite a lot of pest attacks on our veggies with all the brassicas showing signs of leaf damage along with the tops of our roots too like the turnips, beet roots and swedes although with the action of these fellas taking place under the ground i’m hopefully they will shrug it off and we’ll still get something from them.
I’m sure that we spotted a few parsnips showing signs of coming through and by a miracle we had a pod of peas on our surviving plants. No beans to show so we’ll plant out some more now the weather is finally warmer.
The spuds are going great guns (again) but they’re now the one thing that we haven’t really been eating of late with the diet control plan in full swing (9kg lost since February) but with the BBQ season now upon us its potato salad all round for any invites we get. Also got the last lot of ones planted so all three lots are now in the ground.
Still on the look out for free/cheap green house and shed for the plot.
Hopefully we’ll get down tomorrow for evening’s weeding and planting.