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March 12, 2014March 13, 2014Zoe

The joys of PSB

February 24, 2011February 24, 2011Zoe

Purple sprouting smugness

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Today’s harvest ... Charlotte potatoes, 4 courgettes, a bunch of beetroot, cucumbers (3 here, another 6 left behind in the shed because I couldn’t carry them all home, all from 1 plant 🤣) the first couple of ripe tomatoes 🍅🥳 and the first few curly wurly green chillies (variety Aci Kil from @seaspringseeds).
The leeks have been given a second dosing of the fruit and vegetables biostimulant from @themagicmoleculeco. So far they seem to be holding their own against the current heatwave, and are growing well. It’s hard to believe these tiny wisps of green will be fat leeks by winter.
This is my squash bed believe it or not. The nasturtiums have gone a bit crazy (all self seeded) and there’s also self seeded cosmos that I can’t bring myself to pull out. 🙄☺️
Some pictures from the plot on a sunny Friday afternoon.
First bunch of dahlias from the plot. I almost didn’t want to pick them, but the more you pick the more they flower, and I can appreciate them more on my windowsill. ☺️ #dahlias #allotmentflowers #growyourownflowers #homegrowncutflowers
The courgette and cucumber gluts are well under way. It wouldn’t be summer without them. Just for a bit of balance - I’ve also had a few baby courgettes gone rotten and the flowers are covered in black fly (which is a new one for me) but they’re still producing fine so I’m not going to worry.

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