A Mixed bag here, most of it good, some uncertain and only one failure so far.



I hope the potatoes here appreciate all the hard work that went into getting the bed ready.






















The asparagus started really early this year. We’ve been eating it for over a month now and to not overdo a good thing thought I would give it a break now until next year.

Above are onions, shallots, garlic and tadpoles. Always guaranteed to grow well.

These are sprouting broccoli seedlings I’ve been nurturing over the past month. Planted out 2 days ago and now hardly anything left of them. Despite the slug pellets, which I’ve been assured on the box are organic! I think the answer is not to bother with Broccoli next year.

These went out at the same time as the broccoli. On the right Florence fennel which does seem a bit tougher than broc. On the left – parsnips. These took ages to germinate as I’ve since been told they do. They’re planted in toilet roll tubes which I’m also told will mean they come out nice and straight. I think root vegetables don’t like much root disturbance when transplanting and this way you can avoid any. I’m hoping the little cardboard fences will fox the slugs too.