Week 16 Update – Overhaul, Transplant & Harvest

Plot 1 – Overhauled

Today I was mostly overhauling Plot 1 as I have a lot of empty space now the slugs have been in and eaten my carrots, spring onions and beetroot. However I will not be beaten, I will just have carrots to harvest later in the year.

I used a hand fork to break up the soil as the topsoil and compost had been compacted together. I forked around the lettuce, spinach and parsnip rows careful so not to disturb their already established roots. I then raked the soil to a fine tilth and sowed 1 row of red and white spring onions, 3 different varieties of carrots (amsterdam forcing, james scarlet and autumn king) and beetroot (boltardy).

I also thinned the parsnips, holey lettuce and spinach and set up 4 sunken cider traps for the slugs.

Plot 2 – Transplanted

I definitely have cabbage fever this year!

• Spring cabbages are hearting up nicely,
• Unfortunately the tundra and golden acre seedlings died as the leaves of the the other cabbages were overshadowing them. Still have pots of golden acre cabbage in mini greenhouse,
• Savoy cabbage ‘resolution’ plants were transplanted from plot 3 to gaps in plot 2.

Plot 3 – Harvest

This is the most productive plot packed full of beans and peas.

• Broad bean pods growing larger,
• Pea pods being harvested,
• Mange Tout out grown bamboo cane supports,
• Borlotto beans producing lovely lime coloured leaves and climbing well,
• Tender stem broccoli plants transplanted into plot temporarily until room in Plot 3.

Plot 4 – Slugs

• Runner bean lower leaves eaten by slugs but are still growing, they will not be beaten either!

Today I was mostly harvesting….

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