The Ever Expanding List of Things We're Growing

This is just an update on what we are growing and how everything is getting along, since we've had the poly tunnel it has made everything a lot easier and due to the conditions in the tunnel its proving difficult to keep on top of everything.

so the potatoes are coming along nicely
we have a few different varieties growing, including Wilja, Maris Piper, Charlotte, Desiree. Here are some of our King Edwards popping through

Also planted out in all elements we have red & white onions, shallots & garlic which are growing well and dont seem to have minded that cold snap we had too much.

Here is our latest volunteer Mirka helping with the unglamorous but vital job of weeding the onions.
as you can see they do look a lot better

We also learnt a little tip from one of the other plot holders that we can over plant the onions and pull them out early and have them like spring onions which in turns creates more space for the remaining onions to grow big and plump.

Our beans and peas are out and are establishing themselves strongly
here are the broad beans looking all neat and tidy

here are the runner beans, sugar snap peas and french beans enjoying a lazy sunday afternoon.

Thats the slow gentle pace outside of the poly tunnel inside is a completely different story
here is everything that is ready or nearly ready to be planted out

Beetroot

Courgettes

More Cabbage & Broccoli

Sweetcorn

Within the poly tunnel we have raised beds and they contain even more plants.

We have lettuce that is almost ready

Tomato plants - here are the beef variety

and here our chili's

The poly tunnel is full of seedlings from herbs, flowers to keep the insects happy, onions, leeks, sprouts all growing ready to be planted then harvested.

So thanks for those donations of plants, seeds, tools and volunteer hours, we wouldnt of gotten this with out you, but we still have a lot to do!