First World Problems

We didn't pick strawberries in the week because it was just too wet to want to scrabble around under the bird netting, but we were very pleased that the harvest yesterday was so delicious, with plenty more on the plants - we wish we knew the variety as they are so sweet and produce masses of fruits. We only have 5 plants but will definitely take some runners this year.

We had two visits to the plot yesterday, luckily we went home for lunch and missed a torrential downpour. The plants (and weeds) are enjoying it but it's not great for June, is it?

Today Jamie earthed up the potato bags and added some potato fertiliser to them. I sowed sweetcorn: Double Red and Glass Gem - it may be a bit late for them to produce the cobs so I'm hoping for a long season... Luckily Jamie had already sowed the Lark which are the ones we mostly like to eat, rather than for the Horticultural Show and Food Festival. The Larks have germinated so we'll get them planted out quite soon, but it was really windy today.

Yesterday we were mowing and tidying a communal area on the site as we want it to be clear and tidy for the fete on Sunday 7th June. I hope some of you who read this blog will be able to come along and join us!

The grass we sowed wasn't too successful, but the area is green because of all the weeds! And as long as we keep mowing we hope that we'll beat the marestail into submission...

We also potted up lots of flowers yesterday so that the site looks cheerful for the fete - I'm hoping that 3 weeks is long enough for those plants to fill out the empty spaces.

Jamie's planted out the first Jack Be Little pumpkin plant - protected from wind and slugs at the moment.

And I was tackling the spikiest, nastiest thistle on our Plot46A which hasn't had a look-in yet this year. We intend to plant other squashes on that plot and clear all the rotten wood at some point this Summer. It's a mess.

I was pleased to pick some salad, including radish for my lunch tomorrow.

And even more pleased that we have all these lovely over-Wintered broad beans for dinner this evening. We're having a curry.

And I got a very small bunch of flowers, with a few sweetpeas.

I'm still clearing the poppies and other self-sown flowers from Plot 7, but it's still looking so pretty and the frogs are appreciating the cover.

So, after three visits to the plot in one weekend we have achieved a lot, but there's still so much more to do. Seedlings are growing in the polytunnel but not quite large enough to be planted out yet. We could do with a bit more sunshine and warmer temperatures, but it doesn't look like this week is necessarily going to provide it - hence the song title.... by Ian Brown.