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Autumn Onions are ready!

I've been so busy with everything unfortunately the blog took a back seat but I'm going to endeavour to blog a few things in the next few days. May and June are just such outdoorsy times. Anyway I pulled this giant Senshyu Yellow onion t'other day, weighing in at a mighty 1lb, probably the biggest onion I've ever grown. They are Autumn sown and are ripening up nicely. So pleased I made the effort to put them in.





Poppy

Early promise

Broad beans are flowering (Autumn sown)

Planted out broad beans

This weekend, which was pretty good weather, I managed to get to the plot twice, I planted out two trays of broad beans. one tray of dwarf beans The Sutton and one tray of Claudia Aquadulce (sown 12th Nov 07). Listening to Terry Walton, Radio 2 allotment expert, he mentioned that he would sow 100 broadbeans because he loved them so much. Last year we ate every single bean grown and ran out. This led to me sow another 3 trays about a week ago which brings my total up to 150 ish.

Check out Terry Walton's interesting blog http://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/gardening/allotments/TerryWaltonAllotment.asp

Winter produce

12th Jan visit to the plot reveals there are things to harvest such as kale, broccoli and parsnips -and I'm still pulling carrots from the tubs I grew them in last year. Pictured above, ornamental kale, cardoon new growth, calabrese romanesco.



Pictured above clockwise; ornamental kale, artichoke new growth, calabrese romanesco and purple sprouting broccoli.

Christmas Veg

Sage, rosemary and thyme. Sprouts (there were some good ones and some that had blown but had to have at least one sprout for Christmas dinner that I had grown), Parsnips and cabbage.

Gourd frame

Thought I should give an update on the gourd frame. Oh my gourd it's gone crazy! Check it out and its only July...

Also setting fruit like this pumpkin...

July up the plot

Pond is thriving...

George grows the best figs, here's a sample of how luscious they are...

In between the showers I get to take photos of the july flowers, the crocosmia (kindly donated by our friends in bonny Scotland) dotted around the place is stunning as are the nasturtiums, geums and sunflowers. The echinops below are lovely too, grew from seed last year.