(17-08-2022, 10:20 PM)Mark_Riga Wrote: Well I've done a bit with onions this week. Saturday pulled maincrop up and left in heat to dry then hung them up to store on Tuesday. Today, I sowed onions for Autumn planting, Shensyu Yellow. There were so many seeds in the packet, I sowed twice what I first thought of. The second thought was that I could use some early on as spring onions. I got them eventually from Mole seeds (£1.95 for 5g.) as I was ordering other stuff but they were cheaper from seeds direct. I usually plant sets but seeds should work out a lot cheaper - as long as they survive the winter - and I survive this winter. Hopefully they will be planted out late October/early November when allium leaf miner should be finished.
My broadbean crop was not too bad this year. Just about 1kg from a 12' row. It's a bit hit and miss with having bees that help themselves to the nectar without bothering to pollinate the flowers.
In the Greenhouse, I'm fighting a loosing battle against spider mite, leaf mould and voles + some moles as well now but still harvesting a reasonable amount of tomatoes and aubergines as well this year also the odd cucumber.
I picked a big bowl of damsons today from the hedgerow. They are quite big, more like a small plum but don't know how long they will keep on fruiting now as I noticed some with 'Plum Pocket Disease' this spring.
I put some courgettes in a box by the gate for people to help themselves. When the bin men had been, they were all gone.

(12-08-2022, 04:37 PM)Broadway Wrote: Weeded 3 spare pallet collars to accommodate 2 perennial kales and a pair of globe artichokes. (Will plant out when it gets a tad cooler!)

I'm gonna initially plant these through weed membrane so this has been cut to size and holes burnt accordingly.

Also decanted some comfrey tea, bottled one lot and doused a couple of the daleks with a pint or two as well.