Let's see inside 2021/22/23/24

Polytunnel babies.

         

Bombay bronze cockscomb 

         

DFB & watermelon sugar baby 
Don’t think watermelons are going to come to much. Got a few but none bigger than a marrow fat pea. They should be bigger by now if they’re going to produce, I think.

         

Sweet pepper (black) can’t remember its name, beaver dam chilli (green)

Polytunnel babies.

 

Bombay bronze cockscomb 

 

DFB & watermelon sugar baby 
Don’t think watermelons are going to come to much. Got a few but none bigger than a marrow fat pea. They should be bigger by now if they’re going to produce, I think.

 

Sweet pepper (black) can’t remember its name, beaver dam chilli (green)

Some superb babies. I like the cockscomb, they look like soldiers standing to attention with funny dress hats on. Are they llikely to go outside in your flower beds?

         

Samphire grass & stevia

         

Avocado & tomato pendulus ( properly spelt wrong)

         
Courgette gem & pumpkin dill’s Atlantic giant 
Pumpkin plant isn’t happy. He looks very yellow. Like he’s hungry. But I feed him sheep daggin tea a couple of times a week, tomato feed ones a week and cal mag ones a week (only just started this one to be fair). Feeding all other cucurbits the same and they are looking ok.

Polytunnel babies.

 

Bombay bronze cockscomb 

 

DFB & watermelon sugar baby 
Don’t think watermelons are going to come to much. Got a few but none bigger than a marrow fat pea. They should be bigger by now if they’re going to produce, I think.

 

Sweet pepper (black) can’t remember its name, beaver dam chilli (green)

Some superb babies. I like the cockscomb, they look like soldiers standing to attention with funny dress hats on. Are they llikely to go outside in your flower beds?

No polytunnel only for the cockscomb. They are annuals unfortunately

Sweet pepper (black) can’t remember its name, beaver dam chilli (green)

Nocturne?

Sweet pepper (black) can’t remember its name, beaver dam chilli (green)

Nocturne?

That’s the fella. Thanks. I knew it was one from you. Couldn’t be bothered hunting though all the fleece and undergrowth to find the label   . I’m absolutely loving  how it’s growing. Can’t wait to try one.

I really like it too, not grown it this year, though. Really productive, deep red when ripe, nice thick walls, quite juicy. Great sweet pepper!

Greenhouse is finally planted up for winter. Similar set up to last year.

Left side:

Kale (Black Magic, Red Russian)
Coriander
Lettuce (Navara, Salad Bowl Red & Green)
Spinach (Mikado, Lazio)

Back:

Parsley

Right side:

Tatsoi
Mibuna
Mizuna (red and green)
Komatsuna
Pak choi (red and green)
Chard
Empty space where it's too shady under the staging

That should provide us enough for one or two salads a week, depending on light levels. I've got more lettuce in the grow tent and I'll be trying some on a windowsill too.

The green and metal tent pegs are marking the rows of interplanted Solent Wight garlic, about 48 cloves in total. 

On the staging out of shot, there's some red cabbage, cauliflower and calabrese plants in modules for overwintering and planting in February. Also overwintering onions which aren't big enough to plant out yet.

It looks all very professional and organised TMTT a very fine productive gh. Note to self: must try harder.

This is GH1. I've almost finished moving all of the soil out of the "beds" into these 30ltr pots. My plan for this year is to grow in these pots, instead of the open-bottomed "ring culture" pots I've used for the last 20+ years. 

           

GH2 has one remaining "bed" on the left. I have some more pots on order for this side. 
   

I've been very pleased with the amount of salad leaves that have grown over winter. Several pots have potatoes in and they're looking healthy. Most of the pots have been sown with something - carrots, beetroot, peas, often a couple of different things as a fail-safe. 

I'm having a rethink about how I use the garden..........but more on that later.