We have had a really hot week culminating yesterday [Sunday 11th June] So every evening I have been up to the lottie to water the plants. Not everything needs a drink. The seedlings are still a bit tender as are the newly planted Borlottie beans. The dry spell ended this morning at about 6am [Monday 12th June] witha series of thunder storms. At least I won't have to water this evening.
The spuds I put in only two weeks ago are starting to appear. I have had an experiment this year, to chit or not to chit. I have decided that "to chit" is the best option. Granted that he earlies were put in un-chit and in cold weathe rconditions and the chitted ones went into warm ground with warm air temps. I think it made about three weeks difference. So next year I will get the earlies chitted in batches so as to have succession or spuds.
I have some seeds potatoes in the cold shed. The dark and cool is holding them back. They have started to chit but I am hoping to get my earlies out before the seeds potatoes go to far. I will get a very late crop of earlies....which will be nice.
The Parsnips have made an entrance but I will need more.. I have a patch left that I am going to fill with Parsnips and Carrots. I am a bit short on Spring Onions so I think I am going to interplant them with the Brocolli whilst they are still quite small. The French radish put in to mark the Parsnip rows were really quite nice. Not firey like the standard english versions. The courgettes are really poor this year. They have not established themselves and are sulking. I will give then another month if they do not buck up I will use the bed for something else. I am going to redevelop the Cucumber bed into an Asapagus bed this winter in any case, perhaps they know!
The Pak Choi and Spinach have been a disappointment. After a promising start they have bolted. When a pulled them up the root ball was tiny. The roots did not get into the surrounding soil. They just grew as if they were in a small pot. The Sweet Corn is romping away as are the cabbages but the bed needs weeding which is a job for tonight.
The support wires are complete so the next job is to put the net over the wires. The net is laid ont he lawn at home in the full sun to, hopefully, get the kinks out whilst it has been storage.
Well, back to work. Dinner times is over.
