Monday, August 22, 2011

Everything going quite well


Tomotoes have blight on stems but doesn't seem to be taking over and getting afarily steady crop.

Potatoes very good and plenty of them even where the tops dont look too great.

French beans in full flow and courgettes of course.

Trying to give plenty away as last year much of surplus simply rotted before it got used.

Blackberries and raspberries also ... tried making low sugar jam ... its ok but not set at all.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Blight

Blight stuck most of the tomatoes last week (and most of the site aswell). Chopped off all the affected parts and lets see if it spreads - not so far, but very hot and forecast is to get wetter so maybe it will then.

Potatoes seem very high yield. Also beetroot good. Courgettes in full swing and digging up the odd carrot - some ok and some rather shoirt, stubby or bent.

Plenty of blackberries, raspberries not so good but not too bad considering dry start to year.