We had our plans for yesterday afternoon called off because of the rain, so we headed home for a bonus afternoon in the garden, a chance to get some long awaited jobs done!
The veg patch is looking good. The salad is growing well, we have had a couple of cucumbers and plenty of radishes. The first courgettes will not be long and the peas are nearly ready.
Yesterday's jobs started with clearing some weeds and planting some 'spare' tomato plants outside as an experiment (the main crop are in the greenhouse). We added some fertiliser to the fruit trees and the courgettes and watered them well. Despite yesterday's rain the ground is still so dry below the surface. We have sown another row of peas in a space that was left because we have had a complete disaster with beans, none have germinated at all and I am not sure why. Does anyone have any ideas? We normally find them easy to grow...
When all that was done we decided to pot on the last of the tomato plants and have left them at the front of our house with a 'free to a good home' sign, in the hope that someone wandering past might fancy nurturing a few tomato plants!
The picture shows our youngest in gardening mode, check out the Frugi tunic dress that she is wearing for the second consecutive Summer (needs leggings underneath it this year but still looks cute!)
We should soon be harvesting and feasting on the fruits of our labour....can't wait!
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