A healthy and delicious bunch of early carrots that have been harvested.
The leeks were then transplanted into the space the carrots (and lettuce) had occupied.
The parsnip tops are continuing to grow quite large, and may need to be thinned a bit more.
The volunteer poppy is in bloom.
The fennel has started to bolt, producing an elongated stem to support the flowers, instead of swelling into a bulb at the base. Not sure if this is do to the poor conditions of the soil or the bad weather, likely both. We pulled out all of the fennel plants to make room for another sowing.
A reasonable onion harvest, but not enough to bother drying for storage. In order to produce well, onions need a lot of fertility. This bed is now cleared of everything except the parsley, and we will sow some more seeds next week.
One of the broccoli plants has produced a head and flowered since we were last at the garden 2 weeks ago, tis crop needs to be harvested promptly.
The Brussels Sprouts are growing well and untouched by any pest, apart from some early slug damage to the lower leaves.
One of the kale plants from above.
All of the cabbages in this bed are doing well, though small for this time of year, and there have been no sign of any caterpillars.
Vertus Savoy Cabbage
Red Drumhead Cabbage
Holland Late Winter Cabbage
The Early Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants are also growing well considering the late transplanting.
The radishes have grown considerably in the last 4 weeks, and we have started harvesting a few, but there is no sign of any swede.
The climbing peas have grown past the top of the supports (190cm tall).
There are many flowers ...
... and the first peas are ready to eat - 12 weeks after sowing!
The bush beans are also ready, it is a shame that so few plants survived.
This plant continues to be eaten, all of the flower buds are gone.
The Genovese Courgette has produced a number of fruits but remains quite small, and it has significant amount of white powdery mould on its leaves
The large Nero di Milano Courgette plant has been quite prolific, including a few marrow sized fruit, and also has mould on its leaves.
Mould is fairly common on courgettes and probably developed due to the deficient nutrient quality of the soil and the recent lack of rain.
The yellow courgette is not looking good at all and seems to be affected by a mosaic virus.
The distorted skin of fruit also points to a mosaic virus. This plant will probably not survive and should be pulled out to prevent infection spreading to the other courgettes.
The sweetcorn continues to grow well, there might be hope for a few cobs if the good weather continues.
The tassels (male flower which produces the pollen) is starting to form.
The squash plant is not growing very quickly, which is likely due to nutrient deficiency given the poor fertility of the soil.
A few of the squash leaves show are yellowing, a sign of nitrogen deficiency.
