Week 38 - Bed 12

We continue to munch away at the carrots - not sure if any will make it into storage - but the parsnip and leeks will not be harvested for another few months. There is empty space at the south end of the bed (bottom of photo) that we should plant something in, perhaps bread beans.

By carefully pulling away the soil around the base of the parsnip, we can see that the root has swolen to a reasonable size and will continue to grow until the cold of winter sets in. We will wait to harvest any until after a few frosts, as this will make the roots sweeter!

We will probably remove the leeks soon, as they will never reach a reasonable size, and replace them with overwintering broad beans. the other option is to sow broad bean seeds in between or beside the leeks, but we would have to be careful not to damage the seedlings when the leeks are finally removed.