The long view down toward the wall. The bronze fennel next to the spirea is getting huge. We have bits of it with fish sometimes.
The courgettes are picking up a bit. While the one on the far end is flowering, it seems like the female flowers aren't getting pollinated a lot of the time. The water jugs are to moderate the temperature. They warm up during the day and give off warmth at night.
Looks good, but not much of a courgette glut yet!
Turning toward the bottom of the garden, I've put the weaker strawberries up where they'll get more sun. They are doing better, although I'm still cutting off all the flowers. The kale continues to produce lots of leaves. We've had several stir fries off them, and they're still producing.
The spring onions are almost big enough to harvest. I also planted some buckwheat around the same area, just to see what it looks like.
This picture shows the canes we're using to support netting between the plastic greenhouse and the coldframe. We also put fleece over it when it was cold.
The centeflor tomatoes are getting big inside the greenhouse. I've been babying them a bit.
In the centre "pen" we've got strawberries and tomatoes.
A few red cabbages tucked in between the tomatoes and strawberries.
The broad bean corner is next to the fence. I'm not one for flowers, but the scent is heavenly!
The komatsuna has gone to seed, but the leaf shape and flowers are nice, so I've left them for the bees. The comfrey plant I salvaged is tucked in at the bottom of the picture.
Toward the bottom of the garden, we've got the sheltered areas.
In the coldframe, young quinoa and amaranth and cucurbits.
Got some more carrots growing with a bit of protection.
Bits and pieces in the aluminium coldframe.
These lettuces are almost done for, although the cloche has kept them from going to seed.
A bit of borecole kale, also protected a bit.
More carrots, kale and spinach.
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What a brilliant idea with the water bottles around the courgettes! Must try that. I am also finding that the female flowers arn't being fertilised. This is probably because they arn't synchronising with the male flowers. Your borage is far in advance of mine! Val
ReplyDeleteThanks, Valeri, but the water bottle idea isn't my own. I wish I could remember where I found it. It's an application of what's called "thermal mass." Supposedly it would work better if I painted the milk jugs black, but I can't be bothered. Milk jugs in the greenhouse also absorb heat on days when I haven't got time to get the plants out.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about the male/female synchronisation thing. It's frustrating that one day the females open and the next the males open.